Quote by C.J. Chivers

“Captain Madonna’s assessment of Colt’s assault rifle, circa 1967. “It was a pretty good bayonet holder,” he said. “I knew those weapons were failing.…

— C.J. Chivers

“More dangerous than bayonets and cannon are the weapons of the mind.”

— Ludwig von Mises

“Guns are like cars: you can trust a good used one better than one that's brand new.”

— Haruki Murakami

“guns were a complicated business, and once you pointed a weapon at someone, especially someone with a weapon of his own, the thing you…

— Paul Auster

“The pistol is not a weapon, it is an impertinence.”

— Arturo Perez-Reverte

“A man on a mission would bring his heaviest artillery, and it looked like this guy hadn’t even packed a pocket knife.”

— Angela Richardson

“Guns were the symbols of judgment and power, so that those who were expected to exercise power and judgment had to wear them and…

— Sean McMullen

Most bayonets throughout history have probably not been used because soldiers just can't do it, something holds them back... the same goes for shooting…

— Rutger Bregman

“It was almost impossible to operate with the best gear. The most effective weapons were the ones most hardest to obtain. More often than…

— Tom Wood

“The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason. I have never used any other, and I trust I never shall.”

— Thomas Paine

Under divine blessing, we must rely on the bayonet when firearms cannot be furnished

— Stonewall Jackson

“It was a strange feeling, holding the rifle. It somehow removed him from everything around him. Without the rifle he had to fit in,…

— Gary Paulsen