1. You cannot claim self-defense if the shooting was an accident or a mistake.
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2. Conversations with your attorney are privileged and generally cannot be disclosed to law enforcement. This is not the case when discussing matters with friends or family.
3. In the state of Minnesota, the permit-to-carry class is not the place to learn how to shoot.
4. 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.
5. In the state of Minnesota, statute 609.06 authorizes a private citizen the right to use reasonable force toward another in self-defense.
6. For self-defense ammunition, only buy high quality name brand cartridges. Most often, personal-defense ammunition comes in some variation of a hollow-point bullet.
7. 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.
8. Using excessive force to defend yourself could result in criminal charges.
9. Where home security is concerned, always keep garage and exterior doors closed and locked. Never answer the door unless you are expecting someone.
10. Beyond a reasonable doubt would suggest 75% to 99% certainty.
11. In self-defense training, you are taught to shoot with intent to kill.
12. 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.
13. Minnesota statute 609.065 specifically covers the justifiable taking of human life.
14. Most, if not all states provide some means to allow private citizens to carry a loaded firearm on their person and in public (outside their home) for personal defense.
15. As a very general rule, no one is obligated to speak to the police, but even non-verbal communication can, in some situations, be incriminating.
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