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Not to our surprise, we discover that gun crime in Britain is up 10.9 percent since the disarmament of the private citizen.

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Jeff Cooper
Age: 86 †
Born: 1920
Born: May 10
Died: 2006
Died: September 25
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Without the institution of slavery, civilization would never have been achieved, for no one could ever have done anything intellectual if he had to spend all his time hewing and digging and fighting.
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