Hoplophobia - Irrational Fear of Guns

Jews for the Preservation of Firearm Preservation ^

[Mean Daddy]

Hoplophobia, n. Irrational morbid fear of guns (c. 1966, coined by Col. Jeff Cooper, from the Greek hoplites, weapon; see his book Principles of Personal Defense). May cause sweating, faintness, discomfort, rapid pulse, nausea, sleeplessness, nondescript fears, fantasizing, more, at mere thought of guns. Presence of working firearms may cause panic attack, desperate effort at avoidance. Hoplophobe, hoplophobic. http://www.gunlaws.com/GunPhobia.htm

Dr. Sarah Thompson, M.D., in her ground-breaking essay on the subject, Raging Against Self Defense, pointed out that hoplophobes often use the psychological defense mechanism of projection in dealing with their fear. Unable or unsure of their ability to control their own internal conflicts, they project their conflicts onto people around them. They fear losing control, going berserk, shooting people around them or shooting themselves in a mad, chaotic expression of rage. It’s only natural for them to then assume that anyone else with a gun could or would do the same; the occasional madman serves to reinforce their fears.

[Mean Daddy]

Scroll down Bullet #2 on the webpage. My favorite excerpt: The hoplophobic condition also manifests itself as a fear that if the afflicted person had a gun, someone would kill them with their own gun. Of course if this had merit, Jews could have killed their assailants with their own guns throughout history.

[Paladin2]

[Thrownatbirth]

Most of us went into the Navy. Ever watch quals on the fantail of a ship?

[familyop]

That’s Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

I Thought it was a fear of Hopalong Casidy films.

[Paal Gulli]

"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity."

--Sigmund Freud, General Introduction to Psychoanalysis (1952)

[Mean Daddy]

Department of Redundancy Department

[MHGinTN]

If every blck family in the ‘projects’ had a shotgun and ammo there would be a lot less black on black crime, too.

[monkeyshine]

I need me some Traditionnel Huile Lubrifiante Por Armes a Feu! Can I get that on Amazon?

[monkeyshine]

Yippee ki-yay...

[Paladin2]

Yep...

[monkeyshine]

Je pense que les Juifs français le sont besoin plus que moi.

[Paladin2]

Ich denke, französische Juden brauchen es mehr als ich.

[Secret Agent Man]

Whats the irrational fear of disease? Lotta people here and elsewhere have it about covid.

It is Nosophobia, btw.

[Secret Agent Man]

Kind of appropriage since they mostly turn into screeching, pious nosy Karens and Kevins.

[monkeyshine]

I am a jelly donut

[monkeyshine]

sinoviralophobia?

[Paladin2]

“Je suis un beignet à la gelée “

[Songcraft]

At my first, split-second glance (before reading the whole title of the article), I thought it might be another piece about the loony leftists turning on "Hop On Pop" author, Dr. Seuss.

    

[Disambiguator]

At my first, split-second glance (before reading the whole title of the article), I thought it might be another piece about the loony leftists turning on "Hop On Pop" author, Dr. Seuss.

Close, those are hoponpoplophobes.