Thursday, March 10, 2011

More From Colonel Cooper


The consensus is that no more than five to ten people in a hundred who die by gunfire in Los Angeles are any loss to society. These people fight small wars amongst themselves. It would seem a valid social service to keep them well supplied with ammunition.

-- LtCol John Dean "Jeff" Cooper, USMC (retired)
   May 10, 1920 - September 25, 2006
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12 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 12:40 AM

    ...be sure of your camera, and the photographer beyond it.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 1:49 AM

    If they attained a level of marksmanship and tactical sophistication such that the surrounding populace were not endangered, I could agree with Cooper.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 2:47 AM

    I love my daily Cooperisms.

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  4. aughtsixMarch 10, 2011 at 3:49 AM

    Jeff Cooper's pen might actually have been mightier than a sword!

    Jon III

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  5. pdxr13March 10, 2011 at 5:26 AM

    Anon-March 10, 2011 1:49 AM:

    Doesn't matter if they ever get better than they are.

    Cooper says 95% of the dead won't be missed, meaning that 5% will be missed. Smart folks make themselves scarce before being hit by stray rounds, and luck applies. Sandbagging the bedroom walls facing the street is cheap. Bring a couple cases of bulk-pack FMJ 115grain FMJ 9x19mm back from out of state next time, and pay for the trip.

    yep.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 5:35 AM

    Cooper: "... a valid social service to keep them well supplied ..." Hhmm, who's going to do the buying?

    Some people are saying that NPR needs continued federal funding in order to keep jobs. On the other hand, jobs could be created or saved (gasp!) in the munitions industry, by doing the ammo supplying per Cooper. $450 mil/year worth of nines and fowties that would otherwise get spent on NPR, could solve some dependency problems in the big city. Future generations worth of problems, actually.

    For purists: That's a joke, son.

    s. Foghorn Leghorn
    PF

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  7. AnonymousMarch 11, 2011 at 1:09 AM

    Ray Chapman, Elden Carl, Thell Reed, Cooper, and Ray Chapman.

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  8. AnonymousMarch 11, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    Great old pic, would love to know who the 4 guys in the pic with Jeff are ...

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  9. AnonymousMarch 11, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    Ray Chapman is the first guy on the left. Not sure who is the last guy on the right.

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  10. AnonymousMarch 11, 2011 at 9:55 PM

    Jack Weaver?

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  11. AnonymousMarch 12, 2011 at 1:47 AM

    Oops,last guy is Jack Weaver.

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  12. AnonymousMarch 14, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    Ray Chapman, Elden Carl, Thell Reed, Cooper, and Ray Chapman (sic).--Anon@1:09/

    Thanks. I was not able to correctly identify Elden Carl. Incidently, Thell Reed does the fast and fancy pistol work in the movie "Last Man Standing". :^)

    MALTHUS

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