I've met people in more dangerous environment than your own that don't have a weapon.    But, in all honesty, I am not opposed to gun ownership and never have been.    I'm opposed to the moron weekend warrriors, who want to be the law themselves and dream of the power.   They are driven to control,  or purity to a particular ideology, and in no way represent or, care, about the majority of people living in our country.  That fascism.

There have been 2 personal murders within 5 blocks that were not gun drug related.  A gun was used in a crime of passion.   When somebody accepts violence as a legitimate solution, it's a small hop to using it for one personal sense of 'justice'.   That guy/girl did me wrong and I'm gonna try and punish them myself.    It happens regularly.

I might own a gun for protection, or have other less lethal choices for myself and family.   I'm not a fool, there are some bad people in the world.