ccw around the house

[okimreloaded]

any thoughts on carrying a taurus 85 vs a glock 26?

[Lucky Scott]

I carry the Taurus 85 most of the time and like it with a front pocket wallet holster. The holster breaks up the outline just fine, and for me its the easiest carry. Like you said, everybody carries cell phones and stuff so a pocket bulge is no big deal. Its easy to put in and take out and easy to put your hand on the gun without causing notice.

I also have a .40 S&W semi auto in a holster that I carry behind my back sometimes but for me its a hassle and more noticeable than the little .38 snub.
(sometimes I feel better with the bigger caliber and having a magazine with more rounds)

Hammerless is a little better, but the trade off for me is accuracy. The Taurus 85 is deadly accurate, works every time, and is easy to conceal. I also put two speed strips with extra ammo in another pocket.

[audihenry]

Why would you want to CCW around the house?

[Seesm]

I carry at my home everyday...

[audihenry]

That doesn't exactly answer the question, does it...

[IrishPirate]

Why would you want to CCW around the house?

why wouldn't you?? not everyone lives in pleasantville.

I prefer the taurus for feel, ease of use, size and weight, and the fact that .38spl is a better bad-guy-stopper than anything the Glock 26 is chambered in; but i do prefer the capacity of the glock. more rounds to achieve that desired incapacitated effect. I've had a hard time finding a glock that fits good in my hand though so i'm a little bias

[THT]

I open carry at home...

[My-AK47]

I carry at home also. Glock model 22. Very nice and very accessible if needed

[bballwizard05]

haha man idk about open carrying at home, unless I live in a FREAKING GHETTO! where I possibly get robbed three times a week (p.s. if this is your situation...MOVE) I keep my AK ready and accesible, plus my roomies might get jumpy if I was open carrying!!!

[caoboy]

Yeah...what is your reasoning behind OC/CC around the house? The house is the one place you should feel safe...

[Crazed_SS]

I think carrying in the house is pretty ridiculous, but if you're gonna do it, why conceal? I'd imagine open carry would be much more comfortable and it'd be easier to carry a full-size pistol too.

[Somekindagenius]

I don't understand you guys that say you don't need to carry unless you live in the ghetto. If you were a criminal planning a home invasion on someone would you really choose the poor people. Houses in nice areas never get broken into? Are you all living in a fantasy world? If drivers in your area are the safest in the country are you willing to not wear a seatbelt? Just because there is a lower chance of things happening doesn't mean it will never happen. I hope most of us try to prepare for the 1% of times when bad things happen.

[Greg-Dawg]

I carry a Glock Fo-tay.

[bballwizard05]

We had 3 car brake ins on my block last year in a 2 month period. Living in the IE, I am fully aware of the dangers that lurk and I dont live in the ghetto. However I feel that an AK with loaded 10 round mag sitting next to it is prepared enough, not to carry a loaded pistol around while i'm making dinner or watching TV. This thread is about loaded open carry in house, my .02 is that it seems a little much, but hey I bring my AK out to enjoy some tv with me occasionaly, so to each his own!! or her own!!

[Barney Gumble]

Yeah...what is your reasoning behind OC/CC around the house? The house is the one place you should feel safe...

Hope for the best but prepare for the worst. Just because you feel safe doesn't mean you ARE safe.

Example below...note that the police felt the vicitims were picked at random.

http://cbs5.com/local/berkeley.home.invasion.2.972713.html

Mar 31, 2009 4:24 pm US/Pacific
Final Berkeley Home Invasion Suspects Surrender
CBS 5 CrimeWatch
BERKELEY (BCN) ― The last three suspects in a home-invasion robbery and torture case in the Berkeley hills last month have turned themselves in, Berkeley police spokesman Andrew Frankel said Tuesday.

There were a total of eight suspects in the incident in the 600 block of Santa Barbara Road in the hour-long incident that began at 8:20 p.m. on Feb. 24. Five suspects had been arrested previously.

Frankel said brothers Vern Town Saelee, 21, and Vern Sio Saelee, 18, of Fairfield, as well as 24-year-old Chiew Chian Saeturn of Fairfield surrendered to Berkeley police detectives in Fairfield at 9 p.m. Monday.

Frankel said detectives had served a search warrant at a residence in the 5600 block of Alameda Street in El Cerrito earlier on Monday and although the suspects weren't found at that time police believe the constant pressure they placed on the suspects proved to be too much.

"They were tired of running," Frankel said.

A male and a female were bound, pistol-whipped and carved on with kitchen knives in the brutal home invasion robbery.

The victims were taken to a local hospital where they were treated and released, Frankel said.

Three suspects, Buk Khansuwong, a 46-year-old Richmond man, Tien Vo, a 29-year-old San Pablo woman, and a 16-year-old boy from Richmond, were arrested in early March.

A fourth suspect, 18-year-old Anthony Ray Douglas of Richmond, surrendered at the Richmond Police Department on March 18 and a fifth suspect, another 16-year-old Richmond boy, was arrested last week.

Frankel said police believe the suspects chose the victims at random.

He said the suspects have been charged with torture, which carries a life in prison term upon conviction, as well as home invasion, which carries up to six years in state prison.

The Saelee brothers and Saeturn are expected to be arraigned in Alameda County Superior Court on Thursday, according to Frankel. The first five suspects have already made their initial court appearances.