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

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

3. 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.

4. If you are being questioned by law enforcement, you are probably a suspect in a crime or the officer is attempting to discern as to whether or not a crime has been committed.

5. Do not rely on others to call 911 for you; call yourself so your call is documented (recorded) and to ensure facts are clear.

6. The element of "Preclusion" allows you to stand-your-ground without a duty to retreat.

7. If you believe a threat will soon turn into physical violence, you may take the following actions to preempt an attack (least aggressive to most aggressive): (1) Issue verbal commands. Expose your firearm but leave the gun in the holster, keeping your hand on the guns grip so the gun can be quickly pulled and put into action (2) Issue verbal commands. Pull your gun from its holster and keep the gun at your side or at a low ready position (pointed toward the ground at approximately a 45 degree angle) (3) Issue verbal commands. Pull your gun from its holster and point your gun at the attacker

8. No matter what your level of training or how capable you believe yourself to be in handling stressful situations, you will experience, to a greater or lesser degree, a number of involuntary physiological changes during a serious defensive situation.

9. Modern revolvers will typically hold between five (5) and six (6) rounds in the cylinder. Depending on caliber, a revolver may hold as many as seven (7) rounds, e.g., some .22 caliber revolvers.

10. According to the National Rifle Association, more than 2 million assaults are prevented each year by making a potential attacker aware that the would-be victim is carrying a firearm.

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

12. Anytime a firearm is used defensively, regardless of whether or not a shot is fired, it is important to notify the police as soon as it is safe to do so. The reason for this is the fact that the would-be criminal might decide to call 911 to report that someone (you) just pulled a gun on him. Generally, the first person to call 911 is the victim.

13. There are valuable resources available to educate oneself on deadly encounters and the law. Select from the list all that would be considered appropriate training resources.

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

15. You cannot claim self-defense if the shooting was an accident or a mistake.

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