I just found out that we have opened a new gun range in town. It’s for the cops to practice. However, if you belong to the NRA, they will let you pay annual dues and use the range any time it’s available, which is a lot.
One part of me thinks ok that would be a good thing to do. Get to know some cops like you said.
The skeptic in me says on the other hand, they’ll know you have a gun, and when the disarmament orders go out, the NRA members will be first to get the visit, and made an example of.
When the great confiscation happens, I am sure that there will be martyrs - they will want to make some examples of resisting citizens to scare the others into compliance.
I don’t own a gun, and have never fired a gun, but I have kicked a peeper in the face, and scared off a burglar with my banshee screech at him to get out.
If neither you nor your husband has a gun, that is a problem. Remember, “If you can't defend it, you don't own it.”
As smart as you are, you could learn to operate a gun and learn safety quickly. Talk it over with the husband, and fix the problem.