> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Clint Smith, Director of Thunder Ranch, is part drill Instructor, > and part standup comic. Here are a few of his observations. > On tactics, firearms, self defense and life as we know it in the > Civilized world. > > “The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was > going to a fight….I’d choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an > atomic bomb instead.” > > “The two most important rules in a gunfight are: always cheat > and always win.” > > “Every time I teach a class, I discover I don’t know something.” > > “Don’t forget, incoming fire has the right of way.” > > “Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets. I may get > killed with my own gun, but he’s gonna have to beat me to death with > it, cause it’s going to be empty.” > > “If you’re not shootin’, you should be loadin’. If you’re not > loadin, you should be movin’, if you’re not movin’, someone’s gonna > cut your head off and put it on a stick.” > > “When you reload in low light encounters, don’t put your > flashlight in your back pocket.. If you light yourself up, you’ll > look like an angel or the tooth fairy…and you’re gonna be one of > ‘em pretty soon.” > > “Do something. It may be wrong, but do something.” > > “Nothing adds a little class to a sniper course like a babe in a > Ghilliesuit.” > > “Shoot what’s available, as long as it’s available, until > something else becomes available.” > > “If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. That’s > ridiculous.. If I have a gun, what in the hell do I have to be > paranoid for.” > > “Don’t shoot fast, shoot good.” > > “You can say ‘stop’ or ‘alto’ or use any other word you think > will work but I’ve found that a large bore muzzle pointed at > someone’s head is pretty much the universal language.” > > “You have the rest of your life to solve your problems. How long > You live depends on how well you do it.” > > “You cannot save the planet. You may be able to save yourself > and your family.” > > “Thunder Ranch will be here as long as you’ll have us or until > someone makes us go away and either way it will be exciting.” > > More Excellent Gun Wisdom……. The purpose of fighting is to > win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more > important than the shield, and skill is more important than either. > The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental. > > 1. Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to > fight, he’ll just kill you. > > 2. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck. > > 3. I carry a gun cause a cop is too heavy. > > 4. When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away. > > 5. A reporter did a human-interest piece on the Texas Rangers. > The reporter recognized the Colt Model 1911 the Ranger was carrying > and asked him ‘Why do you carry a 45?’ The Ranger responded, > ‘Because they don’t make a 46.’ > > 6. An armed man will kill an unarmed man with monotonous > regularity. > > 7. The old sheriff was attending an awards dinner when a lady > commented on his wearing his sidearm. ‘Sheriff, I see you have your > pistol. Are you expecting trouble?’ ‘No ma’am. If I were expecting > trouble, I would have brought my rifle.’ > > 8. Beware the man who only has one gun. He probably knows how to > use it! > > If you believe in the 2nd Amendment, please forward. ‘The true > soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but > because he loves what is behind him.’ -G. K. Chesterton > > A people that values its privileges above its principles will > soon lose both. DDE > > ‘Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who > do not.’ > > ~ Thomas Jefferson > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG – www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.21/2445 – Release Date: > 10/21/09 16:44:00 > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 4533 (20091022) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > >
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Posted October 23rd, 2009 by mark