Hunting. - Yes if you hunt to eat a bolt action rifle and a box of ammo should be yours to have under lock and key
Sport - if you mean like Olympic free rifle and skeet? Sure if you engage in both a suitable rifle, shotgun and several boxes of ammo should be yours under lock and key
Protecting  yourself/loved ones- stats show you and yours safer by not arming yourself. Also a handgun is only safer than not having one at home if it is securely locked away. Many kill a loved one when an adrenaline fueled or  sleepy self sees intruder when there is none. Also many "would never look there" in superposition with "smarter than that" child blow brains out.
Dissuading government from oppressing, Really? Maybe two hundred years ago. Otherwise, haven't militias organized to remove the treasonous Trump cult with that well regulated Militia that would restore this formerly free state? Also in facing a government that has tanks the arms they allow us are useless. 
Fun- True. Funny too, you kill me.

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