You can have a handgun at home and another for the road. If you admire a friend's handgun and tell him so, he will be impressed and let you try a few rounds with it. Your primary handgun doesn't mind if you have a backup. Your handgun will stay with you even if you are out of ammo. A handgun doesn't take up a lot of closet space.
Handguns function normally every day of the month.
A handgun does not mind if you go to sleep after you're done using it. You can have more than one handgun living in the same house without having problems.