1. Minnesota statute 609.065 specifically covers the justifiable taking of human life.

2. 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.

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

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

5. 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.

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

7. 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.

8. A gun or knife are examples of "ability" to cause great bodily harm or death.

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

10. Opportunity to cause great bodily harm or death nearly always exists with firearms.

11. Which Amendment to the US Constitution provides that, "No person... shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself..."

12. Hollow-point bullets are designed to expand when they enter the body.

13. 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.

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

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

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