It is about a question being asked and the answer recorded in what is a permanent file which follows you everywhere.
Getting something straightened out after it gets in there is next to impossible.
If you refuse to answer, that is taken as an answer in the affirmative, and that is RECORDED.
THERE IS NO WAY TO PREVENT THAT OTHER THAN STOPPING THE QUESTION FROM BEING ASKED. THE DATA WILL BE IN YOUR RECORD OTHERWISE.
The only time the question is justified is if there is a firearm related injury involved, period.
So long as answering the question is voluntary, there is no problem. None at all.