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Most Governments Are Designed To Protect The Government From The People, Whereas The United States Government Was Organized To Protect The People From The Government.

I Am Sometimes Perplexed By People Who Refer To Defensive Rifles, Or Defensive Rifle Shooting. The Defensive Arm Is The Pistol, Since You Have It At Hand To Meet Situations That You Do Not Anticipate. If You Have The Luxury Of Anticipating A Lethal Encounter, You Pick Up A Long Arm, Either A Rifle Or A Shotgun, But In That Case You Go On To The Attack. Thus Rifle Shooting Is Offensive, And Pistol Shooting Is Defensive. Of Course, Life Does Not Always Duplicate Theory, And There Are Exceptions To Everything, But Nevertheless The Rifle Is Not A Defensive Weapon In Concept.

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.

The Proper Course Of Action, When Under Attack, Is Usually To Counterattack.

Buy Ammunition! Remember That A Man Cannot Have Too Many Books, Too Many Wines, Or Too Much Ammunition. Our Adversaries On The Other Side Are Reaching For The Excuse Of Lead Poisoning. If They Can Push That Idea Through, You May Wind Up Still Owning Your Guns But Without Anything To Shoot In Them.