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You are magnitudes more likely to be shot by your own gun, be it by yourself or a family member, than you are to need to use that gun against a home invader. Thus, it's significantly safer for you to keep your gun safely locked away where it can't hurt you rather than leaving it accessible to protect from the much lower risk of an attacker.