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.

[Songcraft]

:-)

[wjcsux]

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

—Sigmund Freud, General Introduction to Psychoanalysis (1952)”

One of many disorders libtards have.

[TigersEye]

I’m going to go out on a limb and say that there is no such thing as a phobia about politicians.

[FlyingEagle]

Thanks! One of the best articles I have read in a while.