Rifle Quotes

“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.”
― Jeff Cooper, The Art of the Rifle

“She thought she should take a moment to pray. But, as she was holding a loaded rifle, conventional prayer did not seem entirely suitable. Sister Peg hoped that God would help her, but it was her belief that He much preferred for people to attend to themselves. Life was a test; it was up to you to pass it or not. She raised the gun to her clavicle and angled one eye down the length of the barrel.”
― Justin Cronin, The City of Mirrors

“When shoes and clothes and food, when hope is gone we'll all have the rifle.”
― John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath

“For two years, all you have to do is go where they tell you, stay behind your rifle, and kill and not be killed. It’s simple, but simple isn’t the same as easy.”
― John Scalzi, Old Man's War

“What do you call a rifle with three barrels?

A trifle.”
― Joseph Rosenbloom, Biggest Riddle Book in the World

“Life is like playing russian rulette with a loaded rifle, it doesnt matter what you do, you always get the bullet.”
― Jaime Tenorio Valenzuela

“The word is my weapon. FIRE!”
― Ljupka Cvetanova, The New Land

“Son! I've got a short temper and a long rifle..!”
― Rishad Saam Mehta, Hot Tea Across India

“Guns are the problem and more guns are not the solution.”
― Steven Magee

“To shoot or not to shoot, that is the question.”
― Steven Magee

“Mental illness, guns and violence are just an ordinary day.”
― Steven Magee

“There’s a really good chance that your enemy is, in fact, a friend that the media verbally dressed in combat fatigues and gifted with an assault rifle that doesn’t exist.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“21 lights snuffed out by the gun lobby.”
― Steven Magee