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

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Jeff Cooper
Age: 86 †
Born: 1920
Born: May 10
Died: 2006
Died: September 25
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The criminal does not expect his prey to fight back. May he never choose you, but, if he does, surprise him.
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Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands.
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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!
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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.
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It has long been my conviction that a masked man with a gun is a target. I see no reason to change that view.
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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.
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Beware the man with one gun. He can probably use it.
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On the very instant that we know that our assailant intends us serious physical harm, we must work just as fast as we can.
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Under any sort of attack, keep cool. And if you must shoot, shoot with precision.
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Anyone who appears to be triggered out of watchfulness and into action by your appearance must be explained. Anyone observing you carefully must be explained. Anyone whose behavior seems to be geared to yours must be explained. If the explanation does not satisfy you, be ready to take appropriate defensive action.
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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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By doing what our assailant least expects us to do, we may throw him completely off. ... what he usually least suspects is instant, violent counterattack, so the principle of aggressiveness is closely tied to threat of surprise.
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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.
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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.
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Know what is behind you, and pay particular attention to anything out of place.
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One cannot legislate the maniacs off the street... these maniacs can only be shut down by an armed citizenry. Indeed bad things can happen in nations where the citizenry is armed, but not as bad as those which seem to be threatening our disarmed citizenry in this country at this time.
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It`s human nature to be optimistic. Any fool can enter a market, it takes talent to exit consistently and profitably.
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