for those who think it's dumb to carry at home...

[jakemccoy]

http://cbs11tv.com/seenon/Coppell.Coppell.home.2.621398.html

Coppell Police Search For Masked Home Invaders
Reporting
Jack Fink COPPELL (CBS 11 News) ―
Coppell police are searching for two masked gunmen who tied up and robber an elderly woman at gunpoint.


The home invasion and robbery happened last Saturday night in Coppell's Riverchase Golf Club neighborhood, near Sandy Lake Road and MacArthur Boulevard.


Victim Chang Kim says even though it's been three nights since the robbery she is still shaken up. The 75-year-old woman says she was home alone when two gunmen, wearing ski masks, tied her hands and legs.


According to Kim, the robbers got inside by crashing through a glass door in the back of the house. After tying her up, Kim says the thieves took her jewelry, including a ring that had sentimental value. They also stole $150 that she was saving to donate to her church.


Chang's adult children and grandchildren weren't home when the incident occurred.


Kim doesn't speak English, but her grandson says she was terribly frightened. "They came in with the guns drawn," says Aaron Kim. "She kind of freaked out and uh, but after they tied her up she calmed down just a little bit, but she was totally terrified."

Chang, who was not injured, was able to call police after the robbers left. Because her attackers were wearing ski masks, she was not able to give police a good description of the suspects.


The family has since put bars up on the glass doors and improved their home security.

 

[single action]

Buy grandma a shotgun.

 

[gunsmithgirl]

I carry at home because I run my shop from home. With customers coming in and out it makes sense to me.

 

[foob]

The family has since put bars up on the glass doors and improved their home security.

I think this first, then firearms. You need some warning to prepare yourself, most of the time.

 

[3rdpig]

Home invasions, whether it be the team type, smash the door down or the BTK killer, sneak in quietly type, happen so fast that unless your gun is within arms reach the chances of you getting to one is slim. Mine is either on my hip, on my desk in front of me, or in a nook in the headboard of my bed.

 

[mekender]

According to Kim, the robbers got inside by crashing through a glass door in the back of the house.

"They came in with the guns drawn," says Aaron Kim. "She kind of freaked out and uh, but after they tied her up she calmed down just a little bit, but she was totally terrified."

way that sounds, even if she had a gun in hand, she might not have had time to react... crashing through a glass door is a pretty startling act... and the people inside would be confused and disoriented for a second or two...

 

[Cosmoline]

Plate glass doors are no good no matter how you dress them up. They give intruders a nice easy way to check out homes, and are a frequent means of entry for both home invaders and smash-and-grab thieves.

 

[Treo]

I don't usually carry at home because I have 4 large dogs who , I believe, will give me enough warning to get to my gun. I also tend to wear sweats at night so there's not really enough there to support a gun. I was going to start a thread on this practice but I'll just tag onto this one. I'm open for constructive criticism.

 

[jakemccoy]

treo wrote:

I'm open for constructive criticism.

That's a real man.

Ironically, criticism usually comes flying violently this direction. I have never understood why some people are so adamantly opposed to others carrying in their own home. Are they putting together home invasion companies or something and don’t want people carrying in their homes?

You're thinking along realistic lines. What always gets me is when people think it will never happen to them. So, they don't prepare. Maybe it's seriously that much of a hassle for them to carry at home.

For me, it’s not a hassle. I'm currently carrying a Glock 27 in a Smart Carry holster, concealed. It's comfortable. I usually forget it's here, unless I hear a strange noise or something.

The way I look at it is this. If I carry at home, I have several advantages:

-I don't have to spend more than a half second figuring out where my gun is.

-My gun is always under my complete control - useful if kids or immature people are around.

-I can have my gun out and pointed in three seconds or less; that's faster than even the guy who has guns stashed at 10 strategic locations around his house.

-I'm more efficient; I can have only one gun if so desired; I don't have to have a "bedroom gun", a "truck gun", a "living room gun", a "safe gun", etc. (I still do sometimes; I'm just sayin'...)

 

[Treo]

I tend to keep my CCW near (if not on) me at all times right now its at arms length but if I got up to go to the kitchen (2 rooms away & still at the other end of the house) I wouldn't take it with me unless I planned to stay in the kitchen. TO CLARIFY We also have a standing rule that we don't open the door at night , there are only 2 doors in the house & the one in the back the class is supposed to be able to literally take a hammer blow W/out breaking. Of course should something happen that REQUIRED us to leave the house at night we would be armed.

 

[thexrayboy]

Doors with glass in them need to be treated with a shatter resistant film to
prevent them from being broken through. The film will not keep the window from breaking but if applied properly will make the doorway glass act like a car windshield. It will crack but remain intact in spite of multiple attempts to break through. This can give you added time to respond. And any door, even a solid core one is only as strong as the wood around the lockset and the doorjam. Many products are available aftermarket to increase door strength making it much harder to kick a door in.

 

[chris in va]

I think you're fine Treo. Understandable about bumming around in more comfy clothes. You've got the best alarm system available and I'm sure a gun isn't very far away.

 

[CH47gunner]

carry around the house

First - my house is alarmed. The sound of that big damn bell going off would wake the dead.
Second - I do carry around the house. I carry a S&W M60,.38spl. A very small revolver that doesn't get in the way and that the nieghbors won't see when I go to check the mailbox.
I stay up late at night, often working on firearms, in my two car garage. I definitely carry then.

Bruce

 

[cornman]

Still sounds dumb. I can give you reasons why you should wear a helment 24/7 as well.

 

[71Commander]

I have my Keltec P3AT on me at all times while at home. Always in my jammies pocket.

 

[Treo]

Cornman wrote: Still sounds dumb.
Maybe it does, but I would remind you that the term " Home Invasion" didn't exist just a few years ago. Times are changing its a weird world out there. I live in Colorado Springs ( Think New Life Church shootings) and up to a week or three ago I wouldn't have DREAMED of carrying at church. Odds are you will never need your gun at home but you only have to beat the odds one time.

 

[Noxx]

I also tend to wear sweats at night so there's not really enough there to support a gun. I was going to start a thread on this practice but I'll just tag onto this one. I'm open for constructive criticism.

I'm often in your predicament, when I'm bumming around the house at night, sweats are the most I'm likely to be wearing, it's pretty common for me to be tooling about in my boxers.

My solution, while not perfect, is that I have a firearm handy at all the locations I'm likely to be for more than a minute or two, the computer desk, the coffee table, etc, etc.

This works for me because I don't have to wear pants and a belt when I'm having a coffee at 3am (I keep very odd hours) and it's provides a handy excuse to the wife when I want to buy another handgun

 

[stephpd]

treo

I think your on the right track. Don't worry about the helmet thing.Smartcarry could work quite well. Got a couple large dogs myself. Siberian Husky is worthless as a watchdog but the lab makes up for him. Keeping a gun near you should be good enough. I don't have many guns and at least one handgun is within 5 feet of me at all times. Of course my house isn't very large so all guns aren't very far away.

I was at the pet store and some one notice the large 'doggy' door and said he could crawl through. I told him that he should think about the dog on the other side. It would be pretty big and not so sure you want to end up halfway through when the dog greets you.

 

[mister2]

Nothing enhances weapon access like having many guns stashed everywhere one might hang out while at home, on one hand. On the other hand, if I'm in a home invasion situation, where invaders have had time to rake through several areas of the house before I awake, I want the one and only loaded weapon to be in MY hand.

And then there's the guy who thought it was cool to stash one in the oven and forgot next time he turned it on.