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> [Why does a woman carry a gun? Because, under our system, every citizen has the latitude to act in the absence of police; the latitude to act reasonably, to act immediately, to act in defense of self, to act in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-longenecker/why-does-a-woman-carry-a-gun-because-under-our-system-every-citizen/)

[John Longenecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-longenecker/)

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## More by John Longenecker

> [Liberty and personal independence in America are still a concept some here have never known.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-longenecker/liberty-and-personal-independence-in-america-are-still-a-concept-some/)

[John Longenecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-longenecker/)

> [There is no problem anywhere on the earth which cannot be solved better under Liberty than under any other system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-longenecker/there-is-no-problem-anywhere-on-the-earth-which-cannot-be-solved/)

[John Longenecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-longenecker/)

> [Nothing puts peace in its proper perspective better than the loss of personal liberty first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-longenecker/nothing-puts-peace-in-its-proper-perspective-better-than-the-loss-of/)

[John Longenecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-longenecker/)

> [It's time to repeal gun bans everywhere in the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-longenecker/it-s-time-to-repeal-gun-bans-everywhere-in-the-united-states/)

[John Longenecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-longenecker/)

> [Why does a woman carry a gun? Because, under our system, every citizen has the latitude to act in the absence of police; the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-longenecker/why-does-a-woman-carry-a-gun-because-under-our-system-every-citizen/)

[John Longenecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-longenecker/)

> [The average household might prepare for root canal, traffic accident, unemployment or illness, but how the household will meet, manage and even survive violent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-longenecker/the-average-household-might-prepare-for-root-canal-traffic-accident/)

[John Longenecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-longenecker/)

> [. . when the target of crime is armed, there is more law present, more public policy present, and more public interest served than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-longenecker/when-the-target-of-crime-is-armed-there-is-more-law-present-more/)

[John Longenecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-longenecker/)

> [Nothing puts the dignity in personal dignity (or the freedom in personal freedom) like the self in self-rule.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-longenecker/nothing-puts-the-dignity-in-personal-dignity-or-the-freedom-in/)

[John Longenecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-longenecker/)

> [There is no policy which will ever be as effective a deterrent in the mind of the mass marauder as the advance knowledge -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-longenecker/there-is-no-policy-which-will-ever-be-as-effective-a-deterrent-in-the/)

[John Longenecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-longenecker/)

> [The community does not fight crime well by chasing it; after-the-fact, crime has won and the target of violence is injured or worse. Crime…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-longenecker/the-community-does-not-fight-crime-well-by-chasing-it-after-the-fact/)

[John Longenecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-longenecker/)

> [There is a feeling of personal dignity and independence in grasping, literally, the power to back your refusal to be a target of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-longenecker/there-is-a-feeling-of-personal-dignity-and-independence-in-grasping/)

[John Longenecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-longenecker/)

> [The health of the second amendment is the primary indicator of the overall health of the nation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-longenecker/the-health-of-the-second-amendment-is-the-primary-indicator-of-the/)

[John Longenecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-longenecker/)

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