Reply #33: Not true.... [View All]

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"gun nut" has been adopted by some pro-gun people, but it still has a very negative connotation in most circumstances. This often happens...just look at the prevalence of the N word in hip-hop culture. In certain circumstances, said by certain people, the N word isn't seen as being particularly offensive. Under other circumstances, it's use is sure to start a brawl. Same deal with gun nut. If one "gun nut" calls another "gun nut" a "gun nut" in a friendly manner, it's not offensive. If somebody else uses it as a term of derision, "them's fighting words."