The Color Codes

[NavyChief]

In the interest of everyone being on the same sheet of music, the following are provided for your enlightenment and edification. I know there are different takes on this out there. Being a purist, I prefer Col. Coopers own descriptions - especially since he's the one that originally articulated them...

In Cooper's own words:

In White you are unprepared and unready to take lethal action. If you are attacked in White you will probably die unless your adversary is totally inept.

In Yellow you bring yourself to the understanding that your life may be in danger and that you may have to do something about it.

In Orange you have determined upon a specific adversary and are prepared to take action which may result in his death, but you are not in a lethal mode.

In Red you are in a lethal mode and will shoot if circumstances warrant.

[ArcherAce]

In White you are unprepared and unready to take lethal action. If you are attacked in White you will probably die unless your adversary is totally inept.

"You will probably die unless your adversary is totally inept". That's funny. The more I read from this Col. Cooper guy the more I like his style.

Rob

[TunnelRat]

The more I read from this Col. Cooper guy the more I like his style.

Rob, try this site -- Jeff Cooper's Commentaries: http://www.molonlabe.net/Commentaries/

[TunnelRat]

In Cooper's own words:

In White you are unprepared and unready to take lethal action. If you are attacked in White you will probably die unless your adversary is totally inept.

In Yellow you bring yourself to the understanding that your life may be in danger and that you may have to do something about it.

In Orange you have determined upon a specific adversary and are prepared to take action which may result in his death, but you are not in a lethal mode.

In Red you are in a lethal mode and will shoot if circumstances warrant.

This oughta be a sticky!

[mbott]

And a second site carries the commentaries. See http://users2.ev1.net/~mkreynolds/jeff/

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Mike

[TunnelRat]

And a second site carries the commentaries. See http://users2.ev1.net/~mkreynolds/jeff/

Thank you, Mike. It can never hurt to be able to access the good Colonel though different websites.

In case one of them may get shut down, it's nice to have Door #2...

[Safety Guy]

Anyone wanting the very best from Col. Cooper should also buy and repeatedly read his classic "Principles of Personal Defense."

After years of loaning out and losing copies of this work, I keep my copy inside my house and it doesn't leave with anyone!

The Color Code "Short Form":

Yellow = "Ready"
Orange = "Set"
Red = "GO!"
(White = "Huh...?")

Karl

[NavyChief]

Karl -
You don't have a copy of"Principles of Personal Defense" by Jeff Cooper I could borrow, do you???
Best.

[ArcherAce]

The more I read from this Col. Cooper guy the more I like his style.

Rob, try this site -- Jeff Cooper's Commentaries: http://www.molonlabe.net/Commentaries/

Great. More stuff to read every night before bed. At this rate I'll never get to sleep.

[BEAR!]

I've had a copy of "Principles of Personal Defense" for years, but I NEVER loan it out.

[Jronjakoh]

Who wrote the book and do you think it is possible to find it in the library?
Principles of Defanse

[NavyChief]

Library, I doubt it. Mine doesn't, anyway... It's by Jeff Cooper. Amazon has it.

[BEAR!]

I bought mine at a gun show.

[TunnelRat]

The Color Code "Short Form":

Yellow = "Ready"
Orange = "Set"
Red = "GO!"
(White = "Huh...?")

Thank you. It made me laugh out loud!