Never assume that simply having a gun makes you a marksman. You are no…

Jeff Cooper
78 citations
Never assume that simply having a gun makes you a marksman. You are no more armed because you are wearing a pistol than you are a musician because you own a guitar. ✨ Jeff Cooper (2006). Principles of Personal Defense: Revised Edition, p.25, Paladin Press
Politics
25

More Author Quotes

A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half.
Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician.
I have long had a tendency to tie marksmanship to morality. The essence of good marksmanship is self-control, and self-control is the essence of good citizenship. It is too easy to say that a good sh … ▶
According to Herodotus, the ancient Persians felt that what was necessary in the background of a young man entering adulthood was his ability to ride, shoot straight, and speak the truth. Perhaps we … ▶
It is long been a principal of ours that one is no more armed because he has possession of a firearm than he is a musician because he owns a piano. There is no point in having a gun if you are not ca … ▶

Never assume that simply having a gun makes you a marksman. You are no more armed because you are wearing a pistol than you are a musician because you own a guitar. ✨ Jeff Cooper (2006). Principles of Personal Defense: Revised Edition, p.25, Paladin Press

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes