Always remember that Governments prefer to deal with unarmed peasants. Free citizens, not slaves, own weapons. I want my Government to fear me, not the reverse.
The last written exam I took was the test for my Concealed Hnadgun Permit. Maxxed that sucker and scored 49 out of 50 possibles on the “practical” exam (threw the next to last shot out when the instructor told the firing line that I was on my way to a perfect score). I announce those facts whenever some officious little prick wants we to take some Government-sponsored test.
Bottom line is, guns in the hands of citizens protect society against the predators out there.