Texas Lizard Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 Many of us that shoot have some toys....Do any of you, keep something in house that you can get to fast...If so, how are you keeping them safe...Looking for some ideas for safe keeping but fast enough to get to...At this time I have too many small people around...Also need to keep wife happy, something out of he sight... TL
Yul Lose Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 Not to get to specific, but I have several of the small single handgun safes strategically located around the house and shop. I to have young grand children around and the guns can't be where they can get to them. I'm building a piece of furniture right now that will have a hidden drawer for a handgun.
Tom Bullweed Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 Odd how times have changed. I remember when most home had a rifle rack in the hallway or den and no one, including the small ones, seemed to notice ormconcern themselves. Locked safe with guns. 1911 in the master nightstand. Small pistol safe near middle of house with a J-frame. Another small pistol in the master bath with a small auto, per John Taffin's story about the number of Charter Arms .44s in his house, including the bathroom where one is most vulnerable. No small ones in my house on a regular basis.
ORNERY OAF Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 I got some very good doggies...even sleeping in our bedroom.. ,they can hear a mouse fart 300 yards away and will let everyone know someone is coming..invited or not...so I figure I got a minute or so. Only alarm system in the world that gives you unconditional love.
ShadowCatcher Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 Many of us that shoot have some toys....Do any of you, keep something in house that you can get to fast...If so, how are you keeping them safe...Looking for some ideas for safe keeping but fast enough to get to...At this time I have too many small people around...Also need to keep wife happy, something out of he sight... TL Unloaded firearms are not much use. Firearms that can be grabbed by unauthorized users are dangerous. Only a firearm that is in your direct control is safe for you to have about. Wear it, or keep it within your immediate grasp, or acknowledge that there are times you must have it locked up. Anything else is unsafe at best. It's really that simple . . . SC
Shorty Jack Hammer Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 I am in my jammies watching TV downstairs right at this minute and my 1911 is on the coffee table beside me. If I was dressed it would be on my belt, even mowing the lawn. I am always armed.
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 I am in my jammies watching TV downstairs right at this minute and my 1911 is on the coffee table beside me. If I was dressed it would be on my belt, even mowing the lawn. I am always armed. Thats about how it is with me........ including working out in the yard and on the mower. You can't be safety conscious enough with little people around. Even it you have a good safe, YOU have to ensure that its locked when those little ones are around. Some of the LEO Training Officers might chime in on here and give some more experienced and better advice than my post. Best regards, ..........Widder
Captain Bill Burt Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 Three kids in the house, 10, 8, and 5 years old. Glock 26 with one in the chamber and 12 in the magazine, on my person or within 5-10 seconds away while downstairs. Stashed 1911, (close to front door) empty chamber, 8 in the magazine. Mossberg 930 SPX locked in MB closet, open and empty with 9 shells nearby. Bushmaster AR open and empty next to the Mossberg, 30 round magazine stashed separately. Of course each car has its own dedicated weapon as well. Mine has a Glock, the wife has a S&W Chief's Special.
Tascosa, SASS# 24838 Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 I have 3 loaded weapons of the hand held type around the house and when I go outside I take one with me. I don't have kiddos around anymore and my kids..(kids?? 50. 52) have been exposed to firearms all their lives so its not a worry. I was told long ago when I started my career in LE, concerning carrying an off duty weapon, either you carry it 100% of the time or never carry it. I still believe that to be the way to go. My house guns are not visible to the average visitor. But they are always loaded and accessible. .
Cliff Hanger #3720LR Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 An unloaded gun, is just a very small expensive club. A baseball bat is cheaper, heavier and has a farther reach. ---------------------- My kids are grown and gone. I am never more than a few steps way, if not on belt.
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 I am in my jammies watching TV downstairs right at this minute and my 1911 is on the coffee table beside me. If I was dressed it would be on my belt, even mowing the lawn. I am always armed. Me too, plus a Surefire flashlight-- I 'carry' 24/7/365. OLG
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 I find great wisdom in Ornery Oaf's and Shadow Catcher's words.
Henry T Harrison Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 I don't have any little ones in the house anymore either. There is a Chiefs Special in the drawer beside my chair accompanied by a good flashlight, a Glock 23 with night sights and another flashlight in the drawer beside my bed, My 9mm Kel Tec carry gun hangs out in a kitchen cabinet when not in use along with another flash light. A 12 ga. pump in the living room closet again with flashlight. Most rooms have some kind of long knife hanging on the wall. Little gun ( a NAA mini revolver) like my knife never leaves my pocket Retired cops always seen to have a surplus of flashlights. When I change the batteries in my smoke alarms Sunday morning I change out all the flashlight batteries. As a police officer I kept my service revolver in a pistol box mounted on a high shelf so that he could not see what code I punched in. Of course he was taught firearms safety from birth and by 11 he had watched me teach the NRA firearms course so often he could have taught it
Blastmaster Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 I don't have any little ones in the house anymore either. There is a Chiefs Special in the drawer beside my chair accompanied by a good flashlight, a Glock 23 with night sights and another flashlight in the drawer beside my bed, My 9mm Kel Tec carry gun hangs out in a kitchen cabinet when not in use along with another flash light. A 12 ga. pump in the living room closet again with flashlight. Most rooms have some kind of long knife hanging on the wall. Little gun ( a NAA mini revolver) like my knife never leaves my pocket Retired cops always seen to have a surplus of flashlights. When I change the batteries in my smoke alarms Sunday morning I change out all the flashlight batteries. As a police officer I kept my service revolver in a pistol box mounted on a high shelf so that he could not see what code I punched in. Of course he was taught firearms safety from birth and by 11 he had watched me teach the NRA firearms course so often he could have taught it Did you run out of firearms first, or run out of flashlights as you were setting up your home defense?
Henry T Harrison Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 Did you run out of firearms first, or run out of flashlights as you were setting up your home defense? Did you run out of firearms first, or run out of flashlights as you were setting up your home defense? Every cop searches for two things in his career the first is the perfect off duty gun and the second is the perfect flashlight, thank goodness we never find either
Shorty Jack Hammer Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 I don't have any little ones running around anymore either except my grandson when he visits. When my sons were younger I didn't leave my guns lying around unattended or unsecured but then again I don't do that now either. If I'm not at home they are locked in the safe. When my kids were little I taught them safe gun handling and I did not deny them access to them if they wanted to look at them supervised of course. They knew they didn't need to try and sneak to play with them,because all they had to do was ask. When I was a kid my dad had all his guns in one of those glass front cabinets and it was never locked. He taught me the same way and I never touched or played with them because I knew I could just ask and he never said no. Guns were such a part of our lives that they were just a fixture in the corner and couriousity never killed the cat, us,or anyone else. Oh by the way my wife and I are up lounging around listening to the pouring rain and my 1911 is there listening with us....he's such a cute little guy
Utah Bob #35998 Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 Many of us that shoot have some toys....Do any of you, keep something in house that you can get to fast...If so, how are you keeping them safe...Looking for some ideas for safe keeping but fast enough to get to...At this time I have too many small people around...Also need to keep wife happy, something out of he sight... TL There are small single pistol safes that fit on a nightstand and open in the dark easitl. I've also see wall cliock that conceal a hand gun. No small ones around here so I don't have the same concerns you do. http://www.thehomesecuritysuperstore.com/home-security-solutions-safes-hidden-safes-sub=244
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