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condition 1 pistol in a gun vault, centrally located on each floor of your home...
very quick access....
and keeps the kiddies safe.
very quick access....
and keeps the kiddies safe.
I kind'a scared myself today
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orionengnr
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As an esteemed member of the Texas CHL forum says in his sig line:
Carry 24/7 or guess right.
First time I read that, I took it to heart...and have been following that advice ever since. If I have pants on, I am armed. If I have no pants on (shower or bed) my pistol is within arm's reach.
Paranoid or prepared? You be the judge. I've made my decision.
Carry 24/7 or guess right.
First time I read that, I took it to heart...and have been following that advice ever since. If I have pants on, I am armed. If I have no pants on (shower or bed) my pistol is within arm's reach.
Paranoid or prepared? You be the judge. I've made my decision.
Boothdt
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I'm always within 3 feet of a knife or 3 second of a gun. Don't remember where I heard that but it stuck with me.
nccavediver
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A little paranoid around here maybe
yeti
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Paranoid, no, it's just some of us go right to guns, and some look out the window first to see who is coming to the door.
BillyLegend
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Don't scare the meter reader, or trash collector!
Uteridge
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Preparation depends a lot on the floorplan of your house. Mine is split, with both the front and back door in the middle of the house, the bedrooms on one side, and the kitchen/garage on the other side. I usually have a weapon on me anyway but I also keep a pistol in a drawer in the kitchen under some potholders and I keep another in a bedroom we use as my wife's office so she has a gun at hand if someone tries to break in during the day while I am gone. This setup allows me to access a gun before answering the door. I don't do a tactical duck walk to the door or anything that would scare the neighbors; I put the pistol inside the waistband and stand at an angle where the person at the door can't see it. No one scared at the door; not the solicitor/neighbor and certainly not me.
I found myself in a situation in college where I lived in a lower income area that had some crime. One morning at about 0200 I got some loud knocking at the door that I tried to ignore but it persisted. This was a school night so I knew it wasn't one of my drunk friends looking for a place to crash or anything like that so I took my 1911 to the door with me. I answered the door in a way that allowed me to conceal the gun by leaning that hand against the wall as I opened the door. It turned out to be a cop who was going to door to door because a murderer had just shot someone down the street and had run into our neighborhood while trying to evade police. They had the area cordoned off and they believed that he had entered one of the apartments in my complex. The police officer told me all about the situation and told me to lock the doors and call if I saw anyone suspicious. I thanked him for the heads up and closed the door. He never knew I was armed so he wasn't alarmed but at the same time I was safe. I have never forgotten the incident because the guy banging on my door could have just as easily been the desperate armed man who had just run through my parking lot a few minutes before shortly after killing a man. Things might have gone differently had I answered the door to the police officer with an exposed gun while he was in condition orange going door to door looking for an armed gunman and the situation would not have worked out well if it had been the killer and I had been unarmed. I always answer the door armed but I never have the gun exposed.
I found myself in a situation in college where I lived in a lower income area that had some crime. One morning at about 0200 I got some loud knocking at the door that I tried to ignore but it persisted. This was a school night so I knew it wasn't one of my drunk friends looking for a place to crash or anything like that so I took my 1911 to the door with me. I answered the door in a way that allowed me to conceal the gun by leaning that hand against the wall as I opened the door. It turned out to be a cop who was going to door to door because a murderer had just shot someone down the street and had run into our neighborhood while trying to evade police. They had the area cordoned off and they believed that he had entered one of the apartments in my complex. The police officer told me all about the situation and told me to lock the doors and call if I saw anyone suspicious. I thanked him for the heads up and closed the door. He never knew I was armed so he wasn't alarmed but at the same time I was safe. I have never forgotten the incident because the guy banging on my door could have just as easily been the desperate armed man who had just run through my parking lot a few minutes before shortly after killing a man. Things might have gone differently had I answered the door to the police officer with an exposed gun while he was in condition orange going door to door looking for an armed gunman and the situation would not have worked out well if it had been the killer and I had been unarmed. I always answer the door armed but I never have the gun exposed.
xXxplosive
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After my 2 mi. jog last evening I came home an was relaxing for awhile....our GS goes off and I hear my wife speaking to someone on the other side of the front door. Heard her say we weren't interested and told him to leave. By the time I got to the door he was already gone and the dog was watching through the living room window......I commended my wife for not opening the door and the dog for alerting......she's starting to "Get It".
I want to take this opportunity to point out how important it is to have some understanding of the principles and techniques of unarmed combat.
Even those of us who strive to always be armed will occasionally find ourselves armed with only our arms, legs, feet and hands. Knowing how to put them to good use is another great tool to add to the cranial toolbox.
I suggest reading up on unarmed combat techniques taught by fairbairn, applegate, and cesara (sp?). They're for the most part easy to remember and to the point.
Even those of us who strive to always be armed will occasionally find ourselves armed with only our arms, legs, feet and hands. Knowing how to put them to good use is another great tool to add to the cranial toolbox.
I suggest reading up on unarmed combat techniques taught by fairbairn, applegate, and cesara (sp?). They're for the most part easy to remember and to the point.
Magwa45
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So it sounds like you almost came close to shooting your Dad! How does that feel?
Uteridge
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Sounds like he was a long ways from shooting his dad. It sounds to me like he was looking for a gun so he would be prepared which is much better than just walking to the back door unarmed and hoping for the best. I always answer the door armed and have yet to "almost shoot someone". I guess I could always just walk to the door and hope it is the neighbor or a friend who hasn't called before dropping by. In my view though; hope is not a strategy.
Steve Raacke
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I don't have these kinds of questions. When I'm up and dressed my pistol is on my belt. No wondering about where my gun is or answering the door unarmed.
ColdDeadHand
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I think the point is not to reach for a gun every time somebody walks by, but to just always have one on you.
I always have one, so if someone knocks on my door without calling first, I'll have one hand on my pistol and the other on the curtain at the front door. I've never scared anyone. The UPS guy doesn't ever know that I'm armed, because I never draw. The point is that if it's not the UPS guy, my hand is already wrapped around the grip and the pistol is already on my hip. I never have to think, "Where's the nearest weapon?"
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