Pick Up A Rifle And You Change

If Violent Crime Is To Be Curbed, It Is Only The Intended Victim Who Can Do It. The Felon Does Not Fear The Police, And He Fears Neither Judge Nor Jury. Therefore What He Must Be Taught To Fear Is His Victim.

Personal Weapons Are What Raised Mankind Out Of The Mud, And The Rifle Is The Queen Of Personal Weapons.

I Have Long Had A Tendency To Tie Marksmanship To Morality. The Essence Of Good Marksmanship Is Self-control, And Self-control Is The Essence Of Good Citizenship. It Is Too Easy To Say That A Good Shot Is Automatically A Good Man, But It Would Be Equally Incorrect To Ignore The Connection.

If You Don't Understand Weapons You Don't Understand Fighting. If You Don't Understand Fighting You Don't Understand War. If You Don't Understand War You Don't Understand History. And If You Don't Understand History You Might As Well Live With Your Head In A Sack.

Personal Weapons Are What Raised Mankind Out Of The Mud, And The Rifle Is The Queen Of Personal Weapons. The Possession Of A Good Rifle, As Well As The Skill To Use It Well, Truly Makes A Man The Monarch Of All He Surveys. It Realizes The Ancient Dream Of The Jovian Thunderbolt, And As Such It Is The Embodiment Of Personal Power. For This Reason It Exercises A Curious Influence Over The Minds Of Most Men, And In Its Best Examples It Constitutes An Object Of Affection Unmatched By Any Other Inanimate Object.