Bobson
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I see a lot of posts where people describe things like this, but I've never seen a thread dedicated to the topic. In addition, a search of the forum failed to produce results.
Some of you have mentioned that you keep a firearm (or firearms) in every single room of your home. I assume you don't relocate those arms to a specific area of the home every time a guest comes over; I also assume you don't just have handguns lying on top of kitchen counter-tops, living room coffee tables, and shotguns propped in corners in the halls.
I realize I may have described some of your homes quite well, and if so, great. That isn't what I want to do, but my wife and I are both very interested in a "firearm in each room" kind of home. Taking into consideration that we have a 10 month old daughter, and plans to grow the family with another couple of kids or so in the near future, simply "teaching my kids not to handle the guns" isn't going to work for now. Even if it did, I'm just not comfortable having guns lying around in plain view, especially considering many of my in-laws (parents & siblings alike) are more of the, "Oh no - guns! Run!" sort of people.
What are some options for strategic placement of firearms throughout the home? I've given serious consideration to a false floorboard or loose section of carpet in each room of the home (combined with a pre-built compartment set in the concrete foundation or something), but this option doesn't seem beneficial for hurried acquisition of arms in the event of a home invasion. I've also considered loose/false sections of walls, or those safes placed behind wall-mounted pictures in movies.
I want to keep it realistic and efficient, but I also don't have an unlimited amount of money to spend. If this arming process takes a few years to complete, that's alright, but the sooner the better, obviously. My wife has said she'd be okay just carrying a firearm on her person all the time, even at home, but I don't want to burden her with that. Additionally, I'd like to develop a system that would allow my kids to reach a firearm just as quickly as anyone else, should the need arise (once they're old enough, of course - which I'll decide ).
Thanks for the suggestions, and sorry for the wall of text.
Some of you have mentioned that you keep a firearm (or firearms) in every single room of your home. I assume you don't relocate those arms to a specific area of the home every time a guest comes over; I also assume you don't just have handguns lying on top of kitchen counter-tops, living room coffee tables, and shotguns propped in corners in the halls.
I realize I may have described some of your homes quite well, and if so, great. That isn't what I want to do, but my wife and I are both very interested in a "firearm in each room" kind of home. Taking into consideration that we have a 10 month old daughter, and plans to grow the family with another couple of kids or so in the near future, simply "teaching my kids not to handle the guns" isn't going to work for now. Even if it did, I'm just not comfortable having guns lying around in plain view, especially considering many of my in-laws (parents & siblings alike) are more of the, "Oh no - guns! Run!" sort of people.
What are some options for strategic placement of firearms throughout the home? I've given serious consideration to a false floorboard or loose section of carpet in each room of the home (combined with a pre-built compartment set in the concrete foundation or something), but this option doesn't seem beneficial for hurried acquisition of arms in the event of a home invasion. I've also considered loose/false sections of walls, or those safes placed behind wall-mounted pictures in movies.
I want to keep it realistic and efficient, but I also don't have an unlimited amount of money to spend. If this arming process takes a few years to complete, that's alright, but the sooner the better, obviously. My wife has said she'd be okay just carrying a firearm on her person all the time, even at home, but I don't want to burden her with that. Additionally, I'd like to develop a system that would allow my kids to reach a firearm just as quickly as anyone else, should the need arise (once they're old enough, of course - which I'll decide ).
Thanks for the suggestions, and sorry for the wall of text.
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