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| The term "gun nut" has been used to describe firearms enthusiasts who are deeply involved with the gun culture. It can have different connotations depending on how it is perceived and the intention of the person using it. To some gun owners, it is embraced affectionately, such as in the popular outdoors magazine '']'' which has a column called "''The Gun Nut''".<ref> blog at Field & Stream</ref> However to others it is regarded as a ] ] cast upon gun owners by ] ] as a means of implying that they are fanatical, exhibit abnormal behavior, or are a threat to the safety of others.<ref>"" by T.R. Reid, ''The Buffalo News'', July 26, 1998</ref><ref>"" November 7, 1991, Press-Telegram (Long Beach, CA)</ref><ref>"" Los Angeles Times, June 17, 2007</ref><ref>"" by Jamie Pyatt, The Sun (UK)</ref><ref>"" By T.R. Reid, ''Washington Post'', July 26, 1998</ref> The term has additionally been used at times by some ] to describe a ] to categorize criminal suspects.<ref>" " in Cambridge Evening News, July 12, 2007</ref><ref>"" by Richard D. Walton and Tom Spalding, ''The Indianapolis Star'', August 20, 2004</ref> | The term "gun nut" has been used to describe firearms enthusiasts who are deeply involved with the gun culture. It can have different connotations depending on how it is perceived and the intention of the person using it. To some gun owners, it is embraced affectionately, such as in the popular outdoors magazine '']'' which has a column called "''The Gun Nut''".<ref> blog at Field & Stream</ref> However to others it is regarded as a ] ] cast upon gun owners by ] ] as a means of implying that they are fanatical, exhibit abnormal behavior, or are a threat to the safety of others.<ref>"" by T.R. Reid, ''The Buffalo News'', July 26, 1998</ref><ref>"" November 7, 1991, Press-Telegram (Long Beach, CA)</ref><ref>"" Los Angeles Times, June 17, 2007</ref><ref>"" by Jamie Pyatt, The Sun (UK)</ref><ref>"" By T.R. Reid, ''Washington Post'', July 26, 1998</ref> The term has additionally been used at times by some ] to describe a ] to categorize criminal suspects.<ref>" " in Cambridge Evening News, July 12, 2007</ref><ref>"" by Richard D. Walton and Tom Spalding, ''The Indianapolis Star'', August 20, 2004</ref> | ||
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| Hoplophobe is a term generally used to describe gun control advocates. ] (]) 22:13, 25 January 2014 (UTC) | |||
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The term gun culture in the United States has historical and political connotations. The gun culture is a culture shared by people in the gun politics debate, generally those who advocate preserving gun rights and who are generally against more gun control. In the United States, the term is used solely to identify gun advocates who are legitimate and legal owners and users of guns, using guns for self-defense, sporting uses, hunting, and recreational uses (target shooting).
Origins
In a 1970 article titled America as a Gun Culture, the noted historian Richard Hofstadter used the phrase gun culture to describe America's long-held affection for guns, embracing and celebrating the association of guns and America's heritage.
20th century
Further information: Gun politics in the United States
Erik Luna, Associate Professor at the University of Utah College of Law, describes the differences between a "pro-gun culture" and an "anti-gun culture" in the United States and describes some traits of a "pro-gun culture" as follows:
- They share a belief that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution enumerates an individual right, (as further elaborated by Justice Antonin Scalia of the SCOTUS). Generally they see people as trustworthy and believe that citizens should not be prevented from having guns unless they have done something to show that they are not to be trusted with them.
- They share a belief that guns provide some level of protection against criminality and tyranny. This ranges from a feeling that it is good to have a gun around the house for self-protection, to an active distrust of government and a belief that widespread gun ownership is key to protection against tyranny.
- They are generally responsible with respect to firearms handling. They have an awareness (or internalization) of either Jeff Cooper's Four Rules or the NRA's Three Rules, providing for safe handling of guns and try to abide by them when handling firearms.
- They support, widely and in principle, the gun rights associated with hunting and other outdoor sports activities, although these activities are not always practiced by all within the gun culture. Some members of the gun culture remain avid collectors and shooters but this is not universal.
Terms of derision
The terms that gun rights and gun control advocates use to refer to opponents are part of the larger topic of gun politics.
Gun nut
The term "gun nut" has been used to describe firearms enthusiasts who are deeply involved with the gun culture. It can have different connotations depending on how it is perceived and the intention of the person using it. To some gun owners, it is embraced affectionately, such as in the popular outdoors magazine Field and Stream which has a column called "The Gun Nut". However to others it is regarded as a pejorative stereotype cast upon gun owners by anti-gun advocates as a means of implying that they are fanatical, exhibit abnormal behavior, or are a threat to the safety of others. The term has additionally been used at times by some law enforcement agencies to describe a profile to categorize criminal suspects.
See also
References
- Hofstadter, Richard: America as a Gun Culture. American Heritage Magazine, October, 1970.
- Hofstadter, Richard: America as a Gun Culture. American Heritage Magazine, October, 1970.
- Luna, Erik (2002). "The .22 Caliber Rorschach Test" (PDF). Houston Law Review. 39 (53): 53–131. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- Linder, Doug (2008). "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., PETITIONERS v. DICK ANTHONY HELLER". Exploring Constitutional Law. University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - "Four Rules". Thegunzone.com. 2002-06-15. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
- "Three Rules". Coyneparkrange.net. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
- The Gun Nut blog at Field & Stream
- "Shoot-out Confirms Foreign View of America as 'Gun Nut' Country" by T.R. Reid, The Buffalo News, July 26, 1998
- "Massacres Fail to Sway Gun Nuts and their Lobbyists" November 7, 1991, Press-Telegram (Long Beach, CA)
- "Small steps on gun control" Los Angeles Times, June 17, 2007
- "Gun nut fired over pics" by Jamie Pyatt, The Sun (UK)
- "'Terror in Capitol' No Surprise to World" By T.R. Reid, Washington Post, July 26, 1998
- " 'Gun nut' loses his jail sentence appeal" in Cambridge Evening News, July 12, 2007
- "Pistol duel ended rampage" by Richard D. Walton and Tom Spalding, The Indianapolis Star, August 20, 2004
External links
- "Gun Culture". TIME.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "US gun crime: death for sale". The Guardian. 10 January 2011.
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