Joshua M. Smith said:
Hello,
I hope you don't mind me picking on you for a moment.
Normally I
do mind, unless the picking-on is in good humor. But I'll just go along with it this time to humor
you. Be warned though: expect to be treated much like you treat others.
I'm assuming we're all adults here. I see on various boards holier-than-though members, usually new members or members with few posts, pop up and ask how people store their firearms, in threads which are not about that subject.
I'm guilty of thread-creep -- no doubt about that. Though I did also address the OP's question. It's possible that I'm holier-than-thou -- but let's wait until we get to know each other a little better before coming to that conclusion, ok?
Also, if you look at my join date, I'm not exactly a new member. I did take a hiatus, and when I returned recently, my post-count had gone to 0.
Maybe it's me, but I don't understand... I guess what I'm saying is, I don't get it. I'm a grown man, and I don't figure it's anybody else's business whether I keep a firearm by my bed, or loaded, leaning against the door, or in the closet, or in a safe.
You failed to consider perhaps the most obvious reason why I might be interested in knowing how others secured their long-guns next to the bed: I'd like to do the same, but I haven't found a practical solution. Perhaps I should have anticipated someone accusing me of holier-than-thou-ness, and reworded my question along the lines of, "For those who secure their long-guns by their bed, what method do you use?"
As an aside, for someone who doesn't "figure it's anyone else's business whether I keep a firearm by my bed, or loaded, leaning against the door, or in the closet, or in a safe" -- it sure
seems like you thought it was everyone's business a few hours earlier. To wit:
I voted "yes," but it's not bedside, exactly. It's an M44 Mosin that I can grab on the way out of my bedroom. Directly at hand are a 9mm pistol and a 12 gauge shotgun.
The reason the rifle stays loaded is because there are feral dogs and coyote packs here. I keep the chamber empty. It's for canines, and that's all it's for.
Finally,
If it's a legit question and you're really not looking to play holier-than-thou, why not start a new thread instead of hijacking someone else's?
I'm a little lazy. It's not like my question was orthogonal to the topic at hand. I saw an opportunity to ask a handful of people who might have an answer to my question. Some-major-deity help me if I ever catch you raising a point that isn't 100% in line with the topic at hand.
Cheers, no hard feelings, and all that!
Firepower! -- apologies if I took your thread too far off course.
