1. In the State of Minnesota, you may carry concealed or carry openly as long as you have been trained and the sheriff has issued you a permit to carry a firearm.

2. Regarding the color codes of awareness, when outside the home, you should be at condition yellow (aware of your surroundings)

3. Defensive accuracy is typically defined as being able to consistently fire a predetermined number of rounds of ammunition into a target the size of a paper plate from a distance of 61 feet.

4. In the State of Minnesota, your Permit to Carry information is available in the Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) database e.g. part of your driver license information or vehicle registration information.

5. The levels of proof are: Mere suspicion, articulable suspicion, probable cause, preponderance of the evidence and beyond a reasonable doubt

6. Where home security is concerned, always keep garage and exterior doors closed and locked. Never answer the door unless you are expecting someone.

7. Most, if not all states provide some means to allow private citizens to carry a loaded firearm on their person and in public (outside their home) for personal defense.

8. In self-defense training, you are taught to shoot with intent to kill.

9. Hollow-point bullets are designed to expand when they enter the body.

10. There are valuable resources available to educate oneself on deadly encounters and the law. Select from the list all that would be considered appropriate training resources.

11. The WEB site Handgunlaw.us can be used to find legal information related to firearms state-by-state but the information should always be cross-checked and verified on the state specific WEB site.

12. The two primary reasons "open carry" is a bad idea include: (1) There is a high probability that anyone who sees you with a handgun will call 911 and law enforcement will be forced to waste their time and yours investigating your lawful right to carry. (2) You are alerting potential attackers that you have a gun which eliminates or greatly reduces your tactical advantage. Why give others (criminals) the advance notice that you are carrying a firearm?

13. With single action firearms, the trigger mechanism performs only one function, to release the hammer or striker.

14. According to the National Rifle Association, more than 2 million assaults are prevented each year by making a potential attacker aware that the would-be victim is carrying a firearm.

15. Firearms don't generally need to be cleaned to prevent lead, copper and powder buildup in the firearm.

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