Your fact-checks will appear here
The law in Minnesota regarding self-defense, including the use of force and duty to retreat.
is not categorically illegal: Minnesota requires a permit to carry a pistol for public possession or control of a concealable firearm, and holders who meet statutory qualifications may lawfully carry ...
Yes — still recognizes a duty to retreat in most public self‑defense situations: the state's courts and statutes require a person to avoid using deadly force if a safe means of retreat is reasonably a...
Minnesota law permits the use of force, including deadly force in narrow circumstances, when a person reasonably believes it is necessary to prevent great bodily harm or death, but that right is const...
When a civilian tells an officer they are armed, officers are guided first by state law on reasonable and , and second by local agency use-of-force and de‑escalation policies that prioritize stabilizi...
are governed by a mix of Minnesota statutory law and federal use‑of‑force guidance: Minnesota authorizes by peace officers only when an “objectively reasonable” officer would believe it necessary to p...
narrowly circumscribes police use of deadly force: it is authorized only when an objectively reasonable officer, based on the totality of circumstances, believes deadly force is necessary to prevent d...
No procurement records for hexachloroethane (HC)–formulation smoke munitions purchased by Minnesota law enforcement or by federal agencies since 2020 are present in the supplied reporting; the materia...
primarily as an assault that inflicts “substantial bodily harm,” and also as certain offenses involving minors — with the offense designated as a carrying a statutory maximum of five years’ imprisonme...
’s deadly‑force statute requires that an objectively reasonable officer, based on the totality of circumstances known at the time and without hindsight, believe deadly force is necessary to prevent de...
Minnesota law recognizes entrapment as a complete defense to criminal charges, and courts will scrutinize undercover decoy stings when government conduct amounts to coercion, harassment, or other over...