BeltfedMG
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I keep a glock in the bathroom, even if im on the ****ter or in the shower, im next to a gun.
I keep a glock in the bathroom, even if im on the ****ter or in the shower, im next to a gun.
Am I paranoid or just prepared?
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Soybomb:
+1 I would have kept it holstered and either out of sight, or let her know as she was sitting down.
+1 I would have kept it holstered and either out of sight, or let her know as she was sitting down.
halfbreed808
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Paranoia is just a heightened sense awareness or security.
krs
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She COULD have been pissed because she was thinking to put her head back on the couch and go to sleep.
Or maybe it was that her sister knew of it and she didn't like the idea of sis blabbing to people who don't get it that the two of you live with guns "all over the house". She knows that some people will think that sounds like a craziness. Something like these, not really so much about a gun on the couch when the two of you are alone. She may just not like that it could get back to someone (their mom?) who wouldn't like the idea.
Talk about what she thinks her relatives think of you. She wants them all to like that she's married to you.
On the side: Someone above said:
Is this supposed to be a statement of readiness? What possible reason is there for putting a pistol on safe that hasn't got a round in the chamber?
When you're awakened suddenly are you going to try to rack the pistol first thing? Whoops, take off the safety first. Now it'll fire - no, Oops, rack the slide (Jeez, I'm too sleepy for this!) Now I'm ready, which way did they go?
The cops who investigate your death will have a chuckle over the scene: "Looks like the guy got woke up suddenly by the BG and wasn't ready even though he had his pistol right there...................no, they won't get that chuckle, the BG took your gun when he left.
Or maybe it was that her sister knew of it and she didn't like the idea of sis blabbing to people who don't get it that the two of you live with guns "all over the house". She knows that some people will think that sounds like a craziness. Something like these, not really so much about a gun on the couch when the two of you are alone. She may just not like that it could get back to someone (their mom?) who wouldn't like the idea.
Talk about what she thinks her relatives think of you. She wants them all to like that she's married to you.
On the side: Someone above said:
Is this supposed to be a statement of readiness? What possible reason is there for putting a pistol on safe that hasn't got a round in the chamber?
When you're awakened suddenly are you going to try to rack the pistol first thing? Whoops, take off the safety first. Now it'll fire - no, Oops, rack the slide (Jeez, I'm too sleepy for this!) Now I'm ready, which way did they go?
The cops who investigate your death will have a chuckle over the scene: "Looks like the guy got woke up suddenly by the BG and wasn't ready even though he had his pistol right there...................no, they won't get that chuckle, the BG took your gun when he left.
deerhunter61
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Norinco982lover
"Thanks for all your informative replies!"
Just curious...if they were disagreeing with you would you still consider the replies informative?
I am in the minority here...but I do not carry a sidearm around with me on a daily basis nor do I carry around my home. Do I realize there is a miniscule chance that some BG could break down my door and do bodily harm to me...yep that is a miniscule possibility. Does that make me careless? Perhaps some might say so. Does it make you paranoid to fear that a BG might do so to you so you carry a gun around with you....naw....it is simply how you view your world...No right or wrong here for me just different. Perhaps it is because of personal experience or the experience of someone close that causes some to carry all the time.
I read a couple of posts where the posters carry all the time except in the shower....this is funny to me....perhaps this is paranoid....the idea that you need to be "this prepared" seems a little much...but if the person feels his life is at risk at all times then by all means carry...I know it needs to only happen once....etc etc. I expect I will get a lot of posters who will
at me but it just seems there are few folks out there that might be just a Weeeeeee bit paranoid.
I have a question for you...was anyone home when the apartment above was broken into? Did the police identify any reason for the break in?
"Thanks for all your informative replies!"
Just curious...if they were disagreeing with you would you still consider the replies informative?
I am in the minority here...but I do not carry a sidearm around with me on a daily basis nor do I carry around my home. Do I realize there is a miniscule chance that some BG could break down my door and do bodily harm to me...yep that is a miniscule possibility. Does that make me careless? Perhaps some might say so. Does it make you paranoid to fear that a BG might do so to you so you carry a gun around with you....naw....it is simply how you view your world...No right or wrong here for me just different. Perhaps it is because of personal experience or the experience of someone close that causes some to carry all the time.
