Hell no, fear of guns is a very reasonable response. We have an object created for the express purpose of killing people efficiently. It's an object that can cause death or serious injury incredibly easily.

The client put it down. It was simple from that point not to tuuch it or even stand near it and wait until an expert came to pick it up. I have no need to learn how to use a gun than I need to learn how to safely handle a bomb. Thankfully in Britain I am about equally as likely to come into a contact with a bomb as I am a gun.

I'll keep my fear of guns and it's not really something I'm going to spend time learning about - because the time wouldn't be well spent - even if I could find a place that would and could legally teach me the ins and outs of a handgun. I'll just give thanks that I live somewhere where needing to know how to dispose of firearms safely is as widely useful as needing to know how to dispose of a bomb