Hmm...”are you suicidal?” and “do you own guns?” is a dangerous double-edged sword for vets.
“None of your business” may also trigger the flying monkeys.
I just say you must not read the local papers lost all my guns in a boating mishap
“Do you own guns?”
“Well, I used to own a bunch, but the tank, flamethrowers, LAAWs and cases of Frags take up all the room in the garage. I’m having to skimp by with the Ma Deuce sandbagged on the roof and my shrubbery full of Claymores.”
That ought to give them fits!