Born 10 May 1920. Died 25 September 2006
The man who single handedly brought shooting into the 20th century. The father of what is commonly known as "The Modern Technique" of handgun shooting, and considered by many to be the world's foremost expert on the use and history of small arms. Jeff Cooper was THE inspiration for anybody who even contemplated using or carrying a firearm...his picture was on the wall in the range where I was Range Safety Officer for so many years. He had no time for cowboys or kids...he figured anybody who picked up a gun had better become an adult toot sweet. If you werent willing to be an adult, then leave the blamed thing alone! He was the ultimate law abiding armed citizen.
He believed that if a country did not put a military on its soil, then some other country surely would, and he further believed that if you didn't protect your family or belongings or your country with possibly lethal force, you deserved to lose it. Nobody I know believes EVERYTHING that this man says, however I certainly be glad and proud to have him on my side.
And yeah, in light of school shootings this last week, it seems cruel to commemorate a man whose business was violence, however, this guy trained the police. He WAS the police. He was the person you called when some nut case is shooting up your school. He goes in when everybody else is going out. He was an inspiration.
More of his biography is here....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Cooper_(colonel)
1 comment:
"And yeah, in light of school shootings this last week, it seems cruel to commemorate a man whose business was violence..."
No, you're commemorating a man who understand that people have the right and the need to protect themselves.
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