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Jeff Cooper has died
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Posted on 09/25/2006 4:08:13 PM PDT by AzSteven
Friends,
At the request of the family it is my sad duty to report the passing of our founder, Jeff Cooper. Jeff died peacefully at home this afternoon while being cared for by his wife Janelle and daughter Lindy.
There will be a private internment at Gunsite by invitation, with a public memorial service at the Whittington Center at a date to be announced.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.
DVC,
Ed
Ed Head Operations Manager Gunsite Academy, Inc. 2900 W. Gunsite Rd. Paulden, AZ 86334
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2a; 2ndamendment; 45acp; banglist; colonelcooper; cooper; gunsite; hoplophobia; jeffcooper; personaldefense; pistol; revolver; rkba; secondamendment; weaverstance
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Just got this in mail
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:08:14 PM PDT
by
AzSteven
To: W.
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:08:56 PM PDT
by
Dog
To: AzSteven
To: Dog
A true legend and a fine gentleman. His essays guided me even when I disagreed. His breadth and depth of firearms knowledge was breathtaking. I am truly saddened that this man has left us.
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:12:24 PM PDT
by
Zippo44
(Liberal: another word for poltroon.)
To: AzSteven
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:13:39 PM PDT
by
RedCell
("...thou shalt kill thine enemy before he killeth you by any means available" - Dick Marcinko)
To: AzSteven
America lost one of the good guys today.
RIP Jeff Cooper. God bless.
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:14:03 PM PDT
by
Badray
(While defending the land called America, we must also be sure to preserve the Idea called America.)
To: AzSteven
RIP, Colonel Cooper. Guard the streets of Heaven well.
To: AzSteven
Such a shame, Colonel Cooper will be sorely missed.
Prayers for his family.
Dr. Z.
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:19:00 PM PDT
by
Dr.Zoidberg
(Mohammedism - Bringing you only the best of the 6th century for fourteen hundred years.)
To: AzSteven
Prayers for his family, and thanks to God for Jeff. He did a wonderful job, and has changed the world for the better.
Rest in Peace, Jeff...
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:20:36 PM PDT
by
dandelion
To: AzSteven
RIP to the Gunner's Guru.
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:22:13 PM PDT
by
facedown
(Armed in the Heartland)
To: Joe Brower
To: AzSteven
Just Damn...
RIP Colonel Cooper.
Mark
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:26:55 PM PDT
by
MarkL
(When Kaylee says "No power in the `verse can stop me," it's cute. When River says it, it's scary!)
To: AzSteven
Click the Pic
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:28:37 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: AzSteven
What a class-act the Col. was.
Aside from his bountiful knowledge, he was articulate and jocular in a way that was fun like Buckley. I'll miss the "editorial we". RIP, soldier. Well done.
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:29:35 PM PDT
by
RedQuill
To: AzSteven
Rest In Peace, Colonel Cooper.
May you ride, shoot straight, and always speak the truth at the right hand of the ALMIGHTY!
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:30:08 PM PDT
by
gc4nra
( this tag line protected by Kimber and the First Amendment (I voted for McClintock))
To: beaureguard
COOPERS RULES:
RULE I: ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED
RULE II: NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO DESTROY
RULE III: KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET
RULE IV: BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT LIES BEYOND
To: RedCell
May he rest in peace.From my (very limited) knowledge of the man, he will.
I gather not only was he a master at his craft, a great teacher and exponent of rigorous quality in the field he championed, he was also, apparently, a fine human being.
Prayers for his family. He has found his reward.
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:32:50 PM PDT
by
Phsstpok
(Often wrong, but never in doubt)
To: AzSteven
We all who live, also die, but some live more significantly than others and Col Jeff was one of those. RIP
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:39:16 PM PDT
by
RAY
To: AzSteven
Jeff Cooper=GREAT AMERICAN,RIP MY MAN!
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:41:02 PM PDT
by
cmsgop
( President Mahmud Ahmadinejad Must Purify Himself in The Waters of Lake Minnetonka)
To: AzSteven
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:42:47 PM PDT
by
Ladysmith
((NRA, SAS) Gun owners have illustrated rights are individual and can be protected by individuals.)
To: AzSteven
wow. I feel sad that another of the John Wayne real men has done his duty and gone to his reward. What a great guy. I've read a lot about his work in the combat arms and the other contributions to the use of pistols in CCQ.
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:44:57 PM PDT
by
Dick Vomer
(liberals suck......... but it depends on what your definition of the word "suck" is.)
To: AzSteven
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:45:04 PM PDT
by
Quix
(LET GOD ARISE AND HIS ENEMIES BE SCATTERED. LET ISRAEL CALL ON GOD AS THEIRS! & ISLAM FLUSH ITSELF)
To: AzSteven
Fair winds and following seas Marine.
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:45:59 PM PDT
by
ExpatGator
(Extending logic since 1961.)
To: gc4nra
May you ride, shoot straight, and always speak the truth at the right hand of the ALMIGHTY!
Great book, by the way.
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:46:50 PM PDT
by
Disambiguator
(If the Democrats were a stock, I would short them.)
To: AzSteven
He was a man of high caliber.
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:48:08 PM PDT
by
southernnorthcarolina
(Some people are like Slinkies: totally useless, but fun to throw down a stair.)
To: AzSteven
Thanks for everything Colonel...
