The 1911 pistol remains the service pistol of choice in the eyes of those who understand the problem. Back when we audited the FBI academy in 1947, I was told that I ought not to use my pistol in their training program because it was not fair. Maybe the first thing one should demand of his sidearm is that it be unfair.

Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands.

Anger, as long as it is controlled anger, is no obstacle to efficiency. Self-control is one thing the sociopath does not usually possess. Use yours to his undoing.

Most governments are designed to protect the government from the people, whereas the United States government was organized to protect the people from the government.

If you must use your hands, use them with all the strength you possess... If you choose to strike, by all means strike hard.

Don't try to be fancy. Shoot for the center of mass. The world is full of decent people. Criminals we can do without.

One bleeding-heart type asked me in a recent interview if I did not agree that 'violence begets violence.' I told him that it is my earnest endeavor to see that it does. I would like very much to ensure - and in some cases I have - that any man who offers violence to his fellow citizen begets a whole lot more in return than he can enjoy.