R.I.P Colonel Jeff Cooper

I just got to the computer, and via the gunbloggers I read each day, I find Col. Jeff Cooper has passed away.

I don't know a whole lot about him, but I know about Gunsite, and I've read some of what Col. Cooper has written.

Lawdog has posted one of Col. Cooper's better-known articles. Give it a read. One of the Colonel's best-known quotations came from this article:

One bleeding-heart type asked me in a recent interview if I did not agree that "violence begets violence." I told him that it is my earnest endeavor to see that it does. I would like very much to ensure—and in some cases I have—that any man who offers violence to his fellow citizen begets a whole lot more in return than he can enjoy.

That's wisdom still relevant for our time, and for the ages.