Rest in peace...
To: AzSteven
May the Lord Jesus Christ Comfort and Strengthen his Family.
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:52:28 PM PDT
by
bray
(Voting for the Rats is a Deathwish)
To: Disambiguator
It is one of my favorites.
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:54:18 PM PDT
by
gc4nra
( this tag line protected by Kimber and the First Amendment (I voted for McClintock))
To: AzSteven
They don't make them like that anymore.
RIP
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:55:59 PM PDT
by
AdamSelene235
(Truth has become so rare and precious she is always attended to by a bodyguard of lies.)
To: AzSteven
Sorry to hear. He was a great voice on safe gun-handling and responsible gun ownership and use. His sanity will be missed.
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posted on
09/25/2006 4:59:47 PM PDT
by
elhombrelibre
(Civilization and democracy are under attack around the world, so Liberals attack Bush.)
To: AzSteven
I owe a debt of gratitude to this man that can never be repaid. God rest his soul.
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posted on
09/25/2006 5:03:58 PM PDT
by
Prime Choice
(True Conservatives don't vote for Liberals just because they have an 'R' by their name.)
To: AzSteven
Hope to see you later, Colonel, rest well.
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posted on
09/25/2006 5:08:35 PM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(MAY I DIE ON MY FEET IN MY SWAMP, BUAIDH NO BAS)
To: AzSteven; sit-rep; Squantos
I can't say I know him but I'm sure I've benefitted from his work. RIP.
To: Lurker; Joe Brower
After
his Heart Attack a few weeks ago, I did not think he would be around for long.
My Condolances to His Family, to the Gunsite family, and to shooters everywhere. We have truly lost one of the Great Ones today.
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posted on
09/25/2006 5:12:39 PM PDT
by
Petruchio
(* Censored *)
To: AzSteven
Rest in peace, Col. Cooper.
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posted on
09/25/2006 5:16:29 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(Treaty Fetishism: "[The] belief that a piece of paper will alter the behavior of thugs." R. Lowry.)
To: AzSteven
Many people I know and work with consider me some kind of "gun expert" because I shoot and hunt quite a bit. However, every time I take a "newbie" non-shooter to the range, before we leave I always quote to them one of Col. Cooper's axioms:
"You are no more armed because you own a gun than you are a musician because you own a piano. The instrument is not the answer; the skill to use the instrument is the answer."
The clarity, logic and simple truth of Col. Cooper's quote has NEVER failed to make a positive impression and thought-provoking look upon any of the (often liberal and previously terrified of guns) non-shooters I've taken to the range.
In his long life Col. Cooper probably forgot more about firearms than I will ever learn in my own.
Rest In Peace.
To: AzSteven
Sad news. Jeff has made many excellent contributions to gun rights and self defense training.
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posted on
09/25/2006 5:18:37 PM PDT
by
Myrddin
To: AzSteven
Rest in peace. Prayers for his family.
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posted on
09/25/2006 5:18:55 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(Cheney X -- Destroying the Liberal Democrat Traitors By Any Means Necessary -- Ya Dig ? Sho 'Nuff.)
To: AzSteven
Oh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO how sad. A great man. A great gun enthusiasist, gun rights supporter, and expert of firearms and self defense. He will be missed and can not be replaced. Prayer for the family.
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posted on
09/25/2006 5:23:05 PM PDT
by
therut
To: Blue Jays
Such sad news. It is my sincere hope Colonel Cooper is in a better place and his family can find comfort in the great things he achieved in the course of his lifetime.
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posted on
09/25/2006 5:26:27 PM PDT
by
Blue Jays
(Rock Hard, Ride Free)
To: AzSteven
A man's man.
God bless and rest in peace.
To: AzSteven
A sad day. We will not see his like again.
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posted on
09/25/2006 5:28:08 PM PDT
by
Peisistratus
(Islam delende est)
To: humblegunner; Squantos; Jeff Head
Rest in Peace Colonel Cooper.
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posted on
09/25/2006 5:28:56 PM PDT
by
Eaker
(Dix, TexasCowboy and Flyer all now live in the next best place to Texas . .. Heaven)
To: Eaker
I'm starting to resent all these good guys going AWOL and leaving 'tards like us to carry on.
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posted on
09/25/2006 5:32:33 PM PDT
by
humblegunner
(If you're gonna die, die with your boots on.)
To: Petruchio
Our loss is the Lords gain.
RIP Colonel.
L
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posted on
09/25/2006 7:02:36 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(islam is not a religion. It's the new face of Fascism in our time. We ignore it at our peril.)
To: AzSteven
An absolute Titan of the shooting world and a wonderful human being; he will be sorely missed. R.I.P.
To: AzSteven
Never met the man, but feel like I knew him well. I've hung on a lot of his words for a very long time.
Go with God, Colonel Cooper...and thanks for everything!
To: AzSteven
Farewell Colonel. You, sir, were an inspiration and a beacon of common sense shining through the fog of these 'modern' times. You will be sorely missed.
God Bless and Godspeed. I humbly offer prayers for him and all closer to him.
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posted on
09/25/2006 9:35:59 PM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
To: AzSteven
To: AzSteven
Lt.Col. Jeff Cooper was a giant. I know of ZERO pistol courses today that teach anything but Cooper's Modern Pistol Technique.
With Lt. Col. Cooper's entrance, Heaven is now secure!
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