You can dislike something without being a monster about it
There's a certain number of people who just don't like guns. Whatever. That's their choice. I've known some of them and gotten along with them pretty well.
But then there are also a certain number of those people who don't simply dislike guns, they are anti-gun bigots. These people don't like guns and then demand that no one else be allowed to have them, either. They want the State-- the worst mass-murderer the planet has ever seen-- to make up rules against gun owners and to take their guns away.
These people are barbaric.
Their barbarism is based on fear, ignorance, and, yes, bigotry. Even a bit of brainwashing and Stockholm syndrome.
To illustrate the difference, I'll use a personal example:
I don't like pitbulls. It would never occur to me to have the state forbid anyone from having one, or demand licensing, background checks, registration, or any other form of regulation. It's none of the State's business. I may not like pitbulls, but I am not an anti-pitbull bigot. See the difference?
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You need a license to hold venomous reptiles even in the states. In my opinion this makes sense as well even though I like snakes and would never tread on one ;).
Let me give you an example for once: nukes. Are you in favor of private persons and companies holding nuclear weapons? After all if you want to defend against a giant enemy like the state you will need something bigger than a 9mm.
Licenses for venomous reptiles are also illegitimate. How did the state get the (imaginary) political "authority" to require and issue (or deny) licenses? They didn't get it legitimately, but just made it up out of thin air.
I not in favor of anyone-- especially governments-- having nuclear weapons. I don't trust states with nuclear weapons, either, but states have no imaginary political "authority" to forbid anyone else from making or having them.
To imagine states have any "authority" over anything is to fall for the lie that states are somehow legitimate and "superior" to individuals.
(I've had rattlesnakes and never asked for state permission.)