hoplophobia
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English
Etymology
Firearms authority and writer Colonel Jeff Cooper claims to have coined the word in 1962: hoplo- (“weapon, arms”) + -phobia (“fear”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hoplophobia (uncountable)
- The irrational fear of guns.
- 1979: United States House of Representatives: Firearms Legislation: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Crime of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, First Session, Part 7, page 2529 [1]
- 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.
- 1999, Barry B Wood, dfw.general (Usenet):
- You'll be happy to learn that "hoplophobia" (irrational fear of weapons) has been recognized as an illness by the AMA, is treatable, and is now covered by most HMOs. Get thee to a psychiatrist!
- 2015: James Taranto, in "Best of the Web: The Left Loses Control," The Wall Street Journal [2]
- That the Times's gun-control crusade is motivated by hoplophobia, rather than a sincere concern about crime and terrorism, can be demonstrated by a comparison with other Times editorials that do not focus on guns.
- 1979: United States House of Representatives: Firearms Legislation: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Crime of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, First Session, Part 7, page 2529 [1]
See also
References
- ^ United States House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Crime of the Committee on the Judiciary (1976) “Firearms Legislation: Hearings”, in Ninety-fourth United States Congress, retrieved January 15, 2016
- ^ Taranto, James (2015 December 7) “The Left Loses Control”, in The Wall Street Journal, retrieved January 15, 2016