locking them up

[johnthomas]

9mm under pillow, loaded not racked, Two shotguns, loaded not racked, one in my corner near me, one in her corner near her.
I hope we never have to use them, which is better than wishing we had them when we needed them.

[Turo]

When I'm home, safe gets unlocked and the Glock 27 loaded with HPs goes with me. Shotgun's loaded in the safe.

An unloaded gun isn't ready, neither is one without one in the chamber.

[WhatsTCP]

rem 870 with 6 rounds of buckshot/slugs within reach of the bed with safety on.


mind you its not chambered in hopes that the pump action sound will scare anyone away

[rero360]

1911 under the pillow, round chambered, full mag, safety on
CX4 Storm with 120 lumen surefire under the bed with chamber empty, mag loaded safety off

everything else is generally in the safe locked up, although I do accasionally will leave one of my rifles out if I was dry firing just before bed.

[brianm767]

All of my firearms are locked up in my safe on the first floor , our bedroom is on the second floor, I have kids and grand kids over so I've decided I'm not going to rely on them for self defense, I just cant leave a firearm out.

I've also seen numerous reports where the statistics show you or a loved one is more likely to be a victim of a unlocked firearm than you are likely to use in in self defense, I guess they mean kids finding them or maybe even coming home to a burglar who has already found your weapon? many here will probably argue that point? I'm not saying it's a reason for any of you to not have a self defense weapon available to you, only that's what the statistics show, and with kids around, my guns all stay in the safe.

But I do want to get one of those small lock boxes that I can mount to something in my bed room so I can have a defense weapon close to me but it's still locked up.

[paul0660]

many here will probably argue that point?

You pose a scenario that is different from the OP's. Leaving guns out willy nilly causes problems, and except for Sequoia, no one is advocating that.

[RedFord150]

Nightstand safe contains loaded revolver and speedloaders. Unlocked when I am home. Locked when I am gone. Electronic lock, no key required.
The big safe is always locked. Key and combo required.

[Vacaville]

All but one are locked up. I have a hidden unloaded revolver with a speed loader close by.

[Divernhunter]

loaded Rev in bedroom. Also have locked box with another loaded one with speedloaders. All others in gun safes. One safe unlocked when I am home which is most of the time. Reputation in town keeps all but the most retarted from trying to break in.

[stix213]

stix: you used the correct wordage..the saiga has a 10-round mag locked in, but not chambered. there arent any laws regarding this topic are there? such as leaving a gun unlocked (no kids)..?

Leaving a gun loaded and unlocked shouldn't be an issue if you are home with no one else around, especially kids. Its not the smartest thing to do if you aren't there. The only law I am aware of is if you have reason to believe a child could access one of your guns, then you can get in trouble if something bad happens. If you have no reason to believe a child would enter your home, I don't believe you are at much risk legally even though its still not something you want to happen.

I usually keep my Saiga 7.62x39 with a loaded 10 round mag with an empty chamber in the gun safe, but being a medium power rifle its a poor choice for home protection in my suburban neighborhood. I have a Saiga 12 also that would work well, except keeping the mags loaded tends to warp the ammunition, making it jam when you need in the most. I could probably test different buckshot brands to see which ones wont do that, but haven't wanted to spend the time yet.

[mzimmers]

I'm still not ready to keep a gun (in fireable configuratio) in the house. Besides my air gun (for squirrel and crow control) the only gun I keep inside is my 1100, which is too big to fit in my safe. It's broken down and there's no ammunition inside.

I'm getting very close to feeling OK with keeping a loaded (or quickly loadable) gun inside, and when I do, it will be a handgun for 100% sure. Had yesterday's range session with my P345 gone better, it would be inside now. Towards the end of the shooting, though, I experienced a few failures to feed. I'll play with my crimp die a bit more and try again. I may also go with my 686.

[Reductio]

Locked up in a safe.

At night, my shotgun is out and ready: full tube, saddle, and buttcuff.... empty chamber, hammer down, safety off.

[OffGrid]

[rero360]

And that really is the key with kids, educate them and there are generally no problems. My grandfather kept his shotguns in a gun rack in plain view in the utility room next to the washer and dryer, no locks, ammo in the desk drawer right below them. Everyone knew they were there, heck, everyone on the block knew it, doors were always unlocked up until my grandmother passed. Everything was alway out in the open and readily accessible. Nothing ever happened, period, why? because everyone knew not to play with them.

It sounds like you are doing just fine OffGrid, big thumbs up to you for being a responsible parent, pretty rare these days.

[Bigtwin]

The poster above said it best!

Though as to my configuration choices....it is like the tootsie roll pop....the world may never know!