Why not just have gun hidden there in between folded shirts, pans....."
That's how my brother hid his.
He doesn't have it anymore... The person who broke into his house apparently has it.
If you had a gun here and its was stolen and you didn't have it properly secured in a safe. You would probably have your licence revoked. There is also the matter if the thief wasn't armed when he entered your house you have just armed him. If you came home and disturbed him it could be a fatal mistake.