Why Are Anti-Gunners So Violent?

Why are anti-gunners so violent?

Egregious Charles, writing on GeekWithA.45 has some ideas, and some good links to other articles. His best line:

"There's probably a connection through sadism between the violent nature of anti-gunners and their bizarre fixation on guns as phallic symbols ('compensating for something'). If you think a gun is a substitute penis, you have a very twisted notion of the role of a penis."

No comment (but nodding in approval).

Of course, there is also the solid argument of projection, where it is argued by respected psychologists that the anti self-defense gun types with their registration schemes in reality are projecting their worst fears about themselves onto the rest of society. Noted psychiatrist Dr. Sarah Thompson wrote a powerful piece in 2002 about just this subject.

In 2002, she also witnessed, in Utah's statehouse, an anti-gun activist and former candidate for the U.S. Senate lose his temper and attack another individual over the issue of firearms being allowed on campus (a hot topic even today). Here is her writeup on that event.

More recently, Virginia Citizens Defense League members witnessed unbridled anger -- but thankfully, no attacks -- by gun control activists outside the Virginia statehouse attempting to exploit the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech and force a ban on private sales of firearms at gun shows. Of course, they conveniently don't mention, and don't want to comment on, the fact that the criminal who murdered those innocent kids did not get his guns at a gun show. One has absolutely nothing to do with the other. The murderer also staged his assault on a campus where a spokesman for the university just months before had boasted that students don't need guns on campus to protect themselves. But I digress.

Because VCDL staged a peaceful counter-protest that drew much media attention, many witnesses to the weekend event reported visible, incredible anger on the part of the gun control crowd. SailorCurt reported on the anger and comments by the gun control types quite extensively.

The reason for anger of some years ago, and today, is similar to a child who doesn't get his or her way. They fear that which they choose not to know. They use arguments like "you don't want guns in prisons and mental wards, why would you want them on college campuses?" as soundbytes with the media to build public awareness of their out-of-the-mainstream proposals. The best answer this previous question came from the Utah assemblyman, who replied:

"Because kids on college campuses aren't criminals and aren't mentally ill." As for the blatant hatred the gun control advocates express toward a valuable tool, you already know how I respond to their comments about hate.

Your hate is a sickness. Get help.