A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half.

It is true that a victim who fights back may suffer for it, but one who does not almost certainly will suffer for it.

Personal weapons are what raised mankind out of the mud, and the rifle is the queen of personal weapons.

Observe your cat. It is difficult to surprise him. Why? Naturally his superior hearing is part of the answer, but not all of it. He moves well, using his senses fully. He is not preoccupied with irrelevancies. He's not thinking about his job or his image or his income tax. He is putting first things first, principally his physical security. Do likewise.

The proliferation of right-to-carry laws throughout the states has drawn plaintive complaints from the criminal element. They feel that it makes their profession too dangerous when the streets are full of "civilians" who may or may not be armed. Poor babies!

The best personal defense is an explosive counterattack.

It's a matter of will. If you know that you can keep your head, and that you must keep your head, you probably will keep your head.