TryingMyBest: please see the Rashi in Veyechi mem ches yud beis: Becharbi u’v’kashti.
AinOd: “dragged away like sheep” There are many places in the tefilah, in Tehilim, in the Neviim, that we are metaphorically referred to as sheep. Some folks just take it too seriously.
Aside from the saftey/security issue, you see there is also a hashkafa issue, and all sources will show panim l’kan u’panim l’kan.
During my time in NY I kept two unregistered longs, small to help rid the neighborhood of a feral pest issue (in a way outer borough) and one to nail an intruder to the wall and beyond, if needed. I did not bring them to EY, and here in the city, there is very low risk of hot home invasion, and in the streets, BH, there are enough packing fire. If am ever zoche to retire to the rural areas, I would go back to my old ways. My kids were educated as to what firearms are for and what they can do, due diligence and safety were never a problem. I’m with Rav K Hy’d on this, in a reasoned way.