1. Hollow-point bullets are designed to expand when they enter the body.

2. Some states do not regulate "carry" at all (aka Constitutional Carry) with the exception of having an age requirement and not being a person prohibited from owning a firearm.

3. In a 2006 CNN report, Minneapolis ranked in the top 25 most dangerous cities in the US.

4. Police are not legally liable for failing to protect individual citizens, only the community at large.

5. There are five possible responses to a life-threatening encounter:

  1. Freeze - The victim of the attack may be so overwhelmed or surprised by being threatened, the victim may become incapable of any action;
  2. Submit - Simply giving into the attacker;
  3. Posture - Combat without combat. Words, sounds, gestures and body language are weapons used to dominate, intimidate and subdue another. Depending on circumstances, the attacker and the victim, one may try to out-bluster the other until one backs down or flees.;
  4. Flight - Retreat or running away from the situation;
  5. Fight - The use of reasonable force to prevent an attacker from harming you

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

7. The WEB site Handgunlaw.us can be used to find legal information related to firearms state-by-state but the information should always be cross-checked and verified on the state specific WEB site.

8. For a self-defense shooting, the preferred aiming point is the largest center of exposed mass which in many cases is the center chest.

9. Everything you need to know about gun laws and use of force can be learned by reading the state statutes.

10. 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.

11. Where home security is concerned, always keep garage and exterior doors closed and locked. Never answer the door unless you are expecting someone.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. After defending yourself with a firearm outside your home, select the option(s) that you should NOT do or say when the police arrive.

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