Interesting quote from Jeff Cooper, or 'what's a hoplophobe'

[Bill Stoddard]

No I'm really not trolling. This just struck me as ... appropriate, for 
lack of a better word. YMMV.


"Individually, we do not bear arms because we are afraid. We bear arms 
as a declaration of capacity. An armed man can cope - either in the city 
or in the wilderness - and because he is armed, he is not afraid.

The hoplophobe fears and, yes, hates us, because we are not afraid. We 
are overwhelmingly "other" than he, and in a way that emphasizes his 
afflictions."

Jeff Cooper


hoplophobia - n. - an irrational and morbid fear of guns, a term coined
by Jeff Cooper, from Greek "hoplites," weapon. Symptoms may include
discomfort, disorientation, rapid pulse, sweating, faintness and more, 
at the mere sight or even thought of guns. Hoplophobes are common and 
should never be involved in setting gun policies, though many are hard 
at work in the rights-denial movement, and are arguably the greatest 
threat in the debate. Point out hoplophobic behavior when you see it, it 
is dangerous, and sufferers deserve pity. A hoplophobe (HOP-li-fobe) can 
often be cured by training, or by a day at the range.