Edited sentence: However to others it is regarded as a pejorative stereotype cast upon gun owners by anti-gun advocates as a means of implying that they are fanatical, exhibit abnormal behavior, or are a threat to the safety of others.It can have different connotations depending on how it is perceived and the intention of the person using it.The term "gun nut" has been used to describe firearms enthusiasts who are deeply involved with the gun culture.The term has additionally been used at times by some law enforcement agencies to describe a profile to categorize criminal suspects.The terms that gun rights and gun control advocates use to refer to opponents are part of the larger topic of gun politics.To some gun owners, it is embraced affectionately, such as in the popular outdoors magazine Field and Stream which has a column called "The Gun Nut"