I don't own it, but there is a shotgun in my house. It's not really for home defense, it's for sport. Where I live, there isn't anything to defend against except raccoons. Having the shotgun in my house does not bother me. It's kept in an upstairs closet.
Similarly, my folks own two rifles, but one is a remnant of when we lived on a farm (a gun is a necessity on a farm), and the other is an antique rifle from the Civil War. Dad owns some ammo, but I don't think he's shot a rifle in 20-odd years, and he's not likely to start any time soon.
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