The rifle is the queen of weapons and its effective use is one of the greatest satisfactions available to man.
Jeff CooperOwning a handgun doesn't make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician.
Jeff CooperBy doing what our assailant least expects us to do, we may throw him completely off. ... what he usually least suspects is instant, violent counterattack, so the principle of aggressiveness is closely tied to threat of surprise.
Jeff CooperThe rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles.
Jeff Cooper