gunloon

English

Etymology

gun +‎ loon (“crazy or deranged person”)

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Noun

gunloon (plural gunloons)

  1. (US, slang, derogatory) A person obsessed with owning guns; a zealous supporter of the right to bear arms.
    • 1996 July 1, rafe b., “Re: Rpt on San Jose City Council Mtg 6/18 PM”, in talk.politics.libertarian‎ (Usenet):
      Of course, to a gunloon, freedom is _defined_ by gun ownership.
    • 2003 September 20, Siva, “Re: Pilot to passengers - I'm armed & drunk”, in alt.politics‎ (Usenet):
      Allowing pilots to carry guns is so insane and stupid that only a gunloon would support it.
    • 2010 December 3, Fred, “Re: Thrill Killer -- NRA buttfuck rightards on National Geographic”, in alt.atheism‎ (Usenet):
      The problem is that these NRA gunloons don't believe that they also have the *duty* to own them *responsibly.*

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