I don't carry a gun at home.
My question though is how does it affect you if I do?
How does it affect you if I don't?
How does my decision whichever way make you any more or less safe?
Exactly the point I have been trying to make. My actions do not affect you, nor do yours affect me. I simply put it out there as to my reasoning for when I do or do not carry/have a gun at hand. I make my choices based on my life, not on what someone on youtube or a magazine said. If anyone reading my posts does not understand this, then I accept responsibility and apologize for not communicating clearly enough.
redcon1- I never said you don't have a need for a full size auto and spare mags. If you do, then by all means carry them! You know you circumstances much better than I. And if you want to carry them just because you can, then that's your right, too. Governor DeWine has done a pretty good job of making sure we can do just that here in Ohio.
As for the remark about carrying an AR to the bathroom, I can see it sounded snarky. It was in reference to a former business associate who proudly told everyone he met that he did exactly that. Do I want the armed forces to have their weapons in arms reach? Heck, yeah! Do I feel safer that an accountant takes an AR he only shot once with him to the head? No, but it is his choice. There is a line between prepared and paranoid.
Kleanbore- You say the need has materialized. This is the point I have been making. If you carry around the house it should be because you thought for yourself and came to a rational decision, not because some gun guru says you have to. Maybe the need will dematerialize and you will no longer need to. Or maybe you will determine it is a prudent move for the rest of your life. Either way, you decided based on your circumstances, not because someone said you should.
For quite some time, I have been in a position where I deal with first time and new gun owners. They ask me what they should do. They spend countless hours listening to people on the internet and taking it as gospel because so-and-so is an "expert". I tell them all the same thing I am saying here: Research the topic. Consider both sides. Step back and look at it objectively. Make a decision based on your life circumstances.