Sleeping With or Near a Gun

[Dorrin79]

I keep a loaded shotgun in the closet at the foot of the bed and a pistol (my Ruger P89 for now, my 1911 once I am more comfortable with it) within reach (in the nightstand drawer, usually)

I also have been known to reset alarms, answer phones, hold conversations with the wife, and go get a drink of water without actually waking up.

 

[feedthehogs]

Have kept a loaded gun under my pillow for quite some time.
Like some, I'm a lite sleeper and wake coherent.

My dogs are the first warning something is wrong by coming next to the bed and softly growling until I get up. Dogs are a beautiful thing.

After reading many stories of home invasions, there is no time to fumble with safes, locks or drawers. That is the only scenario that I worry about. The dogs will take care of any common B and E guy.

A couple of lites are always on inside the house so I don't chase shadows.

 

[jon]

I usually keep a Glock in its holster under the night stand next to the bed. I also have a flashlight, 12 ga. Mossberg, and .223 Bushmaster within reach under my bed.

 

[Bowlcut]

sw99 .40 with nothing in the pipe, in the night stand at all times. not really bad for opening drawers in my sleep. cant sleep with it as I roll around too much and id never find it if I needed it. if I had my old bed id keep either the mosin or the hi point carbine on the strap over the corner post, but current bed has no post to hang a gun from. I occasionaly put one of the carbines under the bed....just in case i gota stick a pig with the mosin or scare away some tatical poser with my ugly hi point