[makarov1989]

I find that I have only three guns that I keep loaded all the time. One is my home defense Beretta 92fs. The other two are my carry guns, a S&W 642 and a Beretta 21-A. I sometimes carry other guns but these guns are always loaded and ready to go.

[TonyB]

All of them...loaded and locked up,but easily accessable to my wife and I.
SP101...357 mag hydra-shoks
PT99..9mm jhp 115gr.
Glock 17..9mm+p corbon 125gr.

[HogRider]

4 of them. G 21, FN49, SW 625 and NAA 380 Guardian.

[cool45auto]

Three. My Vertec, SKS and Bersa .380.

[Kamicosmos]

loaded all the time is my 96fs in the night stand.

have ammo for most of my guns available, and a few have speed loaders or mags loaded.

[hillbilly]

At least two.

Makarov in strategic hidden place in the house, Rem 870 shotgun by the bed.

Sometimes, the .357 mag Taurus gets loaded and put around as well.

hillbilly

[Aleko]

My carry gun is always loaded, and at night it becomes my night stand gun (until I get dedicated night stand gun that is).

[Black Snowman]

I don't keep any guns loaded. I frequently have a young visitor who I don't want getting into them and causing a problem. I'm lucky to be in a very low crime area and unlucky enough to have a home that's hard to defend.

I do keep loaded magazines hidden (still haven't found 2 of them in fact) nearby. Don't have legal CCW but for home defense I have my M17S by my bed with 2 loaded 30 round magazines handy but out of reach of children.

[Pumpkinheaver]

I keep my 1911 loaded at all times but I keep loaded mags around for my L1A1.

[10-Ring]

2, house gun & shotgun.

[Skunkabilly]

Same as 10-ring except my shotgun looks cooler :neener:

[Brian Williams]

S&W 940 alway loaded and with me, I live in town and a break-in could happen while away. I live near a bunch of crooks or sheeple. There are a couple of us who watch the others but not enough care.

I keep a bunch of 357s rounds handy to load my 13, 586 or 1894C at night and a box of mixed shot shells consisting of #4's, 00, slugs for my 1300

[Partisan Ranger]

Locked/loaded K-9 in GunVault safe on first floor.

Locked/loaded Glock 27 in GunVault safe in bedroom on 2nd floor.

[Jack19]

All of them.

Rule #1: All guns are loaded all the time. Paperweights are useless.

[foghornl]

3 are ready to rock....

The 1911-A1 "Bedside Table Companion"

Maverick 88 by Mossberg 12 Ga

The Most Serious Artillery...US Rifle Cal .30 M1 popularly known as 'The Garand'

[OF]

All of them.

- Gabe

[MikeJ]

S&W 66 snub (2 1/2"), S&W 640 Centennial and NAA Guardian .32. Thinking about loading up my Glock 23 as well.

[Okiecruffler]

My Taurus 650 and my Stevens 311. Then the wife's Rossi M88 and her Mossy 500. Can't imagine loading them all. If I get down to the point of using my Nagant revovler for defending the homestead then the doodoo has has gotten way over my head.

[Jack T.]

All of them.

[Logistar]

3

Nightstand Gun
Primary CCW
Backup CCW

The guns sometimes change but all 3 roles are ready 24/7.

Logistar

[Hot brass]

3, P14/45, Tarus 85 38sp, Davis .22mag.

[Smoke]

about 30% of them.

[anapex]

2, A Walther P99 in .40 that follows me around when I'm at home and a 12 gauge in the bedroom.

[Brigrat]

I have my Carry gun (P95) loaded all of the time, it sits next to me at the dinner table, on the couch when watching TV, and on the bedstand at night. Inside the house it sits in my fanny pack with a cell phone, cuffs, spare mags, etc. By the bed is a Mossberg 12 guage Security model (7+1), fully laded, with a bandolier of half slugs, half 00 Buck, both my wife and myself practice with it regularly. In the closet is a scoped Interamrs Mark X 30-06 loaded, with plenty of spare ammo. I have a Bug Out Bag in each Truck, with an unladed Mossberg 835, lots of ammo, and all the survival gear you would ever need. At work, we have a large arnsenal of any kind of weapon you could possibly need. I take safety very seriously, and spen upwards of $5000 a year on training for my wife and myself, and work spend three times that on me. As a side note, IMHO, the second most important security item in any house defense situation is two phones. One landline in the bedroom or safe room, and a charged cell phone with you at all times (you never know when a home invader might get smart enough to cut the phone line before breaking in). After evaluating the situation, in a lot of cases, you will find the need to contact backup (read Law Enforcement) as soon as possible. Having a working phone available is extremely important.

