Deanimator
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I don't typically carry in the apartment, but I ALWAYS have a gun when I go to the door. I almost never get unexpected visitors, but when I do, I'm always armed.
Carry at home?
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American_Pit_Bull
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Well, I live in the "3rd Best Small Town in the US" and other dumb national rating that it receives...
And the only time that I have had guns pointed at my head was in my home.
And the only time that I have had guns pointed at my head was in my home.
gcrookston
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Benelli under the bed. USP Tactical in my nightstand... I guess the Model 41 in my desk drawer and the Sig 556 on the floor behind me count, too. I also keep a 226 around here someplace (usually in the kitchen), but it may be in the sofa.
I have only been burgled once and I was at home at the time, unarmed. I pretended to be asleep and was left alone. That was a terrible feeling. one I hope not to repeat.
I have only been burgled once and I was at home at the time, unarmed. I pretended to be asleep and was left alone. That was a terrible feeling. one I hope not to repeat.
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Inside, occasionally a model 36 Smith in a pocket, but there's always a loaded weapon no more than a few steps away. Since I'm in a small 2-story, that means up stairs bedroom, upstairs office, downstairs diningroom/kitchen and livingroom. When I'm really feeling paranoid, I carry to the head, too. Most of my pistols are nines. I have backup 12-guages and a butt ugly Highpoint nine carbine.
If I'm stepping out to the south forty (actually more like a "south 1/2") I'm sure to slip something in a pocket. Usually I choose that favorite .38, but I sometimes tote a Walther P22.
Inside, occasionally a model 36 Smith in a pocket, but there's always a loaded weapon no more than a few steps away. Since I'm in a small 2-story, that means up stairs bedroom, upstairs office, downstairs diningroom/kitchen and livingroom. When I'm really feeling paranoid, I carry to the head, too. Most of my pistols are nines. I have backup 12-guages and a butt ugly Highpoint nine carbine.
If I'm stepping out to the south forty (actually more like a "south 1/2") I'm sure to slip something in a pocket. Usually I choose that favorite .38, but I sometimes tote a Walther P22.
Hardtarget
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If I'm up...its on. Such a rare day for me to not have it...its just always with me. Even on Christmas morning. Even right now. 11:00 p.m. on Dec. 26.
Mark.
Mark.
I was talking to a guy the other day at the range who had always been anti-gun. He lives in a very nice part of town. He told me that he and his wife were at home when a group of men tried to kick in his door. He bluffed and shouted out that he had a gun, luckily they believed them and ran away. He said that he could not believe that this could happen in his area. He also wondered what would have happened if they made it in. Well, now he has him a nice new G19 and is getting some training. It always amazes me how clueless the anti-gun liberals are about violence in the real world. Luckily for him he gets a second chance.
BryanP
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Even if I'm just loafing around the house in sweats and a T it's not that big a deal to drop a nice light J frame in a pocket holster into the sweat pants front pocket.
TexasSkyhawk
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I keep a firearm handy, but
I'm not THAT paranoid . . .
Jeff
I'm not THAT paranoid . . .
Jeff
ronto
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Don't carry in the house, but I have at least one loaded gun in every room and the garage and a Blue Heeler with a bad attitude following me around like a shadow that lets me know ,in no uncertain terms, if anyone comes within 1/4 mile...BTW, no kids in the house.
cpalmer777
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I Carry At Home
Hello,
Yes, I carry at home. It was very easy to get use to carrying my lightweight Smith and Wesson 642. We had a situation that occurred in our quiet town two weeks ago. Two thugs somehow forced entry on an individual who fortunately managed to get to his handgun and shot one of them. Everyone has to decide what level of security is appropriate for their individual situation. My trusty little friend (my 642) makes it very easy to carry (during work or relaxation) around the house. I guess that’s one reason why I purchased it for carry; it literally disappears in my pocket.
Enjoy,
cpalmer777
Hello,
Yes, I carry at home. It was very easy to get use to carrying my lightweight Smith and Wesson 642. We had a situation that occurred in our quiet town two weeks ago. Two thugs somehow forced entry on an individual who fortunately managed to get to his handgun and shot one of them. Everyone has to decide what level of security is appropriate for their individual situation. My trusty little friend (my 642) makes it very easy to carry (during work or relaxation) around the house. I guess that’s one reason why I purchased it for carry; it literally disappears in my pocket.
