1. Everything you need to know about gun laws and use of force can be learned by reading the state statutes.
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2. For self-defense ammunition, only buy high quality name brand cartridges. Most often, personal-defense ammunition comes in some variation of a hollow-point bullet.
3. There are two types of handguns: Revolvers and short barrel rifles.
4. Police are not legally liable for failing to protect individual citizens, only the community at large.
5. Minnesota statute 609.065 specifically covers the justifiable taking of human life.
6. Training, reading and visualization through what-if scenarios can help you be more prepared should you ever have to defend yourself.
7. Following a defensive shooting, a person is likely to experience elation and self-doubt.
8. A gun or knife are examples of "ability" to cause great bodily harm or death.
9. Firearms don't generally need to be cleaned to prevent lead, copper and powder buildup in the firearm.
10. The levels of proof are: Mere suspicion, articulable suspicion, probable cause, preponderance of the evidence and beyond a reasonable doubt
11. Laws can differ greatly from state-to-state. This is especially true where firearms are concerned and the legal use of force.
12. 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.
13. In self-defense training, you are taught to shoot with intent to kill.
14. 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.
15. In a 2006 CNN report, Minneapolis ranked in the top 25 most dangerous cities in the US.
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