I can agree with your statement if you remember, that in some situations you basically become your own "first responder" or "police" for self-defense.
That is how our constitution, laws, and court system have recognized the reality of living in the United States.
If that causes you to feel uneasy you have a right to exit this country for a “safer” gun restricted country like Israel or Europe.
It is pure sarcasm from me. It is the left’s idea of gun ownership, not mine. I throw that out in situations wherein citizens urgently needed guns but were not able to access them, and the police response time was useless. Worse still are the times when the police arrived relatively soon but didn’t engage the shooter because they waited for “backup” like swat while people were still being shot.