Aug

17

Displacement as a defense mechanism in the irrational fear of guns

August 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

In her excellent article, “Raging against Self-Defense, A Psychiatrist Examines the Anti-Gun Mentality,” Dr. Sarah Thompson does a great job of describing the roles of projection, denial and reaction formation in what Colonel Jeff Cooper labeled hoplophobia, that is, an irrational fear of weapons.  Projection, denial, and reaction formation are among the defense mechanisms postulated by Sigmund [...]

Jul

13

Dick Morris, “Heller and “schizophrenic” attitude about guns (Part 2)

July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

In Part 1, we discussed what I believe to be the fact that the recent Heller Supreme Court case merely affirmed 200 years of “Standard Model” legal precedents that the Second Amendment clearly recognizes an individual right to keep and bear arms.  In Part 2, we will deal with Mr.  Morris’s belief that “strict gun controls” save [...]

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