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  1. hoplophobianoun

    The fear of guns.

  2. Etymology: First attested in 1976:.

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  1. hoplophobia

    In the United States, gun culture encompasses the behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs about firearms and their usage by civilians. Gun ownership in the United States is the highest in the world, and constitutionally protected by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. Firearms are widely used in the United States for self-defense, hunting, and recreational uses, such as target shooting. Gun politics in the United States tends to be polarized between advocates of gun rights, often conservative or libertarian, and those who support stricter gun control, often liberal. The gun culture of the United States can be considered unique among developed countries in terms of the large number of firearms owned by civilians, generally permissive regulations, and high levels of gun violence.

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  1. Hoplophobia

    Hoplophobia is a neologism, originally coined to describe an "irrational aversion to weapons, as opposed to justified apprehension about those who may wield them." It is sometimes used more generally to describe the "fear of weapons" or the "highly salient danger of these weapons" or the "fear of armed citizens."

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hoplophobia in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hoplophobia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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