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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.

Owning A Handgun Doesn't Make You Armed Any More Than Owning A Guitar Makes You A Musician.

The Proliferation Of Right-to-carry Laws Throughout The States Has Drawn Plaintive Complaints From The Criminal Element. They Feel That It Makes Their Profession Too Dangerous When The Streets Are Full Of "civilians" Who May Or May Not Be Armed. Poor Babies!

We Thought Everybody Knew By Now That Barrel Length Has Almost Nothing To Do With Accuracy. I Believe The Myth Of The Superior Accuracy Of A Long Rifle Dates From Colonial Days, When The Only Way To Extend Sight Radius Was To Make The Barrel As Long As Possible. It Is Interesting How Long It Takes A Myth To Die.

We Are Somewhat Amused By The Hysteria Manifest In The Press At The Suggestion By Gordon Liddy That If One Is Menaced By Bad Guys (particularly The Ninja) One Is Wise To Shoot For The Head. That Statement Has Got A Whole Bunch Of Journalists And Commentators Bleeding From The Nose. One Wonders Why It Should. Where Else Should You Shoot A Man If He Is Probably Wearing An Armored Vest? If You Decide To Shoot You Have Made The Big Decision. Where You Place Your Shot Is Merely A Technical Matter.