Armed-self-defense Quote by Charles E. Cobb Jr

“Nice to meet you.” “Just so you know, those shotguns are real.” My grandmother pointed to the back wall where the weapons hung above…

— Chris Cannon

“I’m coming with you. Mother, lock the doors and set the alarm. We’ll take the van and the Barrett.” “Would the Barrett be enough?”…

— Ilona Andrews

“I had the shotgun. I was also carrying my two pistols, two knives, and a derringer stuffed in the pocket of my jacket. It…

— Laurell K. Hamilton

“Hey, Sally,” he yelled. “What about that meat loaf, huh?” A steely look of anger flared in my mother’s eyes, and I thought, just…

— Rick Riordan

“I went into the kitchen. My mother joined us there, Margaret threw back three shots in a row. "Oh yes, to be sure, Margaret…

— Howard Norman

“Bob exploded. 'There is no such thing as a casual conversation with my mother. Every single word will be twisted recognition until before you…

— Meg Rosoff

“Lynn pulled her own rifle into her lap, the cold metal bringing more comfort to her than Mother’s touch ever could. Her finger curled…

— Mindy McGinnis

“I like to keep a shotgun in my room for protection. You know, just in case my apartment gets broken into by a pack…

— Jarod Kintz

“  “I am running back my tent to get my sub-machinegun. There are too many Noggies to kill using a pistol!” He then ran…

— Michael G. Kramer

“And I'd started thinking about my mother's last weeks--the way she'd drifted listlessly about the house in her dressing gown, cigarettes in one hand,…

— Anna Davis

“Mrs. Pott's beady black eyes narrowed,"Do you know how many glass slippers I have to stitch when I get home? There's a Mad Hatter…

— Sophie Avett

“The first time I saw Marcey Parker she was happily firing a submachine gun through a window.”

— Dan Baum