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1. Never surrender your firearm to anyone other than a uniformed police officer or security guard.

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

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

4. If there are witnesses to your self-defense incident, you should ask then if they are injured and ask everyone to call 911 to make a statement as to what they heard and saw. You should also call 911 yourself.

5. In order to use deadly force against another, the attacker must truly have the ability to kill or cause great bodily harm. This "ability” may come in the form of having a dangerous or deadly weapon or a disparity of force exists between the victim and the attacker. Select all the items below that represent a "disparity of force".

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

7. In the State of Minnesota, your Permit to Carry information is available in the Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) database e.g. part of your driver license information or vehicle registration information.

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

9. You should not approach the person you have just shot because this person may still be dangerous and faking injury to gain the upper hand.

10. After notifying a police officer that you are carrying a firearm, if there are specific instructions given by the officer that you do not understand, ask for clarification.

11. When using your firearm to protect yourself, you will always have the time for proper stance and sight alignment.

12. Depending on your jurisdiction, there are up to five elements of self-defense law:

  1. Avoidance - Escape if you can
  2. Innocence - Don't start or provoke the fight
  3. Imminence - The attack has started or is about to begin immediately (AOJ-P analysis)
  4. Proportionality - Equal force (you cannot use deadly force against a non-deadly threat)
  5. Reasonableness - You made good decisions under the circumstances

If a prosecutor can disprove any of the five elements, your self-defense justification collapses.

13. Firearms don't generally need to be cleaned to prevent lead, copper and powder buildup in the firearm.

14. Conversations with your attorney are privileged and generally cannot be disclosed to law enforcement. This is not the case when discussing matters with friends or family.

15. Regarding the color codes of awareness, if you are at condition red, there is a greater than 50% certainty that your life is in danger.

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