“My first act of preparation was the purchase my first handgun. I did this quickly and hastily, at a local gun shop called Goleta Gun and Supply. I had already done some research on handguns, and I decided to purchase the Glock 34 semiautomatic pistol, an efficient and highly accurate weapon. I signed all of the papers and was told that my pickup day was in mid-December. That fell in nicely, because that was when I was planning on staying in Santa Barbara till. After I picked up the handgun, I brought it back to my room and felt a new sense of power. I was now armed. Who’s the alpha male now, bitches?”

—  Elliot Rodger

My Twisted World (2014), 19-22, UC Santa Barbara, Building to Violence

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update Jan. 31, 2022. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "My first act of preparation was the purchase my first handgun. I did this quickly and hastily, at a local gun shop call…" by Elliot Rodger?
Elliot Rodger photo
Elliot Rodger 52
American spree killer 1991–2014

Related quotes

“I walked into the range, rented a handgun from the ugly old redneck cashier, and started to practice shooting at paper targets. As I fired my first few rounds, I felt so sick to the stomach. I questioned my whole life, and I looked at the gun in front of me and asked myself “What am I doing here? How could things have led to this?” I couldn’t believe my life was actually turning out this way. There I was, practicing shooting with real guns because I had a plan to carry out a massacre. Why did things have to be this way, I silently questioned myself as I looked at the handgun I was holding in front of me. I paid my fee and left the range within minutes, feeling as if I was going to be sick.”

Elliot Rodger (1991–2014) American spree killer

My Twisted World (2014), 19-22, UC Santa Barbara, Building to Violence

Mitt Romney photo

“I purchased a gun when I was a young man. I've been a hunter pretty much all my life.”

Mitt Romney (1947) American businessman and politician

, quoted in [2007-04-04, Romney's Hunting Experience Limited to Two Trips, Despite Claims, Fox News, http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,264026,00.html]
2007 campaign for Republican nomination for United States President

“I needed two working handguns at the same time, as that was how I planned to commit suicide; with two simultaneous shots to the head.”

Elliot Rodger (1991–2014) American spree killer

My Twisted World (2014), Final Days

David Sedaris photo

“What really interests me are the local gun laws. Can I carry a concealed weapon and, if so, under what circumstances? What's the waiting period for a tommy gun? Could I buy a Glock 17 if I were recently divorced or fired from my job?”

David Sedaris book Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

Essay, "Six to eight black men" - p.157-158
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2004)

“The rifle and handgun are 'equalizers' -- the weapons of a democracy. Tanks and bombers represent dictatorship.”

Edward Abbey (1927–1989) American author and essayist
Ernesto Che Guevara photo

“I don't care if I fall as long as someone else picks up my gun and keeps on shooting.”

Ernesto Che Guevara (1928–1967) Argentine Marxist revolutionary

Variant: I don't care if I fall as long as someone else picks up my gun and keeps on shooting.

Massad Ayoob photo

“Suffice it to say that from the pure "gun" side of it, the Five-seveN is a fascinating design that deserves a place in modern gun collections, and which has written a fascinating and complex chapter in the evolution of modern handguns.”

Massad Ayoob (1948) American firearms and self-defence instructor

Defensive Handguns - The FN Five-seveN (2010)

Harry Chapin photo

“The very day I purchased it,
I christened my guitar
as my monophonic symphony,
six string orchestra.”

Harry Chapin (1942–1981) American musician

Six String Orchestra
Song lyrics, Verities & Balderdash (1974)

Joycelyn Elders photo

“Handguns are a public health issue.”

Joycelyn Elders (1933) American pediatrician, public health administrator, and former Surgeon General of the United States

[Mimi, Hall, Elders makes assault on guns, USA Today, 9 November 1993, A5ff]

Steve Kagen photo

“I purchased a Chevrolet Impala. I shopped around and had 5 different auto dealers competing for my business. Because all 5 offered the same product, they were forced to compete for my business… Funny thing, they still made a fair profit — not an outrageous one.”

Steve Kagen (1949) American politician

Comparing price competition in the automobile market to having a prescription filled at a pharmacy
[13 July 2007, http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/7/13/852/86199, "I Have Been Living the Movie 'Sicko' For the Last 30 Years", Daily Kos, 2007-07-21]
Healthcare

Related topics