Gun control laws are proposed to control three basic areas: Crime, accidental shootings and to calm those suffering from hoplophobia — these people generally align themselves with the first two so I won’t even consider that category.
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Hoplophobia — Hoplophobia, (pronounced [IPA|ˌhɔpləˈfoʊbiə] ), from the Greek hoplon , or weapon, is defined as the fear of firearms [Segen, Joseph C: Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine , Page 307. McGraw Hill Medical, 2005. ISBN 0838515355] or alternatively … Wikipedia
hoplophobia — (HAWP.luh.foh.bee.uh) n. The fear of guns. hoplophobe n. hoplophobic adj. Example Citations: A Utah gun rights group has an eye out for hoplophobes. Never heard of hoplophobia? Most people haven t. The made up word to describe people who fear… … New words
Hoplophobie — (von griechisch hoplon: Waffe, phóbos: Angst) ist die Angst vor Schusswaffen oder Angst vor bewaffneten Bürgern .[1][2][3][4] Populäre Verwendung des Begriffs Der Schusswaffenausbilder und Autor Jeff Cooper beanspruchte für sich, diesen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
-phobia — The English suffixes phobia, phobic, phobe ( of Greek origin: φόβος/φοβία ) occur in technical usage in psychiatry to construct words that describe irrational, disabling fear as a mental disorder (e.g., agoraphobia), in chemistry to describe… … Wikipedia
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Jeff Cooper (colonel) — John Dean Jeff Cooper (10 May 1920 25 September 2006) was recognized as the father of what is commonly known as the Modern Technique of handgun shooting, and was considered by many to be one of the 20th century s foremost international experts on … Wikipedia
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hoplophobe — noun Someone suffering from hoplophobia. To return to guns, one of the most avid hoplophobe senators issued a list of nations which did not lose too many of its citizens through villainous saltpeter. England featured, and so did other lands like… … Wiktionary
List of phobias — This article is about the suffix phobia. For the class of psychological disorders, see Phobia. Contents 1 Psychological conditions 1.1 Animal phobias … Wikipedia
