1. If you point your gun at someone and you are not able to articulate your legal justification for doing so, you run the risk of criminal prosecution.

2. 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.

3. The element of "Opportunity" represents the attackers range to use their "ability" to injure you. Opportunity is often discussed using the Tueller Drill.

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

5. For a self-defense shooting, the preferred aiming point is the largest center of exposed mass which in many cases is the center chest.

6. Regarding the color codes of awareness, condition "blue" represents an attack is about to happen immediately.

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

8. Law enforcement can confront you with false physical evidence in an attempt to coerce you into incriminating yourself.

9. Outside of your place of abode, you may only use deadly force in self-defense if you believe the threat of death or great bodily harm exists.

10. 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

11. For someone that has never handled a firearm before, specifically a handgun, it is highly recommended that the individual seek out training from someone with experience in firearms training.

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

13. Regarding the color codes of awareness, condition black means that the lethal assault is underway and someone is trying to kill you.

14. In the state of Minnesota, the shooting qualification to get your permit to carry a firearm, typically consists of firing 30 to 50 rounds of ammunition at two different distances into two targets.

15. Minnesota statute 609.065 specifically covers the justifiable taking of human life.

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