1. Using excessive force to defend yourself could result in criminal charges.

2. 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.

3. Components that make up the ammunition cartridge include: Bore, rifling and primer.

4. You should not approach the person you have just shot because this person may still be dangerous and faking injury to gain the upper hand.

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

6. The material presented on the UAPDI WEB site or by a UAPDI instructor constitutes legal advise?

7. Select all the general body responses one may experience when in a deadly encounter.







8. 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.

9. The final version of the Minnesota Citizens Personal Protection Act was passed in 2005.

10. Never surrender your firearm to anyone other than a uniformed police officer or security guard.

11. Self defense law has evolved over hundreds of years and continues to evolve even today

12. Pertinent information for the 911 operator would include: (1) Full name; (2) Location / address; (3) I was attacked and I had to defend myself

13. Depending on your jurisdiction, there are up to five elements of self-defense law:

  1. Avoidance - Escape if you can
  2. Innocence - Don't start or provoke the fight
  3. Imminence - The attack has started or is about to begin immediately (AOJ-P analysis)
  4. Proportionality - Equal force (you cannot use deadly force against a non-deadly threat)
  5. Reasonableness - You made good decisions under the circumstances

If a prosecutor can disprove any of the five elements, your self-defense justification collapses.

14. If you own firearms, you should have a complete understanding of the laws in your home state, specifically related to possession, storage, transportation and using a firearm for self defense.

15. Self-defense is not an affirmative defense.

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