Enjoy,
cpalmer777
tegemu
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I have weapons strategically placed so that I am usually within 6 feet of one at all times.
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The problem with having guns stashed around the house instead of on your person is that they are more likely to be stolen.
I had two guns (Ruger .45 and SW .22) hidden that disappeared. We believe the granddaughter's boyfriend took them and traded them from two oxycotin pills <geesh>!
Now I keep the gun on my hip.
Ken
I had two guns (Ruger .45 and SW .22) hidden that disappeared. We believe the granddaughter's boyfriend took them and traded them from two oxycotin pills <geesh>!
Now I keep the gun on my hip.
Ken
Cosmoline
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I keep a Mosin or SKS handy. No need to conceal anything.
CTPistol, I see you are in the NY metro area. Is there something special about your neighborhood? I live in rural PA, an area where most people own and use guns. Several of my neighbors still have their outdoor ranges on their own property. It is one of those areas where for years people did not lock doors, cars, etc. It still has that rural flavor, but we are seeing more and more of our neighbors experiencing a break in, sometimes when they are home, sometimes when they are not.
You are certainly free to make whatever lifestyle decision you like, but saying your neighborhood is so safe it can't happen to you is like saying you will never be in a car wreck, or your house will never catch fire, etc. You will never know until it happens, and when it happens, it is too late to prepare for it.
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Pennys..you are right, its a lifestyle decision...and maybe if any homes in my town started to get broken into I might change my plan a bit?
We keep guns close by in safes and occasionally talk about emergency plans, but I will never carry a gun around my house waiting for something to go down...guns are just another hobby, and happen to be a way of defending ourselves and our home..I just dont want one on me 24/7, I dont stockpile food, I dont fear the next Taliban attack, I dont anticipate the next home invasion, I dont cruise survivalist websites..I would feel very odd and a bit on the fringe if I sat on my couch with my family and had a pistol on my lap and an AR leaning against the wall.
I respect your choice, its your home and castle.....Im just not that paranoid.
You are certainly free to make whatever lifestyle decision you like, but saying your neighborhood is so safe it can't happen to you is like saying you will never be in a car wreck, or your house will never catch fire, etc. You will never know until it happens, and when it happens, it is too late to prepare for it.
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Pennys..you are right, its a lifestyle decision...and maybe if any homes in my town started to get broken into I might change my plan a bit?
We keep guns close by in safes and occasionally talk about emergency plans, but I will never carry a gun around my house waiting for something to go down...guns are just another hobby, and happen to be a way of defending ourselves and our home..I just dont want one on me 24/7, I dont stockpile food, I dont fear the next Taliban attack, I dont anticipate the next home invasion, I dont cruise survivalist websites..I would feel very odd and a bit on the fringe if I sat on my couch with my family and had a pistol on my lap and an AR leaning against the wall.
I respect your choice, its your home and castle.....Im just not that paranoid.
When I wait up, I get dressed. That includes putting a 38 snub in my pocket. I stay dressed, snub and all, until I go to bed. If I leave the house, I may strap on an additional gun. I can't see any other way to doing it that is not some form of gambling. I am not a gambler.
papajohn
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If I have pants on, there's a holster attached with a gun in it. If I'm nekkid, there's one close by, usually under a pillow.
I also have guns stashed around the house, but carrying is a natural thing for me. I ALWAYS have a gun, plus some kind of knife and a flashlight on, and when I go out I supplement those.
Even at work I've got six in the gun, twelve more on my belt (I work armed, BTW) and 18 more in a wallet, with 100 more in the car if I can get to it. There's also an AR-15 in the cars most days, and a few loaded mags, just in case it REALLY goes south. Not much point in having all these cool evil guns if they're miles away when the balloon goes up.
I used to think I was paranoid, but finally realized that every time there was a crisis, no one had told me it was coming. Either you're ready for anything, or you're gonna get caught flat-footed, and that SUCKS.
So sue me for being a Boy Scout. It's safer this way!
Papajohn
I also have guns stashed around the house, but carrying is a natural thing for me. I ALWAYS have a gun, plus some kind of knife and a flashlight on, and when I go out I supplement those.
