1. 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.

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

3. Select all the general body responses one may experience when in a deadly encounter.







4. Travelers need to know the rules of the road before heading to another state with firearms.

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. Where home security is concerned, always keep garage and exterior doors closed and locked. Never answer the door unless you are expecting someone.

9. Self-defense is not an affirmative defense.

10. In a 2006 CNN report, Minneapolis ranked in the top 25 most dangerous cities in the US.

11. A claim of self-defense requires that you be an innocent party and a reluctant participant in the altercation.

12. 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.

13. 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).

14. AOJ-P is short for Ability, Opportunity, Jeopardy and Preclusion. If all four elements are satisfied, the use of deadly force is generally authorized. The AOJ-P analysis is used to identify a real threat and imminence of the danger being faced.

15. Everything you need to know about gun laws and use of force can be learned by reading the state statutes.

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