Would you have wanted a gun if you were locked down in Boston yesterday?

I have seen a meme on Facebook over the past 24 hours saying “Like if you would want a gun in Boston today!” It got me to thinking about whether having a gun in the house would have made me feel safer. When I thought it through for myself the answer was no. My reasoning is that this fellow would most likely not have knocked politely on my door and given me the chance to grab my sidearm. He probably would have forced his way in, armed and with an itchy trigger finger and all my being armed would do would freak him out more and increase my chances of being shot. To do any good whatsoever a loaded gun would have to be sitting out and easily accessible and that would present a problem as I do have kids.

So that is my opinion, what’s yours? If you were in Boston yesterday would you have wanted a gun? Why or why not?