I was always pleasant, friendly and within arm's reach of a gun.
If government is the answer, it must have been a really, really, really stupid question.
I LOL'd.A whole lot of horror/suspense movies would be a lot shorter if the protagonist started out with a shotgun or rifle in their hand.
Or even just a moderate amount of common sense and situational awareness combined with an everyday carry gun like a G19 or 1911.