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Hoplophobia: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment | 2026
Discover the causes, symptoms, and effective treatments for hoplophobia (fear of guns) and how to manage this anxiety-related disorder.

Hoplophobia: The Four Types of Gun Phobia - JPFO
Common phobic responses including hoplophobia (a term Marine Col. Jeff Cooper said he first coined in1966), the morbid, irrational fear of weapons, firearms, guns, knives, military, police, legally armed law-abiding citizens, etc., are usually viewed as learned behavioral responses.

Fear of Guns or Firearms Phobia - Hoplophobia
Hoplophobia is characterized by an irrational fear of guns. This condition can cause a wide range of symptoms, including panic attacks, chest pain, rapid heart rate, and dizziness. People with hoplophobia often avoid situations where they may come into contact with firearms.

Hoplophobia - DoveMed
Hoplophobia is an excessive and irrational fear of firearms or guns. It is categorized as a specific phobia, which is an anxiety disorder characterized by an intense and persistent fear of a particular object or situation.

hoplophobia - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
You'll be happy to learn that "hoplophobia" (irrational fear of weapons) has been recognized as an illness by the AMA, is treatable, and is now covered by most HMOs.

What Is the Fear of Guns Called? Hoplophobia - Biology Insights
The fear of guns is called hoplophobia. The term comes from the Greek word “hoplon,” meaning weapon, and it describes a specific phobia involving intense, irrational fear of firearms or weapons in general.

Hoplophobia - The Fear of Firearms - Daily Phobia
What Is Hoplophobia? Hoplophobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by an intense and irrational fear of guns. Individuals with hoplophobia may experience panic attacks, chest pain, and dizziness when confronted with firearms. They often avoid situations where they may come into contact with guns.

Hoplophobia (fear of arms): symptoms, causes and treatment
Hoplophobia, or means to arms, is a rare phobia. We explain what are the symptoms, the causes and the treatment to this irrational phobia.

Fear of firearms - Hoplophobia
Hoplophobia, an intense fear or anxiety associated with firearms, can manifest in various physical, emotional, and behavioral symptoms. Understanding these symptoms can help in recognizing the phobia in oneself or others.

HOPLOPHOBIA: Gun Fear . The Most Dangerous of All Phobias
Col. Jeff Cooper, known widely and revered within the firearms community as “The father of the modern technique of shooting,” originally coined the term hoplophobia in 1966, a fascinating neologistic history we will explore in a future article.

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