1. Properly documenting your training (formal and informal) is important so that you can prove in court that you had specific knowledge at the time of the shooting.
True False
2. Following a defensive shooting, a person is likely to experience elation and self-doubt.
3. Where home security is concerned, always keep garage and exterior doors closed and locked. Never answer the door unless you are expecting someone.
4. To "win" at self-defense, the only hurdle you need to clear is being cleared of criminal charges.
5. Hollow-point bullets are designed to expand when they enter the body.
6. Never use deadly force against another unless you are in fear of immediate death or great bodily harm, you are innocent, you are a reluctant participant in the altercation, no opportunity to retreat or avoid the use of deadly force exists and your use of deadly force will not put innocent bystanders in jeopardy.
7. No in-depth details regarding your actions during a self-defense shooting should be given to law enforcement. Only discuss the actions of the person or persons that attacked you.
8. The Supreme Court has held that police must stop questioning suspects once they assert their right to counsel, but it has also held that a person must affirmatively invoke the right to silence.
9. A good quality belt and holster is ideally required to properly support and retain a firearm.
10. When asked by a law enforcement officer if you are armed, in Minnesota you do not have to answer that question.
11. After defending yourself with a firearm outside your home, select the option(s) that you should NOT do or say when the police arrive.
12. 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.
13. The line between reasonable force and excessive force is very thin where no buffer zone exists.
14. Minnesota statute 347.17 states, "Any person may kill any dog that the person knows is affected with the disease known as hydrophobia, or that may suddenly attack while the person is peacefully walking or riding and while being out of the enclosure of its owner or keeper, and may kill any dog found killing, wounding, or worrying any horses, cattle, sheep, lambs, or other domestic animals." - Statute 347.17 is an example of a statute possibly needing to be researched in order to find out how the courts actually interpret this statute.
15. 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?
How many legs on a typical dog? (e.g: 5)