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

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Jeff Cooper
Age: 86 †
Born: 1920
Born: May 10
Died: 2006
Died: September 25
Author
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Journalist
Military Officer
Sport Shooter
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LA
California
Safety
Physical
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