Jeff Cooper Quotes

Conservatives tend to see the world more in terms of good-versus-evil and, for some of them, the nightmare is a disarmed citizenry that can be preyed upon by criminals. They know that having a gun in the house would increase the risk of an accident for a member of their family, but they're willing to take that risk.

Don't carry a gun. It's nice to have them close by, but don't carry them. You might get arrested.

Gun control means being able to hit your target. If I have a 'hot button' issue, this is definitely it. Don't even think about taking my guns. My rights are not negotiable, and I am totally unwilling to compromise when it comes to the Second Amendment.

We wouldn't take a gun away from a law-abiding citizen. We wouldn't take a gun away from anyone.

There's no way I'm not gonna have a gun, 'cause you just never know what'll go down in Atlanta. But I'd rather be able to protect myself and have the right, and not have to think about the consequences if I'm just trying to protect myself.

A gun is not a weapon! It's a tool, like a butcher's knife, or a harpoon, or an alligator.

Guns are dangerous. The only thing more dangerous is not having them.

We don't let them have ideas. Why would we let them have guns?

I thought it was too 'glam rock' to practice. The problem is that now I'm a pretty bad guitar player.

Cop families have guns in their houses.

My pistols, however, I always kept by me.

Most actors, if you ask them if they play guitar, they'll say they played guitar for 20 years, but what they really mean is they've owned a guitar for 20 years.

I have absolutely no musical talent of my own!

Dangerous people with guns are a threat to women.

If you can't take something down in 10 bullets, you probably shouldn't even own a gun.

The vast majority of people who have guns never hurt anybody.

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

I have no problem with responsible gun owners who own weapons for self-protection, hunting, or just sport. The ones who believe they have a constitutional right to 100-round magazines to fight off I don't know what - a zombie apocalypse? - try to shut down dialogue with threats and other macho posing because of their flawed beliefs.

I'm a big supporter of the Second Amendment. But I think I have a First Amendment right not to be shot.

I'm a gun owner.

If, indeed, a firearm were more dangerous to its possessors than to potential aggressors, would it not make sense for the government to arm all criminals, and let them accidentally shoot themselves? Is this absurd? Yes, and yet the government, of course, is arming criminals.

I've got guns now. It's kind of gross.

I don't have to be careful, I've got a gun.

It's fine to have armed guards, but don't then tell everyone else they can't own a gun.

I'm a terrible trumpet player.