my parents were issued side arms to self defense. without firearms,they should have died several times. thats the reason why they taught me how to handle firearms in my early age.
Were you from mainland China? Did you mean that citizens in China protected themselves from the government by bearing firearms? Who issued firearms to your parents? Were your parents military officials/police? Why did you say they would have died several times had they owned no guns? Who attached them?
If you tell the story, perhaps you can convince some people here.