[Newton]

Is it a good idea to put a gun lock on your nightstand gun, does anyone have a lock on any and all loaded firearms in their house.

Is it a good idea generally, or just if you have small children.

[Mongo the Mutterer]

Unlocked ... Surefire next to it. Locked as soon as I get up. Before coffee.

[DT Guy]

I cannot trust the sleepy man who wears my pajamas with a gun.


A Simplex lock keeps him away from my guns.


Larry

[happy old sailor]

no lock, no reason. but, had i a reason, i would figure something out.

[PlayTheAces]

No lock.

But, no kids.

[Rockstar]

I wouldn't trust the judgment of any man who publicly admits to wearing pajamas.

[yorec]

No.

What good is it if it doesn't go "Bang" evertime you want it to?

[Ford]

I use the "Multi" by gun vault

[TMM]

an SD gun should NEVER have a lock on it unless you are using a different SD gun at the time...

~TMM

..."Wait! don't shoot! i need to get this lock off my gun first..."

[magsnubby]

A lock? Isn't that like trying to start your car while the keys are still in your pocket?

[Magnum88C]

Nope, no lock.

[Bacon]

Smith & Wesson VersaVault
- Only takes a second to open.

[Chuck R.]

Since the “little one” became mobile I use a V-Line “Top Drawer”:

http://www.kcsafe.com/Handgun1.htm

The Simplex lock only takes a couple seconds, and the peace of mind is worth it.

Chuck

[mattw]

no lock, no little kids in the house.

[Pietro Beretta]

No Lock, No Kids. (Unless you count me :scrutiny: , im the youngest in the house)

[shooter1]

NO!! I maintain control over my firearms at all times!! My guns don't need dumbing down.
str1

[heypete]

No lock, no kids. One pistol in the bedside table with Trijicon sights, shotgun handy in closet, other pistol in closet pistol safe. All other long guns are in the basement safe.

[Zach S]

No locks. The youngest in the house is 11.

[ewb45acp]

The kids are old enough to understand. And they have been taught why it is there, and why it is not locked. In our house having a gun around is a normal everyday thing. Keeping it a secret only piques the interest of a child.

[Kamicosmos]

Nope.

[kevin387]

It is stored in a quick access wall safe but no lock on it. I did it before I had kids to make it burglar resistant. Everything else is in the real safe.

[Mal H]

No locks on my primary, secondary or tertiary SD firearms. No young children in house for about 20 years. :) However, there are some old children here. :D

If youngsters will be visiting, any guns that are the least bit accessible get put away. Knowing from personal experience (namely me when I was young) any kid has the potential to find anything any adult thinks is well hidden!

[TODD3465]

Not I.

[Ala Dan]

Not Me :D

[gbelleh]

No lock on my primary pistol. No kids around.

[boofus]

Gun lock? What is this 'gun lock' that you speak of? :D

[Amish_Bill]

Nothing goes inside the trigger guard of a loaded gun. (short of your finger when it's time to shoot)

[DT Guy]

I wouldn't trust the judgment of any man who publicly admits to wearing pajamas.

Well, it was sort of an expression, you see...didn't want to cause offense. :D


And seriously-have any of you ever gone to the bathroom without remembering it? How about sleepwalked? I KNOW I'm too deeply asleep to handle firearms at times, and the two seconds it takes me to access the guns (I have kids, as well) ensures I'm completely lit up before I access a firearm.

I don't think ANYONE should get at my guns until they're totally together, and that includes me.

Larry

[grimjaw]

No lock, no kids, one cat. Cat just sniffs barrel and walks away, don't think she approves, since range time and cleaning take away from *her* time.

jmm

[Okiecruffler]

No locks on any of mine, but I do have a drawer full of locks that came with them. If I had a small child I would cut back on the number of loaded guns scattered about and lock all except the one on my hip. That's what we do when the nieces come to visit. Except for those times it's just me, the wife, 3 cats and 2 dogs. The dogs are too dumb to operate anything more complex than a simple pulley system, but the cats worry me. They always come running to "help" any time I'm doing anything with a firearm. They know if they can master the gun they will rule the world.

[M2 Carbine]

No locks.

They keep giving me these bicycle/gate locks at the gun shows. I think someone has a lot of money to throw away.

[pauli]

as they said at my basic pistols class, "guns should be locked up when not in use. when you are home, your home defense weapon is in use."

i am ammenable to investigating the options for locking a shotgun to the wall, so long as it is retrievable nearly instantly.

[tbeb]

In the bedroom where I sleep I have 2 loaded guns in a little gunsafe that Walmart sells (for about $70). Combination can be set from 1 to 4 numbers. It also has a keylock which bypasses the combination lock. In another bedroom I have a loaded revolver in a holster tacked to the inside of a closet. I do not have children at home. I do have two young grandchildren so will have to have everything locked up when they get bigger.

[ChillyW]

Most of my guns are in the safe.

But I do keep my Taurus in a Gun Vault near the bed. I don't want someone breaking in to get it, and I don't want any friends of my son's to have a chance at it.

As far as I'm concerned it's worth the extra 4 seconds it takes to get to my gun, to make it much more difficult for anyone else to get to it.

[foghornl]

Gun Lock ? ? ?

We don't need no steenkin' gun lox . . . :D :D :D

Not on my primary/secondary/tertiary "HomeLand Security" firearms. Rest of them in locked cabinet.

[Billy the Kid]

http://www.twofingertacotango.com/pictos/triggerlock.jpg

[MICHAEL T]

Locks belong on doors not guns Maybe we should put locks on parchutes,Fire extinguishers after all like a gun when you need them you will have lots of time to unlock . I have raised7 kids and my gun were always loaded and never a issue. They were shown what a gun would doat a young age and never bothered to touch. All are still alive and the older ones own and shoot. My youngest daugther (11years old )was asked to join a rifle team last week. My 14 year old daugther and I just came in little while ago, she was outside shooting my 45 compact and PPK/s.

[Pietro Beretta]

... Im not sure where you live but around here their are locks on Fire extinguishers. To be accurate, they are behind a piece of locked glass, if you really want to get to them, you must break the glass. I suppose this detures kids of screwing around with them. (this is at public areas, like schools, parks and such...)

[J Miller]

Newton,

How many here put locks on their primary defensive pistol ?
Not me.

Is it a good idea to put a gun lock on your nightstand gun, does anyone have a lock on any and all loaded firearms in their house.
As far as I'm concerned a gun lock on a self defence gun is contra indicated. When the SHTF you WILL NOT have the time, or the mindset to remove it. I don't have locks on any of my guns. I do have all but my house gun in lockable cases, but the locks are not locked.

Is it a good idea generally, or just if you have small children.
I don't believe it is a good idea. When you need it, you need it. Having children doesn't negate the need. But can in certain circumstances enhance it.

Joe

[Jayb]

Seems to me that a handgun with a lock on it, might as well be a small club.