Even at work I've got six in the gun, twelve more on my belt (I work armed, BTW) and 18 more in a wallet, with 100 more in the car if I can get to it. There's also an AR-15 in the cars most days, and a few loaded mags, just in case it REALLY goes south. Not much point in having all these cool evil guns if they're miles away when the balloon goes up.
I used to think I was paranoid, but finally realized that every time there was a crisis, no one had told me it was coming. Either you're ready for anything, or you're gonna get caught flat-footed, and that SUCKS.
So sue me for being a Boy Scout. It's safer this way!
Papajohn
hornydragon
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Well I carry 24/7, except when going to work. And i wish i could carry too at work, But at home always, and at night they all are ready for anything under my pillow, under bed, and closet !! 
Happy Holidays !!
Happy Holidays !!
420Stainless
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I do out in the yard, rarely inside. I probably should, but I'm counting on the dog to give me enough warning and run interference while I make my way to the shotgun.
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ALWAYS carry at home.
There have been a rash of home invasions in my area lately.
There have been a rash of home invasions in my area lately.
MCgunner
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I live in a small town of 12K with a small county population wise around me. I didn't used to be so diligent about having the firearm on me 24/7. Then, one day I was working in my shop. I came in to rest because I was coming down with a head cold, snoozed on the couch from about 2pm to 4, read the next day in the paper three armed kids held up a lady at the car wash next door that is literally 30 feet from my house! They held up a game parlor down the street later that week and killed a man at a game parlor in a nearby town before they got caught. They hit that lady at the carwash at 3pm when I was snoozing. It coulda been me! That sorta was wake up call to always have something on me. I put my old 12 SxS out in the shop for a while, but I didn't want it out of the AC and brought it in later. I just have my carry with me 24/7 regardless. I do have a lot of strangers (I call 'em customers) knock on my door, so it behooves me to be armed all the time anyway. I run a small engine repair business out of my shop next to my house.
It can happen anywhere, even in podunk. We do have a bit of a drug problem here, always have, though violent crime rates are rather low. Been four or five murders here in the 25 years I've lived here, a safe town ordinarily, but again, you just never know.
That sorta was wake up call to always have something on me. I put my old 12 SxS out in the shop for a while, but I didn't want it out of the AC and brought it in later. I just have my carry with me 24/7 regardless. I do have a lot of strangers (I call 'em customers) knock on my door, so it behooves me to be armed all the time anyway. I run a small engine repair business out of my shop next to my house.It can happen anywhere, even in podunk. We do have a bit of a drug problem here, always have, though violent crime rates are rather low. Been four or five murders here in the 25 years I've lived here, a safe town ordinarily, but again, you just never know.
LR-308Hunter
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I carry my 45 whenever I leave the house as far as in my home it's within reach along with my AR 308 cal.
scrat
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my feelings exactly. thats like using the excuse "i need to buy a gun for protection" Just tell people the truth you wanna buy a gun and go shooting.
I did. Just dosent make sence i think i would be better off with a baseball bat by the door than an sks. Especially with kids
MCgunner
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I don't think it's paranoia to be prepared. I just pocket carry a small handgun. Ain't like I'm playin' Rambo in the living room. What's a 17 ounce revolver on you all the time? I call it insurance. It's WHY I own the thing. I'd have no use for a snubby .38 otherwise.
rhubarb
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If I'm at a store that's being robbed, I can run away. It's not my stuff being stolen. The store has insurance. I don't know nobody there. I ain't got no horse in that race. Even so, I carry a gun any time I'm out and about.
Do I carry at home? What in the world kind of question is that? My dear wife and beloved children are in my home. I live there. I have many of my worldly goods for which I've worked my whole life there. My home is my refuge. If there's a threat that is best answered with a gun, I've got one right here on my hip. Always. Of all the places I go in my day, I believe it is most important to carry at home.
Do I carry at home? What in the world kind of question is that? My dear wife and beloved children are in my home. I live there. I have many of my worldly goods for which I've worked my whole life there. My home is my refuge. If there's a threat that is best answered with a gun, I've got one right here on my hip. Always. Of all the places I go in my day, I believe it is most important to carry at home.
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