Being a part of Gun Forums on and off for about 10 years now. Cartmann believes he is now half way complete on his evaluation of trying to figure out the Psych of the Typical Gun Guy.
Keep in mind Cartmann is not a real Psychologist, he only plays one on the Internet.
Here is what Cartmann has for his notes so far, please feel free to add your 2 cents.
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Cartmann The Hobbyist Psychologist on figuring out the psych of Gun Guys:
1) Gun Guy Self Image:
In General, the typical gun guy see's himself as an all round cool guy, ladies man, and a warrior. If you disagree with a cool guy such as him, there must be something wrong with you.
2) Difference does not exist:
Gun Guys believes that "Different" does not exist, only right and wrong exists. Gun Guys in general have a hard time seeing things as DIFFERENT. They only see right and wrong. They are right and you are wrong. They really hate it when your view of the world conflicts with their view of the world.
3) How Gun Guys handle a Difference of Opinions:
Gun Guys take a disagreement as a personal insult, so in turn they feel giving a personal attack back is warranted and for them this is the only way to argue a disagreement. Forget about arguing the points, just personally attack the other guy and his integrity and this will prove the point.
4) Your Service Record makes you more "right":
when getting in a discussion of difference on any subject, a gun guy will tell everyone what he did in the Military (even if it has no bearing on the subject). Even if say it was a math problem, the gun guy does not even have to crunch the numbers, all he has to do is mention his service record, and math problem solved!
5) Gun Guys are always the victim:
Gun guys always see's themselves as the victim and not the attacker. Go on any thread for instance, you will find a person having no problems handing out personal attacks, but when someone attacks back, they will put their hands in the air and cry "foul" and then explain: "look how I am being victimized?". This to be followed by reports to the Moderators.
6) Gun Guys have a Herd Leader that they depend on:
Most gun guys belong to a herd; and when there is a conflict of views, they depend on their herd leader to join in and participate in the debate. When the herd leader can't debate, he then will personally attack you and inform God (aka Forum Moderators) to ban you. When a Herd leader looks in the mirror he sees a Warrior and a leader... so you better not debate with him. Just say "Yes Sir" and drive on.
7) "Hall Monitors" and "Peace Makers":
There are some Gun Guys that do not like to see any kind of discussion of difference. So in turn, they feel it is their duty to be a "Peace Maker" and they designate themselves as "Hall Monitors". These Hall Monitors really have nothing useful to add to the thread. They just feel the best way to resolve conflict itself is to insult all those that are arguing. They do not like to see a discussion of differences and they feel like hugs and kisses will resolve all differences. Hall Monitors are the Prom King types, the guy who needs your vote to be prom king. He wants to be loved by all, and by him playing Hall Monitor and getting 2 people with differences to hug and kiss, he feels he actually resolved the differences. Also he feels he maintains his status of "Mr Popular" and is loved by all by doing this.
8 ) Gun guys and their friends:
If a gun guy knows a Navy SEAL, he himself becomes a Navy SEAL. Gun guys go out of their way to be a friends with Navy SEALs, SF, Recon, and other Operators because by their logic, if they associate with bad-asses, they themselves become a bad-ass. Forget about PT, or how they weigh 350 lbs and can't even do one pullup, if they even had one discussion with a Navy SEAL, they in turn "become" a Navy SEAL.
9) Murphy's Law:
This is a gun guy's favorite law. Gun guys love to use Murphy's Law as a rule of thumb to prove a point. Even if there is only a one chance in a million it can happen, in their minds, it will happen! If you try to bring rationality or your own "Murphy's Law" that has a higher probability of occurring, they will ignore you because according to them, they own the rights to the Murphy's Law Bible.
10) A Gun Guy's Gear:
Pull any gun guy at random and he will tell you he always has the best gear, and every part of his gear is a necessity for survival. When he evaluates your gear, he will comment the following:
- It's cheap crap made in China (even though some of his is).
- You bought unnecessary features that are not needed (remember, all the features his gear has to offer is much needed).
- His gear has been tested by the Navy-Delta-Recon-Green-Beret-Wearing-SEALs while yours has not (because that's what the marketing brochures say).
- The only reason your inferior gear is still good to go is because you don't work your gear as hard as he does.
- The reason he needs the best is because of Murphy's Law
- He will show you a chart made by Einstein on the features his gear has, and why it's better than your gear.
11) Gun guys never "USE" their gear, they "RUN" it!
12) Gun guys have this "if it's true for one, it must be true for all" If they ever owned a model of firearm that was "bombproof" or "just plain ran" then all other models made by that company is equally superior. If you have a problem with that gear, your training is obviously lacking. On the flip side, if there is something wrong with his particular gun from said company, then every gun from that company is junk.
13) Fashion matters:
The fashion models for gun products are usually some Navy SEAL, or at the very least, someone dressed up like a real Navy SEAL for the marketing brochure. Gun guys are fashion queens (only they do not know it), they tend to buy whatever is in style. Right now 1:7 just happens to be in style. Actually it's been in style since it is listed on "The Chart".
14) Tools not toys:
To a gun guy, a gun is a tool and not a toy. Even if guns to you are just used for fun, never call them toys! Since a gun is a tool, you can use it to build Hoover Dam, the Wynn Casino, and even the Death Star.
