What do you keep on the nightstand?

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A wife who is a former Deputy Sheriff. She is right handy with the pump shot gun by her night stand.
Oh, Yeah, we both have 45 autos on our night stands.

Y'all come on down if you're feelin' froggy!:evil:
 
G23 one in the chamber w/streamlight. Silver-tip hp (sorry for the double pic)
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Post #16 wins the internet today.

Anyway, I keep an AR handy now. I've run the gamut from a handgun to a shotgun and have settled pretty much permanently on the rifle. It's short enough to be handy, has both irons and optic and most importantly, it's the easiest of all the firearms I own to put a light on.
 
A CZ-75B on the nightstand, and my carry gun a 75D PCR in the nightstand as back up.
 
95lb Golden Retriever that jumps at any out of place sound is the first line of defense. The ever present 442 is always within reach. Sometimes an M4orgery or 12 gauge Maverick 88.
 
No nightstand, but an M-56 Map case over the end of the headboard. Within that, a Mk IV Series 70 in a faux personal organizer holster with a spare mag. All of which are ready-service, meant to allow time/space to travers the 7' to the safe, and the contents within, should they be better suited to the emergent situation at hand.
 
Glock 23 Gen 4 chambered with Federal HST 180 grain. No children in the house so it's right in my night stand.
 
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S&W M&P -9mm 5" Pro with SureFire X400 Light/Laser, spare magazine, and SureFire 6P LED, in a V-Line Top Drawer vault:

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I used to keep a .45; 1911 then a SIG 220ST, but my wife didn't like shooting either, so I switched to something she'll practice with since there's a good chance she'll be the one that has to use it. No safety, and 18 rds on tap, so she shouldn't have to reload.

Under the bed, Colt LE6920, Trijicon Tripower with SureFire X300 Ultra on a 12'00 mount in another V-Line vault:
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Chuck
 
Our first line of defense is a very noise Cocker/Springer cross named Ruger, who sleeps with us. We live out of town a ways, and Ruger alarms at the slightest sound he doesn't recognize.
Our second line of defense is the cocked and locked, Smith 1911, .45 ACP on the shelf in the bottom the nightstand on my side of the bed. I've been around 1911s for so long that operating one is second nature. And as far as keeping a loaded 1911 where kids can get at it, I can't even remember the last time there was a child in our house. Our grandchildren are all in their late teens now. Besides, they've all been taught since they were knee-high that they're welcome to handle and even shoot grandma's and grandpa's guns as long as one of us is supervising.
I guess our third line of defense would have to be the 20gauge (youth model) my wife keeps loaded, but with an empty chamber, in her side of the closet.
 
This could very well be relevant to pistols, rifles and shot guns so I feel it's appropriate in this section.

What's your "bedside gun" and why? What condition do you keep it in? How readily is it available (is it in a corner/closet or within arms reach)?
S&W Model 10 with six rds. of semi-jacketed .38 Spl. HP.

Posting # 1 (OP) does seem to allow other close arms, but I don't want to be accused of posting off topic.
 
My two dogs love visitors and get so excited when someone comes around. They are sure to jump on, lick, bark, wag the tail, and otherwise happily great any visitors welcome or unwelcome, doesn't matter.

My Siamese cat is the only animal in the house who knows what is normal and what is not. He will meow loudly and pace when things aren't right and in what direction. The meow is not his normal one and will wake the dead.

As for the owner, I keep the Remington 750 short barrel with double XX. The dogs might love visitors, the cat and the owner do not.
 

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First line of defense is a hair trigger chihuahua mix. The backup is poodle shihtsu mix,. Her backup is another chihuahua mix. Their backup is a pissed off old fart with usually a model 64, a speedloader and a 300 lumen flashlight kept in a ready safe 3" from his head.
 
First line of defense is my 90lb 11 month old Catahoula. If the BG doesn't pee on himself when he hears him bark, they will when he hits them at a sprint and latches on to their face. But.... My second line of defense is an XD45 with 13+1 of 230gr PDX1's on the right side of my bed. The left side holds a stainless 7.5" Redhawk with 240gr XTP's. And I'm a very light sleeper.
 
Normally...a S&W semi in .45 acp. I will add more fire power if there is "breaking news" that warrants it.There are only two of us in the house. Extra "movement" will create a free fire zone.

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I have an old 1990s Ruger SBH with a 7.5 inch barrel loaded with Keith SWC .44 spl loads, on the same gun belt over the headboard I also have my condor Hudson Bay knife. In the closet is my mossberg 590. On the wife's side is a Ruger sp101 with rem golden saber loads in .357 mag, as she also has a Marlin 1894 in .357 for her longgun, she can shoot better than I can with that contraption!
Very impressed to hear your wife can shoot .357 out of an SP-101, she must have amazing hands.
 
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