A psychiatrist Examines The Anti-Gun Mentality

[n2sooners]

"You don’t need to have a gun; the police will protect you."

"If people carry guns, there will be murders over parking spaces and neighborhood basketball games."

"I’m a pacifist. Enlightened, spiritually aware people shouldn’t own guns."

"I’d rather be raped than have some redneck militia type try to rescue me."


How often have you heard these statements from misguided advocates of victim disarmament, or even woefully uninformed relatives and neighbors? Why do people cling so tightly to these beliefs, in the face of incontrovertible evidence that they are wrong? Why do they get so furiously angry when gun owners point out that their arguments are factually and logically incorrect? How can you communicate with these people who seem to be out of touch with reality and rational thought? One approach to help you deal with anti-gun people is to understand their psychological processes. Once you understand why these people behave so irrationally, you can communicate more effectively with them.

Raging Against Self Defense:
A psychiatrist Examines The Anti-Gun Mentality

Some good stuff there including some of the reasons people are anti-gun (I see Reaction Formation a lot), and how to communicate with them (anger and attacks don't work).

 

[BIG_MIKE2005]

Good read

 

[Werewolf]

Good read.

I found this interesting:

The author is speaking about the denial defense mechanism.

Likewise, gun owners who insist that "the government will never confiscate my guns" are also using denial to protect themselves from the anxiety of contemplating being forcibly disarmed and rendered helpless and vulnerable.

I can see a bit of that in myself and to be perfectly honest quite a few OSA members too.

 

[BIG_MIKE2005]

Good read.

I found this interesting:

The author is speaking about the denial defense mechanism.



I can see a bit of that in myself and to be perfectly honest quite a few OSA members too.

Yea, I try not to worry about it too much as I fear becoming a conspiracy nut, LOL. But in all reality I am actually scared of this happening & have already planned out how & where to stash my gear if need be. I'll never willingly turn it over & become a slave.

 

[twoguns?]

Crazy talk I tell Ya ....KRAZY


.Thanks explains a lot

 

[BadgeBunny]

Good read.

I found this interesting:

The author is speaking about the denial defense mechanism.



I can see a bit of that in myself and to be perfectly honest quite a few OSA members too.

Me? Maybe ... a little bit ... but not that much ...

 

[daniel1daniel2]

very interesting now if we could only get more people to read this