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

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. When making a claim of self-defense, you have to admit that you did in fact shoot your attacker.

6. Modern revolvers will typically hold between five (5) and six (6) rounds in the cylinder. Depending on caliber, a revolver may hold as many as seven (7) rounds, e.g., some .22 caliber revolvers.

7. Anytime a firearm is used defensively, regardless of whether or not a shot is fired, it is important to notify the police as soon as it is safe to do so. The reason for this is the fact that the would-be criminal might decide to call 911 to report that someone (you) just pulled a gun on him. Generally, the first person to call 911 is the victim.

8. Do not rely on others to call 911 for you; call yourself so your call is documented (recorded) and to ensure facts are clear.

9. For legal reasons, never use the phrases and or words "kill”, "accident", "mistake" or "I didn't mean to" (just to name a few), when referring to or describing your own actions.

10. According to the NRA, firearms and ammunition should be store separately and firearms should always be stored unloaded.

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

12. The element of "Preclusion" allows you to stand-your-ground without a duty to retreat.

13. Regarding the color codes of awareness, if you are at condition red, there is a greater than 50% certainty that your life is in danger.

14. When selecting a firearm, size, weight and caliber are considerations to keep in mind.

15. Reasonable force can best be described as the level of force proportionate to the level of unlawful force about to be utilized against the victim.

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