The Purpose Of The Pistol Is To

We Are Fully Justified In Valuing The Life And Person Of An Intended Victim More Highly Than The Life Of A Pernicious Assailant. The Attacker Must Be Stopped. At Once And Completely.

No Sensible Person Ever Opens The Door Of His House Without Knowing Who Is Knocking.

All The People Constitute The Militia - According To The Founding Fathers. Therefore Every Able-bodied Man Has A Duty Under The Constitution To Become Part Of The "well-regulated" Militia, Specifically To Understand And Perform Well With The Individual Weapon Currently Issued To The Regular Establishment. . . . Thus One Who Has Not Qualified Himself With The M-16 May Not Be Considered To Be A Responsible Citizen.

Observe Your Cat. It Is Difficult To Surprise Him. Why? Naturally His Superior Hearing Is Part Of The Answer, But Not All Of It. He Moves Well, Using His Senses Fully. He Is Not Preoccupied With Irrelevancies. He's Not Thinking About His Job Or His Image Or His Income Tax. He Is Putting First Things First, Principally His Physical Security. Do Likewise.

By Doing What Our Assailant Least Expects Us To Do, We May Throw Him Completely Off. ... What He Usually Least Suspects Is Instant, Violent Counterattack, So The Principle Of Aggressiveness Is Closely Tied To Threat Of Surprise.