Quotes by Jeff Cooper

• Remember the first rule of gunfighting... "have a gun."
• You better be looking for another pitcher.
• Pick up a rifle and you change instantly from a subject to a citizen.
• Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician.
• A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half.
• Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands.
• 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.