Gun enthusiast

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'''Gun enthushitist''' or '''Gun nutjob''' is an [[American]] [[colloquial]] term that describes firearms "[[hobby|hobbyists]]" who are very involved with the gun culture. However, [[firearm]]s and [[weapon]]s are perceived differently based on political ideals, and therefore the intention of those using the term it will have different [[connotation]]s.

==Positive Conservative Pro Second Amendment Perception==
To conservatives, "gun nuts" and being a firearms enthusiast is a positive quality reflecting [[self-reliance]] and the maxim that "a [[unalienable right|right]] not used is a right lost." Being a gun enthusiast is an admirable trait to these above types of people, since the [[unalienable rights]] of the [[Second Amendment]] act as the primary [[deterrence]] against [[big government]] [[Nanny state]]-[[Police state]] [[tyranny]].<ref>[[Massad Ayoob]], "Armed citizens: the deterrent factor", [[Backwoods Home Magazine]], Website Exclusive January/February, 2001. http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/ayoob0109.html Accessed December 28, 2014</ref> Thus the "gun nut" slogan of [[Molon labe]] laconically represents that deterrence.

When the Japanese forces plotted their attack on [[Pearl Harbor]] they first discussed attacks on the mainland of the [[United States]]. As [[Japan]]ese [[Admiral]] [[Isoroku Yamamoto]]<ref>http://www.thehighroad.org/archive/index.php/t-202941.html and http://www.thehighroad.org/archive/index.php/t-248312.html Yamamoto quote - authentic? Accessed December 28, 2014</ref> is said to have replied when asked about invading the U.S. mainland, "There would be a [[rifle]] behind every blade of grass." On April 13, 1924 at the rank of captain, Yamamoto was part of the Japanese delegation visiting the [[U.S. Naval War College]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usnwc.edu/About/History/Chronology-of-Courses-and-Significant-Events/1920s.aspx |title=1920–1929 |work=Chronology of Courses and Significant Events |publisher=U.S. Naval War College}}</ref> As history shows, they didn't attack the mainland of The United States, but rather attacked Pearl Harbor instead.<ref>''Christian News'' (a [[Lutheran]] journal published in New Haven, [[Missouri]]) published on 4 February 2002 the following: "In 1960, [[Robert Menard]] was a commander aboard the USS Constellation when he was part of a meeting between [[United States Navy]] personnel and their counterparts in the Japanese Defense Forces. Fifteen years had passed since [[VJ Day]], most of those at the meeting were WWII [[veteran]]s, and men who had fought each other to the death at sea were now comrades in battle who could confide in each other. Someone at the table asked a Japanese [[admiral]] why, with the Pacific Fleet devastated at [[Pearl Harbor]] and the mainland U.S. forces in what Japan had to know was a pathetic state of un[[preparedness]], Japan had not simply invaded the West Coast. Commander Menard would never forget the crafty look on the Japanese commander's face as he frankly answered the question. 'You are right,' he told the Americans. 'We did indeed know much about your preparedness. We knew that probably every second home in your country contained [[firearm]]s. We knew that your country actually had state championships for private citizens shooting military rifles. We were not fools to set foot in such quicksand.'"</ref>

Thus most [[Gun Owners of America|gun owners]] embrace the term "gun nut" affectionately. This is evidenced by many popular [[:Category:Gun Blogs|gun blogs]], [[:Category:Gun Podcasts|gun podcasts]], forums and outdoors [[:Category:Conservative Magazines|magazines]] such as ''[[Field and Stream]]'' using the term positively. ''Field and Stream'' has a column called "''The Gun Nut''".<ref>[http://fieldandstream.blogs.com/ The Gun Nut] blog at Field & Stream Accessed December 28, 2014</ref>

In [[truth]], most [[gun]] owners are respectable, responsible people, who seem on different than any other people. However, there are a small number of people who do act much as fiction portrays. This continues to fuel the fire against the right to have and bear arms.<ref>http://www.salon.com/2014/06/23/gun_nuts_are_terrorizing_america_the_watershed_moment_everyone_missed</ref>

==Negative Liberal Gun Control - Anti-Rights / Anti Second Amendment Perspective==
To liberals, homeland security officials, or anti-terrorism strategists, "gun nut" is an [[insult]]. They regard the term as a [[pejorative]] [[stereotype]] hurled at gun owners by [[:Category:Anti Second Amendment|gun control activists]] as a way of suggesting that they exhibit abnormal behavior, are fanatical, or even are a threat to the safety of others.<ref>"[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BN&p_theme=bn&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF9B07493D3700&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Shoot-out Confirms Foreign View of America as 'Gun Nut' Country]" by T.R. Reid, ''The Buffalo News'', July 26, 1998</ref><ref>"[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAE8D5DC080AAF3&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Massacres Fail to Sway Gun Nuts and their Lobbyists]" November 7, 1991, Press-Telegram ([[Long Beach]], [[California]])</ref><ref>"[http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-ed-guns17jun17,1,5131671.story?coll=la-news-comment Small steps on gun control]" [[Los Angeles Times]], June 17, 2007</ref><ref>"[http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005030835,00.html Gun nut fired over pics]" by Jamie Pyatt, [[The Sun]] ([[UK]])</ref><ref>"[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/shooting/stories/world072698.htm 'Terror in Capitol' No Surprise to World]" By T.R. Reid, ''[[Washington Post]]'', July 26, 1998</ref> While the United States faced a possible armed invasion by a foreign army during World War II (as noted above), today America faces attacks such as [[San Bernadino, California]] or [[Sandy Hook, Connecticut]]. "Gun nut" refers to people who are resisting efforts to keep guns out of the hands of terrorist or mentally ill people.

===In media===
The idea of a "gun nut" has been painted in a variety of different ways for many years in the [[United States of America|United States]]. [[Main Stream Media|News]] reports push this idea whenever possible, and [[movies]], TV shows, and [[book]]s often promote this idea as well. Not only are characters portrayed this way, but others' responses are staged to cast a negative light on such people.
The picture which is fed to the American people is usually that of some foolish, grouchy (often old) man who is obsessed with [[guns]]. He will often be shown to threaten others, break the law frequently and carelessly, and be generally reckless. They will often be shown shooting at law enforcement officers or other people for no good reason. They are also shown going on rants of blended truth and extreme exaggeration to discredit both portions of the rant in the viewers' eyes. Most fictional "gun nuts" are shown as southern "[[Redneck|rednecks]]."<ref>http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gun%20nut</ref>

==See also==
* '''[[Hoplophobia]] - Hoplophobe:''' [[Gun control]] advocates "irrational aversion to [[firearm]]s, as opposed to justified apprehension about those who may wield them."<ref>[[Jeff Cooper|Cooper, Jeff]] (1990). ''[http://www.usrepeals.org/ca/mtbpers/hoplophobia.html To Ride, Shoot Straight, and Speak the Truth]''. Boulder, [[Colorado]]: [[Paladin Press]]. pp. 16–19.</ref>
*[[Gun control]]
*[[Gun control quotes]]

==References==
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==External Links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-i0CNA73kY [[Colion Noir]] from the [[NRA]]] TV on "How to tell if you are a Gun Nut"

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'''Gun control''' is common sense. England doesn't have 90 gun deaths a day. I wonder why.

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