The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles.
Jeff Cooper
The police cannot protect the citizen at this stage of our development, and they cannot even protect themselves in many cases. It is up to the private citizen to protect himself and his family, and this is not only acceptable, but mandatory.
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Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands.
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The consensus is that no more than five to ten people in a hundred who die by gunfire in Los Angeles are any loss to society. These people fight small wars amongst themselves. It would seem a valid social service to keep them well-supplied with ammunition.
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Pick up a rifle and you change instantly from a subject to a citizen.
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We remember the refrain from the Phillippines: 'Underneath the starry flag/Civilize him with a Krag /And then get underway for home sweet home.' But you have to civilize him first, and how you do that with the ragheads is the problem.
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A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half.
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Remember the first rule of gunfighting.. Have a gun.
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Hoplophobia is a mental disturbance characterized by irrational aversion to weapons, as opposed to justified apprehension about those who may wield them.
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We continue to be exasperated by the view, apparently gaining momentum in certain circles, that armed robbery is okay as long as nobody gets hurt! The proper solution to armed robbery is a dead robber, on the scene.
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