My 92 y/o mother (who is scared to death of guns) made that very point just yesterday.
While she is scared of guns, she appreciates the fact that I have a growing arsenal.
I think a lot of people are starting to think the same way. I think honest people would say they're happy a few in their neighborhood are armed, because when protection is needed, those neighbors will be the only thing that saves them. No politician is going to show up at their doors and shoo the bad guys away.
People know Obomas economy is a mess (even though some democrats won't admit it, they know it is), and they know there's a risk of raging, animalistic welfare hoards if the money runs out. Who's going to come running to personally save them? Nancy Pelosi? (She's going to be on a plane out of the country before the American even know what hit them!)