[Dr.Rob]

Just the nightstand gun.

[teppo-shu]

All of them - All the time. Don't want to have to wonder, hmmm is this the one I left loaded after the last range trip.

See Rule #1.

[Daniel T]

Back when I just had 2 guns, I kept them loaded all the time too. :rolleyes:

Wait, no I didn't, since one was a Winchester Model 670 in 30-06. If you have to rely on a deer rifle for apartment defense...well, over-penetration might be a problem too.

Anyway. I have two that stay loaded at home (Mauser M2, Keltec P32), plus my carry gun (Colt 1991A1 Compact), which also stays loaded. If you have more than a handful of guns, it's pointless to keep them all loaded, and it definitely adds at least some risk.

[Top_Notch]

I have 2 kids, ages 5 and 2. After recently discovering that the little scoundrels have managed to raid my Golf bag I decided I had better keep my guns unloaded. So, all my guns are unloaded.

[ninjalawyer]

Just my 2 carry guns, SIG P239 and SIG P220. They live together in the mini-vault on my nightstand and I take one or the other with me in the morning depending on what I'm wearing. The vault is only built for one gun, though, so I really need to find a better system. Everything else gets locked up in the safe, but I've got lots of loaded mags for the long guns stored within a few feet of them.

[OEF_VET]

3 always loaded:
Mossberg 500
K/T P32
S&W 686

Also, I have my SAR in a case under the bed, with a full 40 round mag in the pocket.

[Ky Larry]

I keep four guns loaded at all times. My Kimber Custom Defender .45 ACP(primary carry), Colt .38 Det spl(wife's primary carry), a Winchester 1300 12 gauge with 18 inch barrel(under bed at night, in safe during day), and an AK-47 with 8 loaded 30 round mags in the safe for wtshtf.

[Hkmp5sd]

I think I have somewhere in the neighborhood of 45-50 guns loaded. Don't really keep an exact count of those loaded and not loaded.

[Zeke Menuar]

My LW Commander and my Shotgun.

ZM

[Erik Jensen]

two. my beretta and my Kahr MK40. I carry one or the other, depending on what I'm wearing, and I don't feel like taking the time to load and unload them. I don't have anyone running around here that I don't know, so I'm not particularly worried. besides, someone I don't know would have to run the gauntlet of the German Shepherd, anyway.

I've thought about loading up my 91/30, but anything that called for that would be pretty darn extreme. besides, the stripper clips are in an ammo can right next to it.

when I finally get around to getting that Mossberg 590A1 with the pigsticker I've been wanting, that will be loaded, too. though probably not chambered. the *chick chick* disuades the majority of boarders, ya know...:evil:

[outfieldjack]

S&W 340, LOADED (CWP gun)
Browning 380BDA, LOADED (wife's "house" gun when I am away)
Glock 22, LOADED (My house gun when I am home)
Mossberg 590, LOADED (My "people banging on the door" house gun)
Ruger 10/22, LOADED (Why not)
Ruger M77 Mark II, LOADED (Never know when it might be a deer trying to get into the house) :D

Jack

[FSCJedi]

3 of 5 for me. The two I don't keep loaded are my Remington M141 deer rifle, and my single-shot .410. Those normally stay stored at home anyway. Up here at college w/ me, I keep all mine loaded. 2 Beretta 92's each w/ 15+1, and my Maverick 88 12 gage w/ 5 rounds of 00 in the magazine tube and nothing in the chamber (hammer down, safety off, though... just rack and roll) in the trunk of my car.

[longeyes]

Minimum: one shotgun, two revolvers, sometimes a "mystery guest."

[litman252]

2
Rogers customized SA 1911 under bed.
1300 with 4 buckshot in the tube in closet.

The rest are locked up in the safe.

