1. In order to help retain and maintain control of your firearm throughout a self-defense scenario, you can keep your gun in one hand and close to your body and utilize your free hand to block your attacker.

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

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

4. A gun or knife are examples of "ability" to cause great bodily harm or death.

5. Regarding the color codes of awareness, when outside the home, you should be at condition yellow (aware of your surroundings)

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

7. Most, if not all states provide some means to allow private citizens to carry a loaded firearm on their person and in public (outside their home) for personal defense.

8. 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.

9. Hollow-point bullets are designed to expand when they enter the body.

10. When making a claim of self-defense, you have to admit that you did in fact shoot your attacker.

11. Training, reading and visualization through what-if scenarios can help you be more prepared should you ever have to defend yourself.

12. Semi-automatics are generally considered to be less complicated to operate than revolvers.

13. 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.

14. 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?

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

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