Do you SLEEP with a GUN UNDER your PILLOW?

Do you sleep with a GUN under your pillow?

  • YES

    Votes: 58 12.4%

  • NO

    Votes: 365 78.2%

  • Depends on the Situation....

    Votes: 44 9.4%
  • Total voters
    467
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Makes zero sense to me ... it's easy enough to keep it on or in the nightstand. You can get to it just as quickly.
 
I have slept at relative's houses with my ccw on me b/c there was no where secure to put it. I was in the LR of a small apartment, so no bedroom door. It's not like I would lock it in a case, this was in Memphis. I prefer an empty chamber for that though. It's not like it takes long to rack the slide. It does kinda hurt to roll over though :scrutiny:

I've been woken up several times in the last couple years from a deep sleep from a variety of causes. House alarm, huge lumber pile falling in our basement, dog going nuts, drunks from party across the street spilling into my front yard :fire:

Sometimes I'm coherent as soon as my eyes open. Other times not so much. I can't see it being a good idea to have my head on top of a firearm even for the few seconds it takes to become coherent.
 
five years ago my family and i moved to the atlanta area our mobile home got broken into before we ever got a chance to occupy the place . my 9mm semi auto stayed off safe none in the chamber. between the mattress and the boxspring hand grip facing toward the side i would be grabbing it from. barrel pointed towards the headboard. all of you that think they should always be unloaded and locked in a safe , try this . put on a blindfold, lay in your bed ,then have someone slap your front door open it and quickly walk to your bedroom . if you cant get to that gun before he gets to you , you would be dead if the situation were real. a criminal that is willing to break into your home will likely have no quams about hurting or killing you.most of them are carrying nowdays.
 
put on a blindfold, lay in your bed ,then have someone slap your front door open it and quickly walk to your bedroom . if you cant get to that gun before he gets to you , you would be dead if the situation were real. a criminal that is willing to break into your home will likely have no quams about hurting or killing you.
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Only if the BG knows their way around my house in the dark, can get past my dogs and knows that I'm in bed. This isn't a realistic test. There's no reason not to have a gun within easy reach while you're asleep, but it needs to require you to be somewhat awake to access it. I've got a S&W model 66 in .357 in a kydex holster bolted to the bedframe on my side, but I've got to grip it and pull it straight from the holster to get it out.

most of them are carrying nowdays.
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Cite, please. Where do you get that statistic, from your own observations or from the UCR?
 
I've got a S&W model 66 in .357 in a kydex holster bolted to the bedframe on my side, but I've got to grip it and pull it straight from the holster to get it out.
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Toyed with that idea. Wife has a .32 SP101 Crimson Trace in her bedside drawer, with cellphone. My job is to take a bat with me to recon the noise. If I come running back hollering, she fires behind me while I dive into the closet for the 12 ga.
 
Never have, never will. I do too many strange things in my sleep.
I have finally gotten used to sleeping with a handgun (mag loaded, chamber empty) on the desk which is within arm's reach from the bed. I also have a shotgun (loaded, chamber empty) and an AR-15 (mag loaded, bolt open, chamber empty) in corners of the room.
 
sort of. I have a spare el-cheapo holster for my Makarov velcroed to the bedpost nearest my left arm and a small LED light sitting on stand by nite-lite.
my 12ga Mag Coach is leaned in near corner by lite.
if I'm away from home I keep my .32 very nearby.
 
Tried it once, but failed miserably....

I am one of the aforementioned "wild" sleepers... the pistol got lost, which wasn't the most comforting feeling once I found it squeezed between the mattress and the headboard:uhoh:

Now my .45 sits on top of the nightstand, and I always sleep on the right side of the bed facing toward the nightstand.

Unfortunately, I'm right handed and I can't sleep unless I'm on my right side, so if there's a bump in the night I'm reaching for my gun with my non-dominant hand... :( Call me crazy, but it was for this reason that I switched to a .45 revolver.

This seems to work no matter where I go or where I sleep, but I always try to sleep with my face toward the nightstand and the nightstand between the bed and the door, with the grip of the gun toward me.
 