Tony

[Roadkill]

A Blackhawk in .45acp by the bed, a Rossi stagecoach 12 ga by the door.

rk

[Arub]

One more "all of them". And always have one on me.

[mcneill]

Two - one for me, one for my wife. You all are making me think that I should also get the Winchester 1300 Defender (8-round mag) out of the safe and load it up - even though we live in probably one of the safest places in the country.

Sort-of related funny thing happened this week-end. I was at a horse show with a table of leather goods to sell when this 4-year old and his dad stopped to look. The kid was a chatter-box (cute as a button). He told me, "I have a lot of weapons - a pistol, rifle, shotgun, two knives, and an axe". His dad, straight-faced, said, "We live in a bad neighborhood". Tickled the fool out of me.

Jim

[QuarterBoreGunner]

Mmm... all of the carry guns, the wife's gun. The night stand, the Castle Defender Area Denial Weapon™.

That’s it.

How many do I treat as loaded? All of them.

[ShaiVong]

All of the guns I have ammo for, though I have a couple mags dedicated for defense in the AR and G22, and those are never empty.

[ChickenHawk]

Yep - All of them :cool:

ChickenHawk

[Mike Irwin]

Normally two.

[Shane]

Just two.

Shotgun and revolver.

[xjer]

I keep all of my guns loaded.

Mike

[Ryder]

Currently:

carry gun
44mag SRH
45acp M1911
AR15 w/ 30 round mag

[Prodigalshooter]

Usually two or three, but not always the same ones. The most frequent bedside companions are the .357 mag GP100 and/or a Sig 239 9mm.
Both of these are very easy to use and I like the DA trigger on both.
Just hanging around during the day, it'll more likely be one of the .45ACP platforms.

[Darrin]

Both carry guns and the shotgun are always loaded. Rifle is near and so are the 5 30rd mags.

[Standing Wolf]

All my center fire hand guns are always loaded at all times.

[sm]

All CCWs loaded, at all times.
All mags,speedloaders always loaded.
Everythng else is kept off site.

[pbman]

nightstand gun, truck gun, carry gun, gun in folding armrest of couch.

Looks like 4

[landon74]

That'd be three, my carry gun, my wife's snubby in the gun vault on the night stand (where my carry gun stays the night), and the 586 in the safe. I keep a loaded mag or two for the AR and buckshot in the side saddle carrier on the riot gun, as well. Just in case.

[BluesBear]

Every Dang One Of Them

[Ala Dan]

Greeting's All-

There is NO such a thing as an unloaded gun in my
household!:D

Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member

[Captain Scarlet]

a Norinco 1911A1 in a GI shoulder holster hanging on my bedroom door
with a loaded magzine [empty chamber]

AK with two fully loaded 75rd drums

:cool:

[Ryder]

The "all guns are loaded all the time" safety mantra is no longer a safety rule should you happen to grab one of those in a time of need.

:neener:

[jercamp45]

All Of Them!
Para LDA Companion or LW Officer's for carry.......at home one is by pillow one in 'common' area stashed.
Another Officer in bolt down lock box in trunk of car....
Government model stashed near computer.....
An airwieght Jay frame stashed in robe pocket hung near shower(or trousers pocket depending on time of day)
Have a MechTech CCU to turn one 1911 into a carbine if required(my abode is very small currently).
A real rifle is on the Christmas list! It may not be loaded, but loaded mags will be very handy!
JC45

[Border]

One. Lately the 4 inch 686 but sometimes the Colt .45 Government Model. I've never even HEARD of a private citizen being invaded to the extent that they needed to resort to one or several back-up guns! Not that it's a bad idea to have a back-up but "7 guns located in strategic positions around the house and 4 tactical knives tied to my pajamas" kinda thing would draw too many giggles from my girlfriend if she didn't just leave or call the nuthouse! :D Some here it seems won't go from the living room to the kitchen to the bathroom without picking up their piece to bring with them! We living in Beruit are we or some "Rambo fantasy?!" Scary. Seriously, what do your spouses say? The real ones, not the imaginary ones! :D

[MissileCop]

Three are ready to answer the call for duty in this house.

