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At Long Last I Have Discovered That Most Shooters Are Not Interested In Firearms As Tools, But Rather As Toys. Such People Do Not Acquire Their Weapons Because Of What They Will Do, But Rather To Gratify The "christmas Morning Joy" That We Largely Left Behind In Our Childhood.

On The Very Instant That We Know That Our Assailant Intends Us Serious Physical Harm, We Must Work Just As Fast As We Can.

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 Should Now Grant Our College Degrees To Young Men Who Measure Up To That Standard.

The 1911 Pistol Remains The Service Pistol Of Choice In The Eyes Of Those Who Understand The Problem. Back When We Audited The Fbi Academy In 1947, I Was Told That I Ought Not To Use My Pistol In Their Training Program Because It Was Not Fair. Maybe The First Thing One Should Demand Of His Sidearm Is That It Be Unfair.

In The Larger Sense, However, The Personal Ownership Of Firearms Is Only Secondarily A Matter Of Defense Against The Criminal. Note The Following From Thomas Jefferson: The Strongest Reason For The People To Keep And Bear Arms Is, As A Last Resort, To Protect Themselves Against The Tyranny Of Government. That Is Why Our Masters In Washington Are So Anxious To Disarm Us. They Are Not Afraid Of Criminals. They Are Afraid Of A Populace Which Cannot Be Subdued By Tyrants.