1. Opportunity to cause great bodily harm or death nearly always exists with firearms.
True False
2. When selecting a firearm, size, weight and caliber are considerations to keep in mind.
3. A claim of self-defense requires that you be an innocent party and a reluctant participant in the altercation.
4. Never surrender your firearm to anyone other than a uniformed police officer or security guard.
5. AOJ-P is short for Ability, Opportunity, Jeopardy and Preclusion. If all four elements are satisfied, the use of deadly force is generally authorized. The AOJ-P analysis is used to identify a real threat and imminence of the danger being faced.
6. Do not rely on others to call 911 for you; call yourself so your call is documented (recorded) and to ensure facts are clear.
7. 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.
8. In the state of Minnesota, the permit-to-carry class is not the place to learn how to shoot.
9. 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.
10. When making a claim of self-defense, you have to admit that you did in fact shoot your attacker.
11. In a 2006 CNN report, Minneapolis ranked in the top 25 most dangerous cities in the US.
12. 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?
13. Laws can differ greatly from state-to-state. This is especially true where firearms are concerned and the legal use of force.
14. Following a defensive shooting, a person is likely to experience elation and self-doubt.
15. Select all the items below that can impact accuracy when firing a gun.
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