Each person has to figure out if having a gun is worth it. For myself, I don't live somewhere where armed home invasion is a thing.
The chances of me needing a gun for home defense is far less than the chance of someone in the family getting shot by it (suicide, depression, accident, etc.). If I owned a gun, I would store it locked at a range (yes, I know ranges get broken into - the thieves could get some old .22 single-fire bolt action for their troubles. They could buy it at Canadian Tire for less trouble).
The chances of me needing a gun for home defense is far less than the chance of someone in the family getting shot by it (suicide, depression, accident, etc.). If I owned a gun, I would store it locked at a range (yes, I know ranges get broken into - the thieves could get some old .22 single-fire bolt action for their troubles. They could buy it at Canadian Tire for less trouble).