Why would it matter?The only thing that would scare me worse than waking to a bad guy pointing his gun at me is waking to a bad guy pointing my gun at me.
From your post.I do not want it to be where anyone can get between my and it.
What might that have to do with the distinction?From your post.
Where is your defensive firearm kept while sleeping?"…I never sleep with it on the nightstand…"
There is no reason to so assume.Thug was shot 3x so I'm guessing small caliber ....
Lurch looks like a very tough old dude with whom few would wish to willingly tangle."…74 y.o. Ohio man…"
Hah, just an educated guess.There is no reason to so assume.
Hah, just an educated guess.
Had that gun store clerk in Paraguay kept is gun anywhere but on his person, he would not be with us today.
It should reduce tthe likelihood of a sudden entry and attack, but it does not change the situation when it occurs.I'm not familiar with the incident you're referring but the OP specified at home and that changes everything.
Once you are inside and have locked the door, yes. But we still have to come and go, make trips to the trash can, and perhaps go in and out while grilling....in my home I'm behind four walls and a locked door.
But we still have to come and go, make trips to the trash can, and perhaps go in and out while grilling.
I never (excluding the obvious caveats) leave my home unarmed.
We had a case here a couple of years ago in which a couple returned home from shopping and were rushed from behind while coming in the door, held at gunpoint , and robbed.
If you think so.I think I've already covered that
If you think so.
I would not want to strap on a gun every time I wanted to go though a door.
If your firearm was acquired for self preservation, and it is not immediately accessible when it is needed, the idea of having it was poorly conceived.You have to ask yourself are you being paranoid enough. Here is to never finding out.
If your firearm was acquired for self preservation, and it is not immediately accessible when it is needed, the idea of having it was poorly conceived.
How can "immediately accessible" not mean "immediately accessible"?I think your concept of "immediately accessible" might be different from some of the other members here.
How can "immediately accessible" not mean "immediately accessible"?
That would depend entirely on how cole you are to the coffee table.IDK.
You seem to think my gun on the coffee table isn't as immediately accessible as your gun in a holster.