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. 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.
3. After a self-defense shooting, remaining calm and in control will be important because it will set the tone for how others perceive you and how law enforcement officers interact with you.
4. Following a defensive shooting, a person is likely to experience elation and self-doubt.
5. Using excessive force to defend yourself could result in criminal charges.
6. Regarding the color codes of awareness, condition black means that the lethal assault is underway and someone is trying to kill you.
7. Minnesota statute 347.17 states, "Any person may kill any dog that the person knows is affected with the disease known as hydrophobia, or that may suddenly attack while the person is peacefully walking or riding and while being out of the enclosure of its owner or keeper, and may kill any dog found killing, wounding, or worrying any horses, cattle, sheep, lambs, or other domestic animals." - Statute 347.17 is an example of a statute possibly needing to be researched in order to find out how the courts actually interpret this statute.
8. Self defense law has evolved over hundreds of years and continues to evolve even today
9. Select all the general body responses one may experience when in a deadly encounter.
Void bladder / bowel Tunnel vision Auditory exclusion Time dilation Adrenaline rush Loss of fine motor skills May experience non of the above
10. Using the Kimber 1911 as an example, this gun is carried safely in a cocked and locked fashion.
11. Self-defense is not an affirmative defense.
12. Minnesota statute 609.666 specifically authorizes the use of deadly force to prevent the commission of a felony in the home.
13. The line between reasonable force and excessive force is very thin where no buffer zone exists.
14. When attacked by three or more assailants, disparity of force clearly exists. With two against one, it most likely will come down to a judgment call as to whether or not the two attackers represent enough of an overwhelming force to justify the use of deadly force for self-defense. It is important to note that should you disable one of two attackers or two of three attackers, your use of deadly force must generally stop because now disparity of force (force in numbers) no longer exists.
15. 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.
How many eyes does a typical person have (e.g: 4)?