[L98Fiero]

What’s the word I’ve seen used? “Hopolophobe’? An irrational fear of inanimate objects.

[Gabz]

I like it!!!!

[FreedomPoster]

>>What’s the word I’ve seen used? “Hopolophobe’? An irrational fear of inanimate objects.

It’s an irrational fear of weapons, coined I believe by the inimitable Jeff Cooper. If you haven’t read Cooper’s Commentaries, you should.

Hoplos is a Greek word meaning arms and armor, and is the root from which hoplite, the Greek term for a heavy infantryman, is derived.

[elcid1970]

“Hoplophobia” defined:

An irrational fear of weapons (literal; normally applies to firearms) and by extension those who advocate their possession and responsible use.