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.
– Jeff Cooper
Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician.
– Jeff Cooper
Remember the first rule of gunfighting... have a gun.
– Jeff Cooper
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.
– Jeff Cooper
The will to survive is not as important as the will to prevail... the answer to criminal aggression is retaliation.
– Jeff Cooper
We continue to be exasperated by the view, apparently gaining momentum in certain circles, that armed robbery is okay as long as nobody gets hurt! The proper solution to armed robbery is a dead robber, on the scene.
– Jeff Cooper
Pick up a rifle and you change instantly from a subject to a citizen.