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

2. In Minnesota, posted private establishments can prevent permit holders from carrying a firearm within their business.

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

4. Current laws (criminal or civil) shield Good Samaritans.

5. 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).

6. The material presented on the UAPDI WEB site or by a UAPDI instructor constitutes legal advise?

7. 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.

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

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

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. In self-defense training, you are taught to shoot with intent to kill.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.

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