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


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An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it.

An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it.



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.



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!



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.



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.



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.



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.



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.



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.



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.





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