I own multiple firearms. My wife has one too- .38 special, big nasty revolver. It was a gift from her father. Where we live, it's a cultural thing. Her family is from Harlan KY (made oddly famous by tv show "Justified"). We've had a lot of gun discussions floating around the house lately - friend from Australia visited and that lead to lengthy discussions. It's a cultural thing around here -- nearly everyone owns some, was raised around them, etc. I competed in marksmanship through highschool & college (alongside volleyball, fencing, etc). But nowadays? I own the firearms I do because it is remarked as unusual not to own any. If, like Australia, I'd have to turn in my firearms (both are semiautomatics), I would miss my rifle (it is not at all concealable, or even portable - i have trouble transporting it in a car due to length, it will deafen me even through hearing protection unless I use layers, even though its semi auto more than 3 rounds in under a couple minutes will wreck accuracy due to heat...but it's mine and I've worked on it for years) but my life wouldn't be unbearable without them. But to hear family and friends talk about it, it would be the End Of The World if even semiautomatics were ruled illegal, bought back, and destroyed.

Personally, I'm much more comfortable with a sword anyway. Years of fencing, years of heavy weapons in SCA. Yet the gun nuts think I'm crazy for feeling that way -- how much damage can one person do with a blade against crowds of innocents? Even unarmed, it isn't too hard to defend yourself from lethal injury against a person untrained in a sword/knife/etc's use.