I have two questions for those who claim they own a gun to protect their homes:
1. How long have you owned guns for the purpose of home protection?
2. When was the last time you had to use your gun to defend your homes?
I would bet my life that the vast majority of Americans who own guns to protect their homes have never had to use them, and never will.
Gun owners don't like to admit it, but the reason they own guns is they like to hunt and go out in the woods and shoot the hell out of shit
It is when the fantasies kick in that they start to imagine that:
1. They are protecting their families from bad guys
2. If the world is coming to an end, they will be able to fight it out with marauding vandals
3. If the evil government turns to tyranny (ie take their guns) they will be able to form armies and overthrow them
That is why they look so nutty