1. When using your firearm to protect yourself, you will always have the time for proper stance and sight alignment.

2. If you are being questioned by law enforcement, you are probably a suspect in a crime or the officer is attempting to discern as to whether or not a crime has been committed.

3. In the state of Minnesota, statute 609.06 authorizes a private citizen the right to use reasonable force toward another in self-defense.

4. 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.

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

6. For target shooting, look for expensive name brand ammunition that is corrosive.

7. Reciprocity is what you have when states do not honor each others permit to carry a firearm.

8. Regarding the color codes of awareness, condition black means that the lethal assault is underway and someone is trying to kill you.

9. Current laws (criminal or civil) shield Good Samaritans.

10. 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).

11. Following a defensive shooting, a person is likely to experience elation and self-doubt.

12. When carrying a firearm and stopped by a law enforcement officer, do not make sudden movements or pull out the firearm to show it to the officer.

13. If there are witnesses to your self-defense incident, you should ask then if they are injured and ask everyone to call 911 to make a statement as to what they heard and saw. You should also call 911 yourself.

14. If you believe a threat will soon turn into physical violence, you may take the following actions to preempt an attack (least aggressive to most aggressive): (1) Issue verbal commands. Expose your firearm but leave the gun in the holster, keeping your hand on the guns grip so the gun can be quickly pulled and put into action (2) Issue verbal commands. Pull your gun from its holster and keep the gun at your side or at a low ready position (pointed toward the ground at approximately a 45 degree angle) (3) Issue verbal commands. Pull your gun from its holster and point your gun at the attacker

15. Generally, the best place to find and research firearm related products and accessories is on the Internet e.g. Google

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