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Jeff Cooper Quotes: "Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician."

Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "Fight back! Whenever you are offered violence, fight back! The aggressor does not fear the law, so he must be taught to fear you. Whatever the risk, and at whatever the cost, fight back!"

Fight back! Whenever you are offered violence, fight back! The aggressor does not fear the law, so he must be taught to fear you. Whatever the risk, and at whatever the cost, fight back!




Jeff Cooper Quotes: "Political correctness is neither political nor is it correct. It amounts to social censorship, and the sooner we spit it out, the better."

Political correctness is neither political nor is it correct. It amounts to social censorship, and the sooner we spit it out, the better.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "It appears that the murder rate inside prisons is ten times higher than that outside prisons. It must be due to all those Kalashnikov rifles that are issued to prisoners upon their incarceration."

It appears that the murder rate inside prisons is ten times higher than that outside prisons. It must be due to all those Kalashnikov rifles that are issued to prisoners upon their incarceration.




Jeff Cooper Quotes: "Blessed are those who, in the face of death, think only about the front sight."

Blessed are those who, in the face of death, think only about the front sight.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "If you find yourself under lethal attack don't be kind. Be harsh. Be tough. Be ruthless."

If you find yourself under lethal attack don't be kind. Be harsh. Be tough. Be ruthless.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "That is why our masters in Washington are so anxious to disarm us. They are not afraid of criminals. They are afraid of a populace which cannot be subdued by tyrants."

That is why our masters in Washington are so anxious to disarm us. They are not afraid of criminals. They are afraid of a populace which cannot be subdued by tyrants.




Jeff Cooper Quotes: "A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half."

A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "The will to survive is not as important as the will to prevail... the answer to criminal aggression is retaliation."

The will to survive is not as important as the will to prevail... the answer to criminal aggression is retaliation.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "What are we going to do if citizens are disarmed, and the government doesn't obey its own laws?"

What are we going to do if citizens are disarmed, and the government doesn't obey its own laws?



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "Your mind-set is your primary weapon"

Your mind-set is your primary weapon



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "Offering democracy to an Arab is like bringing a horse to a steakhouse."

Offering democracy to an Arab is like bringing a horse to a steakhouse.




Jeff Cooper Quotes: "Pick up a rifle and you change instantly from a subject to a citizen."

Pick up a rifle and you change instantly from a subject to a citizen.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "The trouble with democracy is that 50 percent of the voters are below average."

The trouble with democracy is that 50 percent of the voters are below average.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "Remember the first rule of gunfighting ... have a gun."

Remember the first rule of gunfighting ... have a gun.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "It is true that a victim who fights back may suffer for it, but one who does not almost certainly will suffer for it."

It is true that a victim who fights back may suffer for it, but one who does not almost certainly will suffer for it.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "Never assume that simply having a gun makes you a marksman. You are no more armed because you are wearing a pistol than you are a musician because you own a guitar."

Never assume that simply having a gun makes you a marksman. You are no more armed because you are wearing a pistol than you are a musician because you own a guitar.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "We are fully justified in valuing the life and person of an intended victim more highly than the life of a pernicious assailant. The attacker must be stopped. At once and completely."

We are fully justified in valuing the life and person of an intended victim more highly than the life of a pernicious assailant. The attacker must be stopped. At once and completely.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "Anyone who willfully and maliciously attacks another without sufficient cause jeopardize the lives of others."

Anyone who willfully and maliciously attacks another without sufficient cause jeopardize the lives of others.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "The best personal defense is an explosive counterattack."

The best personal defense is an explosive counterattack.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands."

Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "It is high time for society to stop worrying about the criminal, and to let the criminal start worrying about society. And by "society" I mean you."

It is high time for society to stop worrying about the criminal, and to let the criminal start worrying about society. And by "society" I mean you.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "The one who fights back retains his dignity and his self-respect."

The one who fights back retains his dignity and his self-respect.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "Under any sort of attack, keep cool. And if you must shoot, shoot with precision."

Under any sort of attack, keep cool. And if you must shoot, shoot with precision.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "Now how do we cultivate an aggressive response? I think the answer is indignation... Your response, if attacked, must not be fear, it must be anger."

Now how do we cultivate an aggressive response? I think the answer is indignation... Your response, if attacked, must not be fear, it must be anger.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "The criminal does not expect his prey to fight back. May he never choose you, but, if he does, surprise him."

