Who Leaves Loaded Guns Unlocked Around The House?

[RobMoore]

I don't bother with a safe. I don't have kids, nor are any ever in my house. Any safe or locker is just a delay device when it comes to theft.

Every one of my guns is either chambered/full mag or full mag/tube empty chamber safety off with the exception of my competition gun.

 

[gezzer]

I consider my firearms locked and secure when I leave my house the doors are locked.

No one has permission to break into my home and take anything let alone a gun. They have in fact committed a crime. I do not care what stupid law’s about it this is the basic principal. My home is secured, they broke into it, not having stupid lock box for the guns makes me a criminal?
BULL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[crazed_ss]

I live by myself and I live my XD and 870 unlocked near my bed. I keep the XD in condition 3 and the Shotgun is unloaded with some shells attached to the side. Whenever chicks come over they're like, "OMG!@ .. Are those real guns(*!#!?"

I keep everything else locked up. If someone breaks it, I'd rather they have to tear through the gun cabinet.

 

[ArmedBear]

gezzer, that's hardly the point.

I don't want to come home and look down the barrel of my own damned gun!

A quick-access safe was a better alternative than locking and unlocking a safe when I left the house or returned. That got really old!

 

[RobMoore]

You think a quick-access safe is keeping joe bad-guy from getting your gun? Its all a matter of WHEN you come home at that point. You've successfully delayed him by a few minutes with your little lock box. Maybe the task of breaking into it has deterred him, maybe it hasn't.

I'm always armed coming back into my house anyway, and I know if my dogs aren't barking something is wrong.

 

[CU74]

Loaded revolver (S&W 586) on nightstand, Mossberg 12 GA pump in corner with full tube/empty chamber. Two unloaded semi-autos (1911A1 and S&W 5946) in bureau drawer, along with full magazines for both. Loaded revolver in garage. Unloaded Browning A5 and Ruger 10/22, with accessible ammo, in living area near outside door for outdoor "varmint response".

All other firearms are unloaded and "put away", either in basement safe room or shop area in barn. Alarm system leaves outside floodlights on until disarmed with code, so we know if someone has broken into the house. "House clearing" is a job for professionals - call the sheriff.

Just my wife and me at home. When the grandchildren visit, ALL guns are put under lock and key. We just suck it in and "live dangerously", (i.e. without HD firearms) when they visit.

 

[tinygnat219]

Only when I am at home, and that firearm is never off of my person. Otherwise, they are unloaded and locked up.

 

[Glockman17366]

Just the wife and I, so we keep a few handy. The semi-auto(s) are kept with the chamber empty.
However, they are hidden...

 

[joab]

I needed my gun once (or at least believed that I did) and it wasn't where I it was for a second or two when I remembered that I had not taken it out of it's locker I couldn't remember where I had left the my keys for a second or two.

I had to rely on the only thing available, an empty SKS stock

Since then I have two that have never moved from their assigned spots in the house unless needed
One at my desk and one on my nightstand

 

[MJZZZ]

I also keep a .45 RIA in the nightstand and my CZ 75 Compact in my desk drawer, both cocked and locked. The other guns stay in the safe until it's time to go to the range. No use to have them for protection, if they aren't available when needed. Mike

 

[foghornl]

No children around Foggy's castle, but when we leave, the 1911 goes in the safe.