hey. where do you hide your home defense weapon?

[vash]

ok, that burglary thread has me thinking... of all the stuff i own, leicas, hasselblads..rolexes, the only thing that would freak me out to have stolen would be my sigsauer. maybe my O/U shotguns.

it would break my heart to have my pistol be a part of a robbery, or worse, a shooting. i want it at the ready, but i guess it needs to be hidden. or locked up in one of those fingerbutton locked boxes?

any secret stashes? maybe PM me, if you want it to stay secret?

cliff
i have zero kids. zero kids visits. so kid safety isnt much of a concern.

i keep an ASP by the front door.

[legion]

I have several safes around the house. Some are in obvious locations, some are not.

No one is going to get "everything".

[Jim Richards]

it's a secret

[nostatic]

all weapons are locked in a safe. I don't believe in "nightstand" weapons, but I also have a 12 year old in the house...and 2 cats. The cats are trouble.

[red-beard]

Pistols are in Safes, except for the ones that are to be close at hand or carried. I need a locking rifle rack. Shotgun is in the usual place, for night time quick grabbing.

[KevinP73]

Originally Posted by Jim Richards

it's a secret

+1 But I think you'd be surprised how quick I can get to any one of them.

[dhoward]

Holster screwed to the back of my nightstand, is one.

[Seahawk]

Kids are bit older and have been around guns all their lives, so:

- .45 on the my side of the bed which faces the bedroom door. I attached the plastic tac holster that holds the pistol to the sideboard.

- 20 gauge pistol grip shotgun under the bed, mixture of rounds in the hopper.

- Two noisy dogs downstairs. They are unarmed

- Browning Hi-Power downstairs, within three steps of where I spend the majority of my time.

- On the weekends I carry a .22 semi-auto rifle in the truck when I'm working around the farm. The thing is remarkably accurate and I feel it is enough of a deterrent for day time nuisances.

Remember that I live about a two putt from no-where so trusting in the better angels of man's nature is not an option. We have had veryfew problems down here because everyone has a gun, hunts and supports self-defense.

Key is that the collective folks here are smart: none of us are Rambos...but none of us want to be victims.

[masraum]

I keep mine in my pants!!

Oh, wait, I think you're talking about something different.

[126coupe]

No kids in the house, so in the lock box under the bed.
When I'm out of town the wife has the .357 magnum within reaching distance

[jyl]

don't really have any ready-access home defense weapons, considering they are all locked in safes
closest is Glock and snubnose, loaded but in touchpad safe by bedside table
if I were more concerned about home defense, would mount a fingerprint safe to the underside of the bedframe

[equality72521]

Originally Posted by Jim Richards

it's a secret

Don't you mean "snow tires"?

[Racerbvd]

If I told you, it wouldn't be a secret
The best way is to build a hiding in plain site, there are ways to build into furniture, walls ect

[speeder]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

Kids are bit older and have been around guns all their lives, so:

- .45 on the my side of the bed which faces the bedroom door. I attached the plastic tac holster that holds the pistol to the sideboard.

- 20 gauge pistol grip shotgun under the bed, mixture of rounds in the hopper.

- Two noisy dogs downstairs. They are unarmed

- Browning Hi-Power downstairs, within three steps of where I spend the majority of my time.

- On the weekends I carry a .22 semi-auto rifle in the truck when I'm working around the farm. The thing is remarkably accurate and I feel it is enough of a deterrent for day time nuisances.

Remember that I live about a two putt from no-where so trusting in the better angels of man's nature is not an option. We have had veryfew problems down here because everyone has a gun, hunts and supports self-defense.

Key is that the collective folks here are smart: none of us are Rambos...but none of us want to be victims.

You forgot *weird houseguest sleeping in RV at halfway point in mile-long driveway with Glock .40 and German Shepard*.

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by speeder

You forgot *weird houseguest sleeping in RV at halfway point in mile-long driveway with Glock .40 and German Shepard*.

Sssshh! I don't want anyone to know you're gone

All part of the plan...

[Jim Richards]

Originally Posted by equality72521

Don't you mean "snow tires"?

No, then it's not handy. Not to imply that snow tires aren't handy, you know, depending on circumstances...

[Jim Richards]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

Sssshh! I don't want anyone to know you're gone

All part of the plan...

A half mile is as close as you'd let them get?

[lonewolf]

sometimes the obvious is the least expected.

[Rot 911]

A weapon locked in a safe is not a home defense weapon!

[lonewolf]

hot boiling oil over the drawbridge and sharks in the moat.

so far ,no problems. (that we know of)