I am okay with hunting rifles stored properly in a locked gun case in a locked room but hand guns would be a deal breaker. The only use for a handgun is to kill or injure another human being and that is just not okay with me. Any man who has in interest or feels a need for a hand gun is not a man I would have the slightest interest in being around let alone having children with.

Statistically people who have handguns in their home and face an intruder are more likely to become a victim of the gun than is the intruder. Either way I could not survive the trauma of being involved in such an incident.

You totally deserve to have your voice heard and your views respected. This isn't about 'sucking it up' in my opinion. It is about flexing mocho muscles and discounting you as an equal partner in the relationship. In my opinion it is a sign of things to come and needs some serious reflection.