Jeff Cooper
Jeff Cooper
John Dean "Jeff" Cooperwas a United States Marine, the creator of the "modern technique" of handgun shooting, and an expert on the use and history of small arms...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCelebrity
Date of Birth10 May 1920
CountryUnited States of America
inspirational owning-a-home guitar
Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician.
war fighting might
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.
opportunity destiny men
Weapons compound man's power to achieve; they amplify the capabilities of both the good man and the bad, and to exactly the same degree, having no will of their own. Thus we must regard them as servants, not masters - and good servants to good men. Without them, man is diminished, and his opportunities to fulfill his destiny are lessened. An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it.
family gun police
The police cannot protect the citizen at this stage of our development, and they cannot even protect themselves in many cases. It is up to the private citizen to protect himself and his family, and this is not only acceptable, but mandatory.
fighting law risk
Fight back! Whenever you are offered violence, fight back! The aggressor does not fear the law, so he must be taught to fear you. Whatever the risk, and at whatever the cost, fight back!
blessed thinking sight
Blessed are those who, in the face of death, think only about the front sight.
law government citizens
What are we going to do if citizens are disarmed, and the government doesn't obey its own laws?
political censorship social
Political correctness is neither political nor is it correct. It amounts to social censorship, and the sooner we spit it out, the better.
military gun men
An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it.
gun will-to-survive survival
The will to survive is not as important as the will to prevail... the answer to criminal aggression is retaliation.
judging police felons
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.
gun men evil
The 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.
along area double maryland
If you (surveyed) the same area along the Maryland shore, you'd probably double that amount.
mind weapons mind-set
Your mind-set is your primary weapon