Gun Quotes

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posted on August 26, 2013
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I would like to thank the reader who replied with a gun quote of his own, which I will repeat for the information of all.

“Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.” - George Patton

Here’s one that I have chuckled over many times since I read it the first time in Bill Jordan’s classic No Second Place Winner.

“If ya get in a gunfight, don’t get rushed. Take your time-fast! - Anonymous “Old” Texas Ranger.

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