A gun in every room?

As far as the "well, if I had to keep a gun in every room of the house I'd just move" remarks... ???? What? Are you serious? 95% of the people on these boards carry a gun with them any time they leave the house or are in their homes. Does that mean everyone lives in a slum? No it doesn't, it means that people like to know that they are protected, or at least have the ability to protect themselves should the situation arise. To me, if you like to have the ability to protect yourself, that does NOT mean you need to move or live in a bad area. As Thomme said, some may even be able to take something constructive away from this post. Thanks to all who have replied. I am enjoying reading this post.
 
As far as the "well, if I had to keep a gun in every room of the house I'd just move" remarks... ????
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Yeah, that gets to me also. Like everybody has such disposable income they're willing to take the proverbial bath on their existing house, or even better, quit their job to completely relocate. Get real! Housing is in the toilet and good jobs are not out there for most. Most of us have to wait on retirement for anything akin to relocation, and to anyone that has enough money to simply piddle it away taking what they can get on their house and starting over in what they think is a better neighborhood, more power to you, but you're in a miniscule minority.
 
YES, well ok there may be a room or two W/O a loaded gun but only because I do not have that many pistols.As for safety I like to know that there is a well concealed gun within easy reach ,this goes for my friends houses as well.All of our kids know what a gun is and what happens when you pull the trigger.The long guns are for when you know company is coming.
 
Secure hiding places

An accomplished thief already knows every good hiding spot you have in your house.

Check the freezer. Light container? Doubled container with gravy in the top one? Ah ha! Money!

Book case. Quick scan over the top of the books. Some with space behind? Ah ha! Something valuable they didn’t think I’d find.

Kitchen. Grab the stool the lady uses to reach the top shelf. Scan every cabinet and every pot with a lid on it. Check all the drawers. Open the refrigerator and dump all the left-overs on the floor, check the freezer.

Living room, den, etc. Pitch the cushions, check the cushion edges and side pockets of the recliners, flop these over, pull out every drawer, dump the fake flowers and look in the pots, yank the pictures off the walls, yank away the screen of the fireplace, pull the couch away from the wall and look behind, flop it over.

Bedrooms: check sides of bed and under mattress, look in every drawer and throw contents on floor. any fancy pillows used just for decoration? Cut ‘em open. Cedar chest? Great! Good stuff in there. Locked? No prob—turn over and kick in the bottom.

Bathrooms: Everything on the floor from every drawer and cabinet.

Closets: Throw everything out into the main room. Check above the doors for those cute hidden cut-away-niches.

Kids are different, they don’t throw things onto the floor.

Where is your stuff no one will never find?
 
to Clay in Tx:

some people with hardwood floors in an older house (40