A Sig P225 and Glock G21 both reside in a GunVault next to the bed.
An Ithaca Model 37 with #4, 00, and slugs resides at the other end of the house.

[Zach S]

Hmmm, normally my Colt (currently at the 'smith's), 4" kimber, the Polymer stainless (full mag, empty pipe) and the M85UL.

[Yowza]

I keep three or four loaded depending on what I've taken to the range lately. I have a Springfield .45 in the nightstand (my carry gun, normally) and a USC nearby. My wife has a S&W J-Frame .38 in her nightstand and a sword nearby (kinda funny, really). I also keep a S&W 686 loaded in my computer room since I'm in there a lot and it's on the opposite side of the house.

Rick

[MrPink]

The first rule of firearm safety is "all guns are always loaded". But moving from the mindset to the actual, I typically have 5 guns 'loaded" in the house:

1) Gunvault downstairs
2) Gunvault in bedroom
3) AR in BR closet
4) Shotgun in BR closet
5) Carry gun (usually stored in safe or a gunvault)

The pistols in the gunvault may vary (P7, 1911, S&W65) but whatever it is the gun is "hot" - i.e., a round in the chamber, cocked and locked if applicable.

The rifle and the shotgun are stored with magazines charged but with empty chambers, hammer down.

[ksnecktieman]

I have five defensive placements in my house, I live alone, no kids or mate.
beretta 92 in shop desk
witness .45 behind tapestry in bedroom
keltec 9mm on the side of this desk
keltec .32 over door to garage/shop
beretta .32 in bookshelf at end of couch
Guns in safe are loaded, except ak and sks, mags stick out too far, loaded mags for each are on shelf in safe.

I have no reason to expect trouble. I have no reason to expect car trouble either, but I carry a spare and jumpers and toolbox there too:)

[tcsd1236]

One handgun.

[Jonesy9]

none. it is illegal to store a loaded and unlocked handgun. m glock 19 can be loaded quickly but a quick access gun vault is in the works.

[bogie]

Right now, the only toys out are a 1911 (mag in, empty pipe) and a mossy 500 20 gauge pistol grip with a full tube, empty pipe.

[Rogelio]

Evry single one of them...and when friends come over, the number grows!!

[mrbill]

right now, just my 12ga Winchester Defender. full tube, empty chamber.

[Schuey2002]

Each and everyone of them are loaded at all times.. :cool:

[SnWnMe]

3. Win 1300, 625, 442 (sometimes Colt Dick Spl)

[Moparmike]

You know, I should probably keep mine loaded. I keep ammo sitting next to it, but it doesnt do any good should the unlikely assailant barge in.

One reason I fear it being loaded is not me, but my dad going in there and messing with them.:uhoh: :scrutiny: He has told me more than once that he will go in my room and check my guns. Even though I have convinced him that "an unloaded gun is no different from a club.":banghead:

[Bruce in West Oz]

None -- it's illegal to have them loaded in my house -- they have to be dismantled and locked in a safe. In fact it's illegal to even store ammo with them unless in a separate locked compartment inside the safe.

[WVleo]

Hi, Mak loaded ,1 chambered,spare mag . Rossi rev .38's in it with .357 18rd.wallet & 18rd. .38 wallet placed with revolver. AK with 20rder and 3 loaded 30 rders . Everything else in the safe ..............WVleo

[larry_minn]

Normally only two. But others with loaded mags. Loading/unloading is where most AD happen. Also bullet set back. So two main carry guns stay loaded.

[chaim]

I always have my Taurus 85CH loaded up (except when dry firing:neener: ). I usually have one (sometimes two) more, but it isn't aways the same gun so I can't say I have it/them always loaded. Also, while my SKS isn't loaded, I do have 100-200 rounds loaded up on stripper clips, easily accessable to the gun and ready to go in case of a really bad situation.

[CZ-100]

Everyone I own..:neener:

[JeepDriver]

Currently:

Beretta 92FS - 15 124+P Gold Dot's
Walther P22 - 10 CCI Velocitor's
Sig P 239 - 9 124+P Gold Dot's
Mossy 500 - 8 Remington 00 Buck
Bushy AR - 20 55gr XM193's

[squire]

How ironic... I was just thinking recently about having more than one loaded in the house ready to go. After reading some of the post, I'll now have two out 3 loaded.

