Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician.

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Pick up a rifle and you change instantly from a subject to a citizen.

Pick up a rifle and you change instantly from a subject to a citizen.

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

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

The will to survive is not as important as the will to prevail... the answer...

The will to survive is not as important as the will to prevail... the answer...

No sensible person ever opens the door of his house without knowing who is knocking.

No sensible person ever opens the door of his house without knowing who is knocking.

Anyone who is aware of his environment knows that the peril of physical assault does...

Anyone who is aware of his environment knows that the peril of physical assault does...

The police cannot protect the citizen at this stage of our development, and they cannot...

The police cannot protect the citizen at this stage of our development, and they cannot...

Any man who is a man may not, in honor, submit to threats or violence....

Any man who is a man may not, in honor, submit to threats or violence....

The one who anticipates the action wins. The one who does not, loses.

The one who anticipates the action wins. The one who does not, loses.

Your mind-set is your primary weapon.

Your mind-set is your primary weapon.

Know what is behind you, and pay particular attention to anything out of place.

Know what is behind you, and pay particular attention to anything out of place.

The proper course of action, when under attack, is usually to counterattack.

The proper course of action, when under attack, is usually to counterattack.

The specific course you decide upon is, within certain parameters, less important than the vigor...

The specific course you decide upon is, within certain parameters, less important than the vigor...

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

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

We continue to be exasperated by the view, apparently gaining momentum in certain circles, that...

We continue to be exasperated by the view, apparently gaining momentum in certain circles, that...

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

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

Remember the first rule of gunfighting... have a gun.

Remember the first rule of gunfighting... have a gun.

The essential thing is to bear always in mind that trouble can appear at any...

The essential thing is to bear always in mind that trouble can appear at any...

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

The one who fights back retains his dignity and his self-respect.

The one who fights back retains his dignity and his self-respect.