1. 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.

2. You cannot claim self-defense if the shooting was an accident or a mistake.

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

4. 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.

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

6. No in-depth details regarding your actions during a self-defense shooting should be given to law enforcement. Only discuss the actions of the person or persons that attacked you.

7. A good quality belt and holster is ideally required to properly support and retain a firearm.

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

9. Modern revolvers will typically hold between five (5) and six (6) rounds in the cylinder. Depending on caliber, a revolver may hold as many as seven (7) rounds, e.g., some .22 caliber revolvers.

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

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. There are valuable resources available to educate oneself on deadly encounters and the law. Select from the list all that would be considered appropriate training resources.

14. 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.

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

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