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. Self defense law has evolved over hundreds of years and continues to evolve even today

3. 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.

4. In a 2006 CNN report, Minneapolis ranked in the top 25 most dangerous cities in the US.

5. Properly documenting your training (formal and informal) is important so that you can prove in court that you had specific knowledge at the time of the shooting.

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

7. Laws can differ greatly from state-to-state. This is especially true where firearms are concerned and the legal use of force.

8. The final version of the Minnesota Citizens Personal Protection Act was passed in 2005.

9. Minnesota does not have a statute related to "Negligent Storage of Firearms"

10. Pertinent information for the 911 operator would include: (1) Full name; (2) Location / address; (3) I was attacked and I had to defend myself

11. With single action firearms, the trigger mechanism performs only one function, to release the hammer or striker.

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

13. Patches, cleaning rod, soft cloth, cleaning rod attachments, small brush, bore cleaner, bore brush and gun oil are not examples of the items used to clean a firearm.

14. The element of "Jeopardy" exists when "Ability" and "Opportunity" exist and the attacker's actions and or words indicate he actually intends to carryout the deadly assault.

15. 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.

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