So maybe there's value in appearing to be truthful, level-headed, responsible and unashamed rather than suspicious, paranoid and secretive.
Act like you're hiding something, and it will be assumed you are hiding something bad.
Want gun ownership to remain and be viewed as a mainstream activity participated in by normal, sane, reasonable adults? Act like one and don't deny it not like a POW being asked to confess to illegal warfare.
Sounds like you're talking about the Pediatricians at first.
A LOT of things are none of their business.
When I went in to renew my prescription for tremors, why did the office give me a question of my sleeping habits?
NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS.
Oh. It's because of a study they were doing.