Well,
the primary home defense side arm is Kimber Warrior#1 (230gr Golden Saber Remington's) with a X200B light attached, is kept in a holster. SideArmor.
Along side the night stand, between the stand and the bed is the XCR with Aimpoint M3, white light, and CTC laser grip(Federal 50grHP for in the house in a 20 round mag, in the Grab bag is 4 30rd mags with CorBon DPX 53gr) . Next to that used to be the 590 Mossy with night sights too, but I have switched and have a double barreled coach hammer gun (#1 buck in both barrels, with 00buck in the Grab bag) next to the XCR now. I select the tool/s for the mission as I see it. Also the grab bag, with a couple of flash lights, ammo for all the weapons, water, first aide kit etc...., cell phone gets recharged sitting on top of the grab bag.
The under the pillow weapon is the S&W 642 with CTC laser grip (Speer 135gr +P Gold Dot for snubbies) is kept in its Kramer pocket holster too. It is one of the few weapons that can be fired from under the blankets repeatedly with out fouling and getting a FTF.
I use the Crimson Trace a lot in home defense because of my vision. while in bed I do not have my Trifocals on and can clearly and accurately place fire on an in house target without my glasses when using the Lasers. If I have to come out of bed, fighting, or fight from under the covers, I want to be able to effectively employ/aim the weapon I have with me and must fight with. I do keep an extra pair of glasses in the Grab Bag, but I may never get a chance to (A), get to the grab bag, (B), get the glasses out of the bag if I get the bag.
Fights tend to be dynamic, sudden, fast, and never seem to go as planned. I try to neutralize as many of the potential REAL problems I may run into in the defense of my home. I try to "Plan" for nothing going my way. It doesn't cover everything but it helps. Remember practical is my watch word, and practical means different things to different people. Not good/bad just different.
I will lose if they come with a rifle company and armor. I am not ready for that, and never will be. there are limits to which each of us must decide to prepare for. It isn't about right or wrong. It is about capability and as stated above, what is practical for each of us.
My question for folks I discuss this with is, what are you going to do if you wake up and there is a guy standing next to your bed, with a lets say a baseball bat in his hands? Yep, your defenses have either failed, have been neutralized/defeated, your kids have let these folks in and you are rapidly approaching a worst case scenario etc....
Lying in bed under the covers with a BG standing over you what are you going to do? There are not a lot of options. Some guy asked me to replace the bat with a gun. My answer was probably try to die gallantly. May happen with a bat too. But that's why I have the 642. It gives me a chance, that's all. No guarantee's in this kind of fight.
And for folks, that believe they have defenses that cannot be defeated. I guarantee, you are wrong. Just make them as strong and in depth as you can in a practical manor. Defenses buy time, they don't stop a determined advisory. The only defenses that have a chance of "stopping" a determined advisory must be covered by direct fire.
Most of this is War 101. If you place all your bets on unmanned defenses, you are at best buying time if the advisory is determined. They may fend off non determined advisories.
AS Sir Darwin implies, we all get to choose for ourselves. You can be right hundreds of times. It only takes being wrong once to join Sir Darwin.
Go figure.
Fred
