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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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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)
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