Keep in mind Cartmann is not a real Psychologist, he only plays one on the Internet.
Here is what Cartmann has for his notes so far, please feel free to add your 2 cents.
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Cartmann The Hobbyist Psychologist on figuring out the psych of Gun Guys:
1) Gun Guy Self Image:
In General, the typical gun guy see's himself as an all round cool guy, ladies man, and a warrior. If you disagree with a cool guy such as him, there must be something wrong with you.
2) Difference does not exist:
Gun Guys believes that "Different" does not exist, only right and wrong exists. Gun Guys in general have a hard time seeing things as DIFFERENT. They only see right and wrong. They are right and you are wrong. They really hate it when your view of the world conflicts with their view of the world.
3) How Gun Guys handle a Difference of Opinions:
Gun Guys take a disagreement as a personal insult, so in turn they feel giving a personal attack back is warranted and for them this is the only way to argue a disagreement. Forget about arguing the points, just personally attack the other guy and his integrity and this will prove the point.
4) Your Service Record makes you more "right":
when getting in a discussion of difference on any subject, a gun guy will tell everyone what he did in the Military (even if it has no bearing on the subject). Even if say it was a math problem, the gun guy does not even have to crunch the numbers, all he has to do is mention his service record, and math problem solved!
5) Gun Guys are always the victim:
Gun guys always see's themselves as the victim and not the attacker. Go on any thread for instance, you will find a person having no problems handing out personal attacks, but when someone attacks back, they will put their hands in the air and cry "foul" and then explain: "look how I am being victimized?". This to be followed by reports to the Moderators.
6) Gun Guys have a Herd Leader that they depend on:
Most gun guys belong to a herd; and when there is a conflict of views, they depend on their herd leader to join in and participate in the debate. When the herd leader can't debate, he then will personally attack you and inform God (aka Forum Moderators) to ban you. When a Herd leader looks in the mirror he sees a Warrior and a leader... so you better not debate with him. Just say "Yes Sir" and drive on.
7) "Hall Monitors" and "Peace Makers":
There are some Gun Guys that do not like to see any kind of discussion of difference. So in turn, they feel it is their duty to be a "Peace Maker" and they designate themselves as "Hall Monitors". These Hall Monitors really have nothing useful to add to the thread. They just feel the best way to resolve conflict itself is to insult all those that are arguing. They do not like to see a discussion of differences and they feel like hugs and kisses will resolve all differences. Hall Monitors are the Prom King types, the guy who needs your vote to be prom king. He wants to be loved by all, and by him playing Hall Monitor and getting 2 people with differences to hug and kiss, he feels he actually resolved the differences. Also he feels he maintains his status of "Mr Popular" and is loved by all by doing this.
8 ) Gun guys and their friends:
If a gun guy knows a Navy SEAL, he himself becomes a Navy SEAL. Gun guys go out of their way to be a friends with Navy SEALs, SF, Recon, and other Operators because by their logic, if they associate with bad-asses, they themselves become a bad-ass. Forget about PT, or how they weigh 350 lbs and can't even do one pullup, if they even had one discussion with a Navy SEAL, they in turn "become" a Navy SEAL.
9) Murphy's Law:
This is a gun guy's favorite law. Gun guys love to use Murphy's Law as a rule of thumb to prove a point. Even if there is only a one chance in a million it can happen, in their minds, it will happen! If you try to bring rationality or your own "Murphy's Law" that has a higher probability of occurring, they will ignore you because according to them, they own the rights to the Murphy's Law Bible.
10) A Gun Guy's Gear:
Pull any gun guy at random and he will tell you he always has the best gear, and every part of his gear is a necessity for survival. When he evaluates your gear, he will comment the following:
- It's cheap crap made in China (even though some of his is).
- You bought unnecessary features that are not needed (remember, all the features his gear has to offer is much needed).
- His gear has been tested by the Navy-Delta-Recon-Green-Beret-Wearing-SEALs while yours has not (because that's what the marketing brochures say).
- The only reason your inferior gear is still good to go is because you don't work your gear as hard as he does.
- The reason he needs the best is because of Murphy's Law
- He will show you a chart made by Einstein on the features his gear has, and why it's better than your gear.
11) Gun guys never "USE" their gear, they "RUN" it!
12) Gun guys have this "if it's true for one, it must be true for all" If they ever owned a model of firearm that was "bombproof" or "just plain ran" then all other models made by that company is equally superior. If you have a problem with that gear, your training is obviously lacking. On the flip side, if there is something wrong with his particular gun from said company, then every gun from that company is junk.
13) Fashion matters:
The fashion models for gun products are usually some Navy SEAL, or at the very least, someone dressed up like a real Navy SEAL for the marketing brochure. Gun guys are fashion queens (only they do not know it), they tend to buy whatever is in style. Right now 1:7 just happens to be in style. Actually it's been in style since it is listed on "The Chart".
14) Tools not toys:
To a gun guy, a gun is a tool and not a toy. Even if guns to you are just used for fun, never call them toys! Since a gun is a tool, you can use it to build Hoover Dam, the Wynn Casino, and even the Death Star.
