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Jeff Cooper Legacy Foundation

An armed man is a citizen; unarmed, he is merely a subject

Family Photos

Family Photos

Hiking was always a favorite, especially in the hills behind the Pixley cabins.
Hiking was always a favorite, especially in the hills behind the Pixley cabins.
Janelle was a superb athlete.
Janelle was a superb athlete.
Christy shooting.
Christy shooting.
Christy as Snow Queen of 1960.
Christy as Snow Queen of 1960.
Parry shooting
Parry shooting
Parry as Snow Queen of 1964.
Parry as Snow Queen of 1964.
Lindy performing a Presidente.
Lindy performing a Presidente.
Lindy as Snow Queen of 1967.
Lindy as Snow Queen of 1967.
Jeff's final Porsche, his 356 SC.
Jeff's final Porsche, his 356 SC.
Jeff plays the heavy in yet another of the presentations of the Bear Valley Players.
Jeff plays the heavy in yet another of the presentations of the Bear Valley Players.
Jeff and Janelle party with some of their many good friends in Big Bear.
Jeff and Janelle party with some of their many good friends in Big Bear.
Heinie, Phyllis and Jeff visiting Uncle Les' Tioga Lodge above Mono Lake.
Heinie, Phyllis and Jeff visiting Uncle Les' Tioga Lodge above Mono Lake.
The Cooper family in Big Bear in December of 1958.
The Cooper family in Big Bear in December of 1958.
Jeff and Janelle at the Bon Voyage party before the Rio Balsas trip, 31 December 1961
Jeff and Janelle at the Bon Voyage party before the Rio Balsas trip, 31 December 1961
Jeff and Gene Harshbarger in Guatemala, 1966.
Jeff and Gene Harshbarger in Guatemala, 1966.
Phyllis, in an early newspaper article from her stage days.
Phyllis, in an early newspaper article from her stage days.
The Gunsite gate in winter.
The Gunsite gate in winter.
The "Sconce" taking shape.
The "Sconce" taking shape.
The "Sconce" takes shape.
The "Sconce" takes shape.
Janelle points to the big sign welcoming I.P.S.C. members.
Janelle points to the big sign welcoming I.P.S.C. members.
Jeff with Ian Smith, last President of Rhodesia.
Jeff with Ian Smith, last President of Rhodesia.
Paralee Cooper marries Bruce Edgar Heath, 22 June 1968.
Paralee Cooper marries Bruce Edgar Heath, 22 June 1968.
Christina Cooper marries Charles Roland Hastings, 24 August 1968.
Christina Cooper marries Charles Roland Hastings, 24 August 1968.
Linda Theresa Cooper marries Joe Bailey Wisdom, 6 January 1973.
Linda Theresa Cooper marries Joe Bailey Wisdom, 6 January 1973.
Jeff and Janelle were proud parents at Parry's wedding.
Jeff and Janelle were proud parents at Parry's wedding.
Distinguished competitive shooters made distinguished wedding guests. From left to right: Jeff, Elden Carl, Al Nichols, & Ray Chapman.
Distinguished competitive shooters made distinguished wedding guests. From left to right: Jeff, Elden Carl, Al Nichols, & Ray Chapman.
Jeff lecturing on the range.
Jeff lecturing on the range.
Jeff handing out graduation certificates at the Sconce.
Jeff handing out graduation certificates at the Sconce.
Jeff beginning draw.
Jeff beginning draw.
Jeff on his 'tricycle', which enabled him to be in two places at once (or so it seemed).
Jeff on his 'tricycle', which enabled him to be in two places at once (or so it seemed).
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Our latest scholarship recipients at the Sconce October 30, 2026.
Lindy with Jesse Duffield, Lance Duffield and Kevin Ward.
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Our latest scholarship recipients at the Sconce October 30, 2026. Lindy with Jesse Duffield, Lance Duffield and Kevin Ward.
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Col. Cooper with his sporterized #3040krag at #gunsite. Photo restored & enhanced using Ai.
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Col. Cooper with his sporterized #3040krag at #gunsite. Photo restored & enhanced using Ai.
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What do you suppose the lesson being taught here is? #Tommygun #JeffCooper #API
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Our latest scholarship recipients at the Sconce October 2, 2026.  Eric Brooks, Mike Metzler, Lindy, David Lis and Mildred Chernofsky.
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Our latest scholarship recipients at the Sconce October 2, 2026. Eric Brooks, Mike Metzler, Lindy, David Lis and Mildred Chernofsky.
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Hear, hear!
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Hear, hear!
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Jeff with some of his earliest and youngest students, perhaps?  Big Bear Lake, California.
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Jeff with some of his earliest and youngest students, perhaps? Big Bear Lake, California.
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If you are a shooting/gun club with a place to meet and space for a library, we are offering to seed your own version of The Cooper Shelf with a selection of Jeff Cooper’s books to get you started.  Please visit our website for details.  jeffcooperfoundation.org &  Spread the word!  Thank you!!
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If you are a shooting/gun club with a place to meet and space for a library, we are offering to seed your own version of The Cooper Shelf with a selection of Jeff Cooper’s books to get you started. Please visit our website for details. jeffcooperfoundation.org & Spread the word! Thank you!!
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Jeff out with daughter, Parry, doing some shooting.  August 1970.
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Our Mission:

Our purpose is to promote and perpetuate the teachings and philosophy of Jeff Cooper, with special emphasis on the proper techniques for the use of small arms, the importance of self-reliance and the individual right and duty of self-defense.

The Foundation awards scholarships for training and education in the Cooper tradition.   In addition, it preserves, archives and maintains  Colonel Cooper’s writings and personal collections so that they may provide study and learning opportunities and inspiration for generations to come.

Photo Gallery

 Jeff and his first trophy, the 1937 elk.
Jeff and his first trophy, the 1937 elk.
 Jeff in Munich during his second trip to Europe in 1928.
Jeff in Munich during his second trip to Europe in 1928.
The earliest photo we have of a Pixley. this is Janelle's great grandfather, Osman Pixley, 1828-1903. He was married to Lady Frances Wood.
The earliest photo we have of a Pixley. this is Janelle's great grandfather, Osman Pixley, 1828-1903. He was married to Lady Frances Wood.
Young Jeff with friend in the side yard of the house at 500 North Rossmore in Los Angeles, circa 1924
Young Jeff with friend in the side yard of the house at 500 North Rossmore in Los Angeles, circa 1924
 Jeff and his Yukon Dall sheep, 1940
Jeff and his Yukon Dall sheep, 1940
St. GABRIEL POSSENTI (1838-1862). Patron of marksmen.
St. GABRIEL POSSENTI (1838-1862). Patron of marksmen.

Random Quote:

“This day I completed my thirty-first year, and conceived that I had in all human probability now existed about half the period which I am to remain in this sublunary world. I reflected that I had as yet done but little, very little, indeed, to further the happiness of the human race or to advance the information of the succeeding generation. I viewed with regret the many hours I have spent in indolence, and now sorely felt the want of that information which those hours would have given me had they been judiciously expended. But since they are past and cannot be recalled, I dash from me the gloomy thought, and resolved in future, to redouble my exertions and at least indeavor to promote those two primary objects of human existence, by giving them the aid of that portion of talents which nature and fortune have bestoed in me; or in future, to live for MANKIND, as I have heretofore lived for MYSELF.” (sic).

Meriweather Lewis

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