Quotes

“Laws that forbid the carrying of arms… disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes… Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.” — Jefferson’s Commonplace Book

“The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that… it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.” — Thomas Jefferson to John Cartwright, 1824.

“...to disarm the people is the best and most effective way to enslave them…” — George Mason

“Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birthright of an American… The unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments, but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people.” — Tench Coxe, Pennsylvania Gazette, Feb. 20, 1788.

“To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them.” — Richard Henry Lee

“It is clear from the words of the founders of this country that the right to ‘keep and bear arms’ is an inviolable personal right. They protected this right by the Second Amendment to the federal constitution and by provisions of the constitutions of the states. This is a subject for debate only by those ignorant of our history, or those that purposely wish to deny us our rights and, ultimately, to subjugate us under the tyranny of government perverted from its constitutional foundations.” — Rich Mason

“The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.” — Thomas Jefferson

“No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.” — Thomas Jefferson

This is the law: The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is Supplemental.

As John Steinbeck once said:
1. Don’t pick a fight with an old man.
If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you. 

2. If you find yourself in a fair fight,
your tactics suck. 

3. I carry a gun cause a cop is too heavy. 

4. When seconds count, the cops are
just minutes away. 

5. A reporter did a human interest piece
on the Texas Rangers. The reporter
recognized the Colt Model 1911 the
Ranger was carrying and asked him,
“Why do carry a .45?”.  The Ranger
responded with, “Because they don’t
make a .46.”  * Credit to Retired Texas
Ranger Joaquin (Waukeen) Jackson,
Alpine, Texas. 

6. An armed man will kill an unarmed
man with monotonous regularity. 

7. The old sheriff was attending an
awards dinner when a lady commented
on his wearing his sidearm.  “Sheriff, I
see you have your pistol.  Are you
expecting trouble?” 
“NO Ma’am.  If I were expecting trouble,
I would have brought my rifle.” 

8. Beware the man who only has one gun. HE PROBABLY KNOWS HOW TO USE IT!!! 

Comments: 
I was once asked by a lady visiting if I
had a gun in the house.  To which I said
I did.  She said, “well I certainly hope it
isn’t loaded!”  To which I said, “of course
it is loaded, can’t work without bullets..”
She then asked, “Are you that afraid of
someone evil coming into your house?” 
My reply was, “No not at all. I am not
afraid of the house catching afire either,
but I have fire extinguishers around,
and THEY ARE ALL LOADED.” 

Parting note:  An unloaded gun is just
a club.

“The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.” — Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:

“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than
standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control
the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and
corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all
property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers
conquered.”

An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a victim.
A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.
Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface.
Gun control is not about guns; it’s about control.
If guns are outlawed, can we use swords?
If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words.
Free men do not ask permission to bear
arms.
If you don’t know your rights you don’t have any.

Those who trade liberty for security have neither.

What part of “shall not be infringed” do you
not understand?
The Second Amendment is in place in case they ignore the others.
64,999,987 firearms owners killed no one
yesterday.
Guns only have two enemies: Rust and Politicians. ~ Cooper
You don’t shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.
Dialing 911 a “government sponsored Dial a
Prayer”.
Assault is a behavior, not a device.
Criminals love gun control “it makes their
jobs safer”.
If guns cause crime, why do we want policemen to have them?
Enforce the “gun control laws” in place, don’t make more.
If you remove the people’s right to bear arms,
you create slaves.

If you remove the people’s right to bear arms,
you create slaves.
The American Revolution wouldn’t have happened with Gun Control.
If you know how many guns you own, you
don’t own enough guns.

“You can’t make an appointment to have an emergency so always have your firearm.” — Cooper

Gun Inscription: Be not afraid of any man, no
matter what his size. When danger threatens
call on me, and I will equalize.
Always fire two warning shots into your attacker’s
chest area before putting a bullet between
his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck
Should be a required warning on every
handgun: This handgun should only be
used to enable you to get to your rifle
which you should have had in hand before
this firefight broke out.

Katie Couric, while interviewing a Marine sniper, asked: “What do you feel when you shoot a terrorist?”

The Marine shrugged and replied, “A slight recoil.”

(Hard to fault a Marine who is that eloquent.)

“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” — Thomas Jefferson

“It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.” — Thomas Jefferson

“My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.” — Thomas Jefferson

“To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.” — Thomas Jefferson