Do you wear your holster at home?

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Do you wear a holstered gun at home like they do at a gun shop on the hip or concealed?
Since I have only one revolver I carry it only at home on my hip I dont have a ccw but it doesent apply to private homes so I could do it to.But I carry my taurus 66 on my hip it has a 4 inch barrel and the holster is bearable and its nylon with inside cushion pads so my revolver wont wear as much if I use leather but it doesent matter too much to me.I carry it so I get used to the revolver's function and having on my side.If someone doesent like me with the revolver they can leave because its my property and I am my own king at my castle.
 
I carry all the time - including when at home. Who can tell when a crime - like a home invasion will happen? Also when its on my hip I have the gun under control and I am not worried about someone else getting it. At night when we go to bed the gun goes on the nightstand.
 
thumbstrap comes in handy when securing gun in holster
I have a Quest revolver nylon holster which universally fits all 4 inch revolvers.
 
Holster is part of my "attire" so until I go to bed I always have one of my carry pieces on me .
 
holster with a gun to me is like a insurance policy that goes in favor with my odds to live through a would be violent attack from a drug induced loon or burglar.
 
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Nope. My house is wall to wall guns. After lugging a gun around all day, I'm glad to take it off in the evening. I figure if I need to wear a gun around the house, I'm in the wrong neighborhood.
 
Don't carry at home, but there have been several instances (ultimately harmless) where I was keenly aware of how far away they were. I might not, but certainly respect those who do.
 
I can't carry it around the house. Because.....they don't make a holster yet to acommadate one going around the house just wearing one's underwear.
I guess I could just wear my pants belt (without the pants) with holster.
The wife might get a kick out of it.
Again. This might be a good idea. I don't want to be caught with my pants off.
 
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I do not carry inside the house. I do outside the house, even if i am just running out quickly, not because i am paranoid, but because i live very close to some sketchy areas. I do have a pistol located at arms length from where i usually watch tv, read, or surf; another that is near the front door and the obligatory one in the night stand. All are loaded and ready to go. (FYI-no children in the house, and all go bye-bye when there are).
 
I can't carry it around the house. Because.....they don't make a holster yet to acommadate one going around the house just wearing one's underwear.

If you google the phrase "too much information", that statement shows up near the top of my list, LOL. :D

My CCW is a S&W 642 that stays on me in a Mika pocket holster or Uncle Mikes IWB except when I go to work aboard a DoD facility and when I go to bed, then it goes in the nightstand and my 686 joins it from the safe.
 
Troutman some of those belly bands like the Smartcarry go very nicely with tightie whities! haha

I carry at home. Sometimes open, sometimes concealed (depending on which gun). I don't want to have to run to another room if someone decides they want in.
 
I carry at home when I'm outside but for a different reason. The coyotes are thick around here. Two months ago I was stacking firewood, turned around and mr. coyote was about 25 feet behind me. He didn't last long.
 
I can't remember what forum it was on, but there was a guy who claimed to wear a smarcarry to bed and had another pistol under his pillow. I am all for self defense, but that was more than a little over the top (unless you are james bond, a drug dealer, et al). I think he was in serious need of some female companionship
 
I CCW everywhere I legally can; that includes home. If I am clothed, I have a gun on. Sometimes it wil be a simple paddle holster, sometimes a pocket holster, sometimes a tuckable IWB. Even though I live in a decent middle-class neighborhood, you never know. I'd rather be prepared and not need it than vice versa.
 
DoubleTapDrew,

Yes... Your right. Seriously. I heard of these holsters. Based on the old money belts. I just checked them out. I'm going to look into these; one can use them for all round carry as well, to some limitation of course, sitting down, depending on size of gun, barrel length. Thanks for mentioning it.
 
Sure

I wear a holster and sidearm at home, I would feel naked without it.
I tried to go without one day and was continually bumping into things around the place here, I was off ballance.;)
 
No carry in the house. Instead, I have loaded firearms located in stash safes discreetly scattered about the house.
 
I carry everywhere except work (secured in my vehicle) or government / state buildings and schools.

I am most likely to encounter a threat at home, it is where the things are people want to take from me and also where I need to protect are.
 
Not me. But I do usually have a "cruiser ready" gun or three positioned in the parts of the house that I usually sit for the rest of the day.
 
To carry in public I take classes, get fingerprinted, pass background checks, pay fees, take tests. I had to buy a pistol suitable for concealed carry, a concealment holster and I had to alter my mode of dress a bit.

When I'm in public, I'm away from most of what I care about protecting. I'm far more inclined to leave than to shoot if things get sticky.

Nearly everything I care about protecting is at home. Leaving is not an option if things go wrong. I can carry there without the hassle of concealment. I don't have to pass classes, pay fees, be fingerprinted...

Seems like an obvious choice to me.
 
My pistol goes on immediatly after my jeans and belt. The only time I don't carry is work: scrubs make it difficult to conceal, and policy frowns on weapons just a bit:( .
 
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