I'm a tad confused as to what an "ant-gun" person is. I'm thinkin' anti-gun?
Like you I see no reason to be "secretive", nor do I feel it is prudent to openly advertise the amount of ammo, number of guns, etc. on my person or in my house. I do feel tho, that there is a lot of ground between the two.I often feel those folks that feel the need to be overly secretive about their guns have more than just firearm ownership to hide.
Seems to me it just ain't the neighbors that have the severe case of paranoia and may need therapy. Sorry, but I've been in many places in America. The idea of gun ownership is not that foreign, nor offensive to the majority of folks, only exceptions may be the most ardent of anti-gunners......and they themselves are very few and far between. While we like to exploit those occasions when a soccer mom peed her pants upon sighting a weapon that was inadvertently exposed when a CWCer bent over, those incidents too are rarer than Grizzly attacks. But like grizzly attacks, seems everyone thinks they are at risk.
Yes, I am fortunate. I live in a community where gun ownership is the norm. Hunting is considered a healthy hobby. Our High School Trap team has consistently placed in the top three places in State the last three years and folks are proud of it. While I understand a undercover cop not wanting his neighbors to know what he does for a living, IMHO, the phrase "to protect and serve" for regular LEOs, means folks around you need to know who the police are. I wonder why you felt the need to keep your profession from everyone? Were you embarrassed to be in law enforcement? Were you that afraid of criminals seeking revenge on you and your family? If so, why get into it in the first place? How did you go out on calls without folks knowing your were a cop? Even in New York City, wasn't there a chance your neighbors would see you performing your job?
Ain't tryin' to be a jerk, just curious as to the why.