I think an appropriate compromise here is having a gun safe, and keeping the ammo in a different location than the guns. That is how my mother and father compromised when my dad wanted to have guns in the house again. We have one gun in the house, it is kept unloaded, locked in a lock box, and the ammo for the gun is kept in a separate closet.

My dad only target shoots when my mom is not home (she loathes guns) and promptly puts it away before she gets home because he knows how much it upsets her.

Maybe having the gun kept in a safe, and the ammo in a separate location would be a comprise for ya'll to consider?

I understand the dislike of guns, I had a fear of them myself until I learned about them, and learned how to handle and shoot a gun. I"m still weary of them, and doubt I will ever own one myself and if so it will be kept in conditions similar to the comprise my parents worked out.

I hope ya'll are able to work something out.

Many blessings
Typo