[fnforme]

The trusty SIG P220 stays loaded with Gold Dots, empty chamber.
In the closet there's an AK with a 30 round mag holding 20 rounds next to the gun.

[Slow]

CZ75BD,S&W625-9,PT22,Rossi .357

[Kentucky Rifle]

KR

[Hemicuda]

An unloaded gun? ain't that more like a baseball bat with poor ergonomics? ALL mine are loaded... and since I posess a CCW, they're all loaded ALL the time, unless I have JUST finished shooting one (before the reload) or am cleaning them...

[DougCxx]

I keep one .17HMR revolver loaded. It is kept in a single-lock cabinet as small kids sometimes visit while I'm unaware or absent, but I can get to it pretty quickly so that doesn't bother me.
....
I only have rimfires anymore, mostly target stuff. Most of the target guns are a b*tch to unjamb even at a casual pace when they get hung up, so they are not worth considering as defense guns as long as I have any revolver around. The 10/22 I have rarely ever jams (and I have 30-rnd mags for it!), but it has a heavy barrel and stock and large scope, and it's just not handy to swing fast anymore.
I should probably go buy another plain one for defensive use.
:D
....
Eventually I will get a semiauto .17hmr rifle and I will probably leave that loaded also--with jacketed spitzer bullets, I would bet that it would feed more dependably than unjacketed round-nose .22's do.
~

[Viking6]

Just one.

[45crittergitter]

All of them.

[Kharn]

None.
I sleep walk on occasion, so I dont keep any loaded & accessable. I do leave loaded magazines next to the 1911s in their drawer, the ARs have a few mags and the shotguns have a big pile of shells next them in the safe.
When I feel I'm ready, I'll load the shotguns up to cruiser ready and leave them under the bed, but that might be a while.

Kharn

[Lane Mullins]

Dang, I had to think on this one. Combat Commander-nightstand. Hi power and p-32-on me or on the dresser opposite the night stand. 870 and m-4 carbine-in racks in back of duty vehicle. Marlin .22- behind living room curtain for varmints. Hi power-roomates room. Glock 22-other roomates room(their guns.) 590-roomates patrol car. Glock 22-truck gun. Glock 19-----DANG, my girlfriend stole it, well its at her house. Now I need to get one out for a kitchen gun, never know when you'll have a home invasion while cooking dinner.

[RustyHammer]

Enough ....

[71Commander]

5. .45 Colt Commander., 3-1/2" .45 Springfield micro (my carry), .2" 38 (my other carry when not carrying the .45), Remington 1100 W/ 00 up stairs for nighttime emergencies and a Remington Nylon 66 .22 cal for expelling maxium lead without worrying about over penetration into the neighbors house.

One of the .45's are near me all the time.

[Holly76201]

Rule # 1 is in effect in this household , too. ASll guns are loaded, all the time until PROVEN otherwise.
However, just glancing around the LR I see 6 handguns and one rifle

[Amegatek]

Just my KP89. Mag full of 124 gr. Hydrashoks, chamber empty. Don't know why, just don't keep one chambered. Also, another full mag next to it. Hope I never need 20 rounds though! :eek:

[Double Maduro]

Let's see.

Oh yeah, all of them.

DM

[duckfoot]

All of them

[care-less]

ALL OF THEM, ALL THRU THE HOUSE, ALL OF THE TIME! If they are not loaded, they are just useless pieces of metal or plastic; throwing them at someone is not an attractive option. Yes, I know, what about kids in the home? Teach them from a very very early age! I have one rule: No matter how busy I am, No matter what I am doing, or how important it is, I will stop and take one of the kids shooting, or let them handle a firearm, whatever; anytime of the day or night, NO MATTER WHAT.

That way, the kids don't have to get "curious" about dad's guns; they know, and always have known, that daddy will let me "play" with them anytime they want; therefore there is no sneaking around, and no resulting problems. Of course, I realize that a lot of people can't walk out the back door and go shooting like I can, but you can still do a lot to cure their curiosity; as in, let them help you disassemble and clean them, how about helping dad reload ammo? You get the idea. All Loaded, All the time.