1. 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.
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2. Minnesota statute 609.666 specifically authorizes the use of deadly force to prevent the commission of a felony in the home.
3. 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.
4. A gun or knife are examples of "ability" to cause great bodily harm or death.
5. 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.
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. Semi-automatics are generally considered to be less complicated to operate than revolvers.
8. Never surrender your firearm to anyone other than a uniformed police officer or security guard.
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. Reasonable force can best be described as the level of force proportionate to the level of unlawful force about to be utilized against the victim.
11. If you are attacked by someone with superior fighting skills, disparity of force can exist. The challenge is you must know your attacker possesses these skills at the time of the attack.
12. 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.
13. A good quality belt and holster is ideally required to properly support and retain a firearm.
14. 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.
15. 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?
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