“Know guns, no crime; no guns, know crime” (“No guns, no freedom; know guns, know freedom”)
“No god, no peace; know god, know peace” has been cited in print since at least 1976. Many gun sayings have a similar formula. “No Guns - No Freedom; Know Guns - Know Freedom” was cited in print in 1999; “My coinage, parodying the Christian bumpersticker slogan” was added by the poster.
“Know guns, know peace and safety; no guns, no peace nor safety” began appearing on Internet lists (titled “Gun Refresher Course” or “Firearms Refresher Course”) starting in 2000. “‘Know guns, no crime. No guns, know crime.’ - Ralph Lauretano” was cited on Twitter on December 16, 2012.
Google Groups: humanities.philosophy.objectivism
Payment of the debt.
Anthony Argyriou
7/15/99
My coinage, parodying the Christian bumpersticker slogan.
No Guns - No Freedom
Know Guns - Know Freedom
Anthony Argyriou
Google Groups: tx.guns
Bumper stickers - pick one you DON’T like….??
Maurice
10/5/00
GUN REFRESHER COURSE
(...)
o. . Know guns, know peace and safety. No guns, no peace nor safety.
4 January 2001, Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald, ‘Letters to the Editor: Gun control not about guns at all,” pg. A6, col. 4:
Know guns, know peace and safety. No guns, no peace or safety.
(...)
I. S. McCREA
Lethbridge
Google Books
America’s 1st freedom
Volume 3
By National Rifle Association of America.
Fairfax, VA: National Rifle Association of America
2002
Pg. 407:
3. Know guns, know peace and safety. No guns, no peace nor safety.
Google Books
The Political Junkie Handbook
Edited by Michael Crane
New York, NY: S.P.I. Books
2004
Pg. 280:
FIREARMS REFRESHER COURSE
(...)
o. Know guns, know peace and safety. No guns, no peace nor safety
Google News Archive
10 January 2007, Zuna Melba News (Zuna and Melba, ID), “Important information about gun control” by Zeke Corder, pg. 4, col. 4:
15. Know guns, know peace, know safety. No guns, no peace, no safety.
Twitter
Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ
@StenoJenny
“Know guns, no crime. No guns, know crime.”
- Ralph Lauretano
9:01 PM - 16 Dec 2012
Twitter
Фрэнк Pharma Czar™
@rphfrank
No guns, no freedom. Know guns, know freedom. #guncontrol #TGDN #TCOT
9:50 PM - 19 Jan 2013
Twitter
בועזיז
@Boazziz
“Know guns, no crime. No guns, know crime.” - Ralph Lauretano
7:00 AM - 27 May 2014
Twitter
Kinsman
@kinsman59
Know guns..know peace..know safety…
No guns..no peace..no safety…
#2A #CCW#StandReady
from Charlotte, NC
10:24 PM - 30 May 2014