I am in the same boat as you. I have fired a rifle many, many years ago. But, while I support the 2nd amendment I haven’t felt the need for one. I’m rethinking that.
When I was talking to the instructor, I told him the last time I had fired any type of gun (prior to going to the range with my friend just to get an idea of what I might want to own) is when I shot a BB gun in Girl Scouts to earn my badge. That was 40 years ago!
I’m like you; I’ve always supported gun ownership but never felt the need. Was raised in a single parent home, so wasn’t around guns growing up. Don’t know that I’ll ever be like my friend, who owns everything from a Colt 45 to AR-15 and everything in between, but as a single female it might come in handy one day. If nothing else, it’ll give me a hobby in my old age.