Hoplophobia: The Fear Behind Gun Control

About this video

Colion analyzes a viral social media post in which a technologist describes his blood pressure rising at the sight of an armed police officer on a train. Colion argues this is a textbook case of hoplophobia—irrational fear of firearms—and contends that the poster’s emotional reaction reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of American self-defense philosophy. He breaks down how this mindset, if translated into policy, would disarm law-abiding citizens while leaving criminals and the state as the only armed parties.

Key takeaways

• Colion identifies the poster’s fear as hoplophobia, a term he attributes to Jeff Cooper describing an irrational fear of inanimate objects (firearms) rather than the people wielding them.
• Colion argues that disarming police, guards, and citizens would leave only criminals and the state armed, which he contends undermines the foundational American principle of distributed force.

Episode details: published July 23, 2026 · 7:23 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Colion Noir’s legal commentary reflects his positions and teaching, attributed to him — it is not legal advice. His defensive-incident breakdowns are his analysis of reported incidents, attributed to him.

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