I read a couple of posts where the posters carry all the time except in the shower....this is funny to me....perhaps this is paranoid....the idea that you need to be "this prepared" seems a little much...but if the person feels his life is at risk at all times then by all means carry...I know it needs to only happen once....etc etc. I expect I will get a lot of posters who will
at me but it just seems there are few folks out there that might be just a Weeeeeee bit paranoid.I have a question for you...was anyone home when the apartment above was broken into? Did the police identify any reason for the break in?
jakemccoy
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To anybody who carries away from home,
Welcome to the paranoid crowd. You're no different than people who carry while at home. As you should know, there's a statistically tiny chance you'll get robbed while away from home. So, you're paranoid if you do carry while you're out. Welcome aboard.
Also, this thread is about the original poster. He knew that somebody was recently robbed upstairs. It would be foolish not to carry in his situation when carrying is such an easy security measure. Imagine if the same exact robber hit his house. All that time and money spent dicking around at the range would have been all for nothing. I'd rather be called paranoid than dumb and dead.
Here's a useful thread, which includes a posting of a real life home invasion case (Post #15)...
http://glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=917350
Welcome to the paranoid crowd. You're no different than people who carry while at home. As you should know, there's a statistically tiny chance you'll get robbed while away from home. So, you're paranoid if you do carry while you're out. Welcome aboard.
Also, this thread is about the original poster. He knew that somebody was recently robbed upstairs. It would be foolish not to carry in his situation when carrying is such an easy security measure. Imagine if the same exact robber hit his house. All that time and money spent dicking around at the range would have been all for nothing. I'd rather be called paranoid than dumb and dead.
Here's a useful thread, which includes a posting of a real life home invasion case (Post #15)...
http://glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=917350
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Prepared.
Recently, less than a mile from my home, 4 "youths" beat an older couple and stole their money right in their driveway. They beat the women so bad she was bleeding from her eye sockets when she got to the hospital. While it was going one neighbor came out, one of the "youths" fired a shot in the air and told them to go back in, which they did. The woman died at the hospital. Her husband survived.
Too bad someone here who is "prepared" was not living there. :banghead:
Lesson: Be prepared, and try not to live next to sheeple.
Recently, less than a mile from my home, 4 "youths" beat an older couple and stole their money right in their driveway. They beat the women so bad she was bleeding from her eye sockets when she got to the hospital. While it was going one neighbor came out, one of the "youths" fired a shot in the air and told them to go back in, which they did. The woman died at the hospital. Her husband survived.
Too bad someone here who is "prepared" was not living there. :banghead:
Lesson: Be prepared, and try not to live next to sheeple.
With a toddler about, my big toys are packed away and all I have out are a couple Glocks in c-3. It's going to be a good while before he has the hand and arm strength to rack one of those stiff springs, if he should ever get his hands on one. We will have positive control in place before that's ever an issue, though now a tall dresser is quite safe with c-3.
Though some would scorn c-3 as being too slow, I find that keeping up with the IPSC-style dry fire drills and Airsoft point shooting keeps my drawing, racking, and acquisition pretty fluid. I only practice with Glocks, to stay consistent on the relationship between the grip angle and the point of aim.
In all, I don't feel appreciably disadvantaged by c-3, and the extra AD security it provides seems totally worth the whatever fraction of a second needed to rack. (I rather suspect a rusty c-1 1911 shooter would need as long to clear the safety and reconstitute the shooting grip)
Handling technique aside, I think the biggest speed boost comes from a ready a priori willingness to stop a forcible felony. I personally care less than nothing for the hurt feelings a home intruder or somesuch scumbag would incur upon getting Bill Drilled, and I trust this mindset can only help to bring about a swift "victim selection failure".
Though some would scorn c-3 as being too slow, I find that keeping up with the IPSC-style dry fire drills and Airsoft point shooting keeps my drawing, racking, and acquisition pretty fluid. I only practice with Glocks, to stay consistent on the relationship between the grip angle and the point of aim.
In all, I don't feel appreciably disadvantaged by c-3, and the extra AD security it provides seems totally worth the whatever fraction of a second needed to rack. (I rather suspect a rusty c-1 1911 shooter would need as long to clear the safety and reconstitute the shooting grip)
Handling technique aside, I think the biggest speed boost comes from a ready a priori willingness to stop a forcible felony. I personally care less than nothing for the hurt feelings a home intruder or somesuch scumbag would incur upon getting Bill Drilled, and I trust this mindset can only help to bring about a swift "victim selection failure".
bdickens
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Well, deerhunter 61, I know this isn't a real scientific study but from reading all the "armed citizen" stories in American Rifleman it seems that the vast majority of armed encounters occur in the home. That leads me to believe that in my home is the one place above all others where I do need to carry.
As someone else has said around here: "it isn't about the odds, it's abou the stakes."
As someone else has said around here: "it isn't about the odds, it's abou the stakes."
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