If you ever went target shooting or plinking (with an open mind), you'd probably understand pretty quickly how you could own a gun for entertainment.
Other reasons are historical value, investment purposes, competition, exercise (see the writings of Thomas Jefferson for the explanation), etc.
As to defense, you may not need one, but there are folks out there that have a perceived need for a gun, and others that have a flat-out obvious need for a gun. Ask Lance Thomas about self-defense and firearms. Talk to anyone working armoured car service or armed security. Talk to anyone that lives an hour away from any other human soul, let alone a cop.
It's fairly easy to establish why guns are legal. It's much more fun to watch people argue why the internet should be legal.
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