Lying isn’t necessary. Smart or clever people can answer in a way that makes people interpret your answer to your liking.
“Do you own a guy?”
“I’m a pacifist.”
That is a statement, not a “no” answer and I left off, “until you break into my home....”
or even better for me personally-
“I dedicated my career as an RN to saving lives. Do you really think I’d own a gun?” Of course the unspoken answer is, “well then you’d be right.”
I liek to reply
“I’m a Skin Head anarchist- do you honestly think I’d own a gun?”