with experience comes wisdom here.
when you have things you would die, kill, steal to preserve, your values change. Maybe you suddenly value the sanctity of your living room over the lives of 8 crackheads.
I was anti-gun as a kid, growing up with M-16s in my living room, as my dad was a federal firearms dealer. I didn't like them. I figured I could fight my way out of shit.
Then more I learned the more I realized the really bad dudes in this world already have guns. Toothpaste is out of the tube.
The more you have to live for, the more you have to protect - the more you realize smart use of firearms can help your odds.
If you're 19 and live in a dorm, your view will be way different from a 35 year old man living in a poor neighborhood with twin newborns at home.