Except for hunting rifles (and I’m not a hunter so I don’t own any rifles), I’m not a gun advocate. However, that said, I know from personal experience that there are some times when a gun for personal protection is needed. Decades ago I briefly dated a guy who turned out to have some severe mental health issues. After I broke it off with him he stalked me for months which ended up with him shooting at my house, shooting at me when I was out walking my dogs, and kidnapping & torturing one of my dogs. I bought a gun for my own protection but then gave it away to a friend once the stalker was hustled off to a mental institution and was not allowed to move back to the town I live in as a condition of his release.