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How about defensive posturing gun owners who want to justify their fear by parading their weaponry? randome Jan 2013 #1
Anyone whose psychological need to Ron Green Jan 2013 #2
Yep. nt Pale Blue Dot Jan 2013 #4
What you said... Hell Hath No Fury Jan 2013 #10
Nice summation. n/t 99Forever Jan 2013 #14
Well put. Thanks. nt Chorophyll Jan 2013 #22
Anyone who values the truncated 2nd amendment tblue Jan 2013 #32
This. n/t TygrBright Jan 2013 #40
The morally disturbed. (nt) Control-Z Jan 2013 #42
Gungeoneers; compound dwellers; bigots with guns; hoarders; public carriers; those who drool over Hoyt Jan 2013 #3
Public carriers? Bake Jan 2013 #5
Of course it does. Very few rational people see the need to carry a gun into Chuck E Cheese, etc. Hoyt Jan 2013 #37
That's a pretty broad brush you got there. hootinholler Jan 2013 #11
"Free-rider" -- someone who benefits from NRA right wing agenda but too cheap to pay dues. Hoyt Jan 2013 #38
Where do you disagree? Hoyt Jan 2013 #39
Mostly with those who ask for your definition of assault rifle hootinholler Jan 2013 #45
anyone that freely immerses themself and engages in the massive gun subculture Johonny Jan 2013 #6
Would that include Field and Stream? hootinholler Jan 2013 #9
reading a magazine Johonny Jan 2013 #50
DU is a gun nut ...anti and pro. Thanks for making it that way. n/t L0oniX Jan 2013 #7
+1 Go Vols Jan 2013 #17
People who spend 23 hours a day fantasizing about shooting people is some imaginary Turner Diaries Erose999 Jan 2013 #8
It has little to do with the number of guns or degree of contact with guns. Silent3 Jan 2013 #12
+1 phantom power Jan 2013 #31
Around here it means all of the above and then some to certain DUers. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #13
Pass. I don't use the term. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #15
Agreed. HappyMe Jan 2013 #18
We'd be better off if you'd use derogatory words, but leave your guns at home. Hoyt Jan 2013 #41
Yes!! (nt) Control-Z Jan 2013 #43
People who say things like "I have more guns than I need but not as many as I want" Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #16
I always think of one of these snooper2 Jan 2013 #19
Anyone who really believes that having a gun around makes them safe. Chorophyll Jan 2013 #20
I take it as someone who continually post gun ops on DU. trumad Jan 2013 #21
People who enjoy all aspects of firearms. ileus Jan 2013 #23
The extremes on both side of this issue fascinate me Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #24
I Haven't Used That Term For Some Time, But..... Paladin Jan 2013 #25
The real Gun Nuts...have been purchasing guns for Children Tippy Jan 2013 #26
Any idiot whose first reaction to a shooting is: Zoeisright Jan 2013 #27
Is a lifetime member of the NRA HockeyMom Jan 2013 #28
Someone whose favorite Group is the Gungeon obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #29
A gun nut is gun owner who rants and rages such as Alex Jones and the like, no reality. Thinkingabout Jan 2013 #30
It's someone who thinks their right to own a gun takes precedence over others. n/t cynatnite Jan 2013 #33
Alex Jones, Larry Pratt and Wayne LaPierre are examples for me. neverforget Jan 2013 #34
They say and think things about guns upaloopa Jan 2013 #35
Weapon hoarders who are stockpiling guns and ammunition... jmg257 Jan 2013 #36
Anyone who obsesses about anything rrneck Jan 2013 #44
Dumb options alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #46
Probably hootinholler Jan 2013 #47
those who are not having an honest discussion on samsingh Jan 2013 #48
Does it even have to be asked? People who value their guns over everything else in life and Jennicut Jan 2013 #49
How about anyone that likens the "right" to own guns etherealtruth Jan 2013 #51
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