1. Regarding the color codes of awareness, when outside the home, you should be at condition yellow (aware of your surroundings)
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2. If you point your gun at someone and you are not able to articulate your legal justification for doing so, you run the risk of criminal prosecution.
3. The fundamental rules for safe gun handling include: (1) Treat all firearms as if they are loaded; (2) Always keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction; (3) Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot; and (4) Keep the firearm unloaded and safely stored until ready for use (a firearm designated for self-defense is considered to be in use).
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. You cannot claim self-defense if the shooting was an accident or a mistake.
6. When selecting a firearm, size, weight and caliber are considerations to keep in mind.
7. 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.
8. Training, reading and visualization through what-if scenarios can help you be more prepared should you ever have to defend yourself.
9. In the state of Minnesota, statute 609.06 authorizes a private citizen the right to use reasonable force toward another in self-defense.
10. Some states do not regulate "carry" at all (aka Constitutional Carry) with the exception of having an age requirement and not being a person prohibited from owning a firearm.
11. 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.
12. In order to help retain and maintain control of your firearm throughout a self-defense scenario, you can keep your gun in one hand and close to your body and utilize your free hand to block your attacker.
13. Self-defense is not an affirmative defense.
14. In a 2006 CNN report, Minneapolis ranked in the top 25 most dangerous cities in the US.
15. The element of "Jeopardy" exists when "Ability" and "Opportunity" exist and the attacker's actions and or words indicate he actually intends to carryout the deadly assault.
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