There have been guns in our home since forever. many were sold off/given away as the hunters in the family moved out of the house. at the present time there are 6 guns here. one 12 gauge shotgun, a 10 gauge shotgun, 1 old deer rifle, one fairly new deer rifle, a .22 pistol and a .38 pistol. only the 38 is loaded, and it hasn't been fired in about a year (at an armadillo).
im not sure why we have most of them, nobody hunts anymore, but there they are. we have no children in the house, and if they come to visit they couldn't reach any of the guns since all but my 38 are in racks over doors.(in addition to being unloaded) my 38 is wherever I am. (with the safety on)
we live in the boonies, and I feel safer knowing I have a gun. mostly its used for killing armadillos, possum, snakes and nutria. deer and rabbits run all over this place, but it doesn't occur to me to shoot them, they do little or no harm and they beautify my world. rumor has it that there are wild pigs in the woods, but ive never seen or heard them, if I did I would probably shoot them, as they are very dangerous.
uncle takes all the guns down about once a year to clean them, otherwise I don't think about them.
my husband is British. it took him a long while to get over his distaste for guns in general. now he knows what they aren't used all the time, certainly not to kill people, none of that. he has only actually heard me shoot one bullet in 12 years LOL. (ok 2, once he heard me on the phone shooting a snake) guns are part of who I am, and he accepts that. he doesn't want to learn to shoot, and that's fine too.
I guess you could say we have a houseful of guns, but no people have ever been harmed by them. I am not worried about zombies, although I know a few odd folks who actually do. I consider myself to be a responsible person, not a 'gun nut'. they are just a normal part of my life.