Even during post-hurricane blackout conditions; no power, no lights, no access to phones or emergency personnel, I did not sleep w/ a gun under my pillow. It(they) were close by, but not under the pillow.
 
I voted yes and I do. But it's got snap caps loaded. This may sound weird, but each night I select one from the safe, check it then dry fire it a few times, rack the slide, decock, whatever, and leave it under the other pillow. Gotta let them know they are valued.
(and fine machines)
 
Some times, in my sleep, I am invested into a dream.
Occasionally, that dream/nightmare involves NOT having access to a functional firearm, or the ability to fire/reload. . . .

I'm NOT, in any way, kidding.

If any of you have experienced the same thing, help me.

Anyways, I'm reluctant to keep a firearm in a place where sleep-reality could go to real-reality.
 
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I voted yes and I do. But it's got snap caps loaded. This may sound weird, but each night I select one from the safe, check it then dry fire it a few times, rack the slide, decock, whatever, and leave it under the other pillow. Gotta let them know they are valued.(and fine machines)
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Guns and more.................***?...........LMAO
 
I identify with that nightmare you have, Buddy Rabbit.

I have the same one myself - usually someone in my house trying to do me in and my shotgun jams or simply doesn't affect them even if I hit them.... :eek:

Thus, revolver on nightstand, double barrel 12 in corner behind door (ie. nothing that can jam). ;) But I do wonder about sleep-reality changing to real-reality.....:uhoh:
 
No night stand, and no kids in the house- between the mattress and box spring sticking out just enough to flip off the thumb strap on the holster and get a good grip on the handle
 
I have a holster fastened to the side of my nightstand. Out of sight, securely held, yet within a moments reach. Not having little ones around the house I don't prefer gunvaults etc, as I only see the increased time they cost without advantage in safety I don't need.
 
Some times, in my sleep, I am invested into a dream.
Occasionally, that dream/nightmare involves NOT having access to a functional firearm, or the ability to fire/reload. . . .

I'm NOT, in any way, kidding.
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If you'll search around the forums a little bit you'll find a lot of empathy, your dream isn't rare, or even uncommon. I used to think I was the only one with the "thousand pound trigger" dream as well, but I've discovered many, many gun owners have them. In our dreams weapons jam or totally fail to fire, bullets poot out of the barrel like unenthusiastic ping pong balls, assailants absorb multiple hits without slowing, etc.

It's a normal mental response. As an armed and responsible citizen, one of your main concerns in life is that you're doing all you can to protect yourself and your family, and the natural fear is "Have I done enough" or "When the time comes, will it make the difference", etc. These dreams are a reflection of those natural doubts. They are troubling indeed, but don't feel like the lone ranger.
 
those type of dreams are common with me too. Trigger that won't pull is the worst. Sounds like a lot of people have them so I'm glad I'm not crazy. I figure they just make me maintain my firearms better which makes everybody more safe.
 
Within reach from my side of the bed are glasses, flashlight, and my CCW pistol in the holster. The pistol is between the bed and nightstand, the glasses/light are on it in the same spot every time, set on top of whatever book I'm reading.
MrsBFD has a similar setup on her side.

Keeping a pistol under the pillow is silly, it won't be where you left it, and that pistol grip was designed to be ergonomic (unless you have a Glock), so if your hand finds it as you sleep where will your fingers go?
If I had a headboard made, it would include points to attach a holster and a spotlight pointed at the doorway, until then I make do with what I have, and keep the nightstand uncluttered the best I can.
 
Bad idea. Hard to reach for and could easily move is you toss or turn in your seep. Keep it close where it can't move or in a lockbox if you feel the need
 
bad idea...

you having 'quality time" with your girl...she grab the pillow pressing the trigger under the pillow...BANG... bad way to send a shot downrange...:banghead:
 
UNDER my pillow?

No.

My 870 IS my pillow.:p

Seriously, no. I have a couple handguns in or on the nightstands, and few long guns within one step of my bed.
 
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