Personal Weapons Are What Raised Mankind Out

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.

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.

It Appears That The Soviets Are Now Going To Allow Prayer In School. One Wonders How Soon The United States Will Catch Up.

The Rifle Itself Has No Moral Stature, Since It Has No Will Of Its Own. Naturally, It May Be Used By Evil Men For Evil Purposes, But There Are More Good Men Than Evil, And While The Latter Cannot Be Persuaded To The Path Of Righteousness By Propaganda, They Can Certainly Be Corrected By Good Men With Rifles.

The One Who Fights Back Retains His Dignity And His Self-respect.