“I’m not going to give up my gun. Dad wouldn’t want me to. I’m sure of that. Anyhow, I’m licensed and I don’t have to. I’m a qualified marksman, I’ve passed the psycho tests, and I’ve taken the oath; I’m as much entitled to wear a gun as he is.”

—  Robert A. Heinlein , book Red Planet

Source: Red Planet (1949), Chapter 4, “Lowell Academy”, p. 55

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