1. 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.

True False

2. Reciprocity is what you have when states do not honor each others permit to carry a firearm.

True False

3. A .44 caliber round is generally considered the minimum for a self-defense round.

True False

4. In the state of Minnesota, statute 609.06 authorizes a private citizen the right to use reasonable force toward another in self-defense.

True False

5. A good quality belt and holster is ideally required to properly support and retain a firearm.

True False

6. 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.

True False

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.

True False

8. If you are attacked by someone with superior fighting skills, disparity of force can exist. The challenge is you must know your attacker possesses these skills at the time of the attack.

True False

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.

True False

10. Beyond a reasonable doubt would suggest 75% to 99% certainty.

True False

11. 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?

True False

12. There are five possible responses to a life-threatening encounter:

1. Freeze - The victim of the attack may be so overwhelmed or surprised by being threatened, the victim may become incapable of any action;
2. Submit - Simply giving into the attacker;
3. Posture - Combat without combat. Words, sounds, gestures and body language are weapons used to dominate, intimidate and subdue another. Depending on circumstances, the attacker and the victim, one may try to out-bluster the other until one backs down or flees.;
4. Flight - Retreat or running away from the situation;
5. Fight - The use of reasonable force to prevent an attacker from harming you

True False

13. The element of "Jeopardy" exists when "Ability" and "Opportunity" exist and the attacker's actions and or words indicate he actually intends to carryout the deadly assault.

True False

14. To "win" at self-defense, the only hurdle you need to clear is being cleared of criminal charges.

True False

15. The line between reasonable force and excessive force is very thin where no buffer zone exists.

True False