Mine used to be in a hoster on the bed post, but too many "strangers" come into the house (ie exterminators, plumbers, rug cleaners, other tradesmen) so I put it in the drawer. I don't want anybody getting any ideas about coming back when I'm not home and helpingthem selves. All my other guns are hidden except the ones mounted on the wall. I know it seems like a double standard, but I do have a security system and a dog ,and ripping the guns off the wall would take a little more time than grabbing an XDm off a night stand. The grab and hide in the pants (or shoot me in the head) could even occurr when we are home. The XDm is the only gun I keep loaded and ready, so it stays in the night stand.