gunloon
English
Etymology
gun + loon (“crazy or deranged person”)
Noun
gunloon (plural gunloons)
- (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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Synonyms
- ammosexual