The criminal does not expect his prey to fight back. May he never choose you, but, if he does, surprise him.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "The specific course you decide upon is, within certain parameters, less important than the vigor with which you execute it."

The specific course you decide upon is, within certain parameters, less important than the vigor with which you execute it.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "One of the notable aspects of the democratic process is that one need not know anything about a subject in order to pass laws about it."

One of the notable aspects of the democratic process is that one need not know anything about a subject in order to pass laws about it.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "On the very instant that we know that our assailant intends us serious physical harm, we must work just as fast as we can."

On the very instant that we know that our assailant intends us serious physical harm, we must work just as fast as we can.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "A free man must not be told how to think, either by the government or by social activists. He may certainly be shown the right way, but he must not accept being forced into it."

A free man must not be told how to think, either by the government or by social activists. He may certainly be shown the right way, but he must not accept being forced into it.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "Any man who is a man may not, in honor, submit to threats or violence. But many men who are not cowards are simply unprepared for the fact of human savagery."

Any man who is a man may not, in honor, submit to threats or violence. But many men who are not cowards are simply unprepared for the fact of human savagery.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "A fine marksman is with a second rate rifle is far more effective than the reverse."

A fine marksman is with a second rate rifle is far more effective than the reverse.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "No sensible person ever opens the door of his house without knowing who is knocking."

No sensible person ever opens the door of his house without knowing who is knocking.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "Let us remind ourselves again that the Second Amendment of the US Constitution should be referred to as the Statute of Liberty."

Let us remind ourselves again that the Second Amendment of the US Constitution should be referred to as the Statute of Liberty.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "Your physical safety is up to you, as it really always has been."

Your physical safety is up to you, as it really always has been.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "The proper course of action, when under attack, is usually to counterattack."

The proper course of action, when under attack, is usually to counterattack.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "Democracy has many definitions, but what's in it for me is not an element of any of them."

Democracy has many definitions, but what's in it for me is not an element of any of them.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "Anger, as long as it is controlled anger, is no obstacle to efficiency. Self-control is one thing the sociopath does not usually possess. Use yours to his undoing."

Anger, as long as it is controlled anger, is no obstacle to efficiency. Self-control is one thing the sociopath does not usually possess. Use yours to his undoing.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "The purpose of the pistol is to stop a fight that somebody else has started, almost always at very short range."

The purpose of the pistol is to stop a fight that somebody else has started, almost always at very short range.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "If a felon attacks you and lives, he will reasonably conclude that he can do it again. By submitting to him, you not only imperil your own life, but you jeopardize the lives of others."

If a felon attacks you and lives, he will reasonably conclude that he can do it again. By submitting to him, you not only imperil your own life, but you jeopardize the lives of others.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "There ain't many troubles that a man caint fix With seven hundred dollars and a thirty ought six."

There ain't many troubles that a man caint fix With seven hundred dollars and a thirty ought six.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "The essential thing is to bear always in mind that trouble can appear at any time. Be aware.Be ready.Be alert."

The essential thing is to bear always in mind that trouble can appear at any time. Be aware.Be ready.Be alert.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "What you do to prevent further felonious assault, as long as the felon is still capable of action, is justified."

What you do to prevent further felonious assault, as long as the felon is still capable of action, is justified.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "Don't try to be fancy. Shoot for the center of mass. The world is full of decent people. Criminals we can do without."

Don't try to be fancy. Shoot for the center of mass. The world is full of decent people. Criminals we can do without.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "Anyone who is aware of his environment knows that the peril of physical assault does exist, and that it exists everywhere and at all times."

Anyone who is aware of his environment knows that the peril of physical assault does exist, and that it exists everywhere and at all times.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "An armed man, especially if he is armed with a firearm, is dangerous as long as he is conscious. Take no chances. Put him out."

An armed man, especially if he is armed with a firearm, is dangerous as long as he is conscious. Take no chances. Put him out.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "Most governments are designed to protect the government from the people, whereas the United States government was organized to protect the people from the government."

Most governments are designed to protect the government from the people, whereas the United States government was organized to protect the people from the government.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "The one who anticipates the action wins. The one who does not, loses."

The one who anticipates the action wins. The one who does not, loses.



Jeff Cooper Quotes: "Bushido is all very well in its way, but it is no match for a 30-06."

Bushido is all very well in its way, but it is no match for a 30-06.