"One thing I don’t buy is the argument that guns don't kill people, people kill people. So what? A gun is an extension of man—and there are certain extensions that men must not make. There are certain reflexes in space, human movements in certain directions and dimensions, that must be limited."
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In the book Patton's Best: An Informal History of the 4th Armored Division, 1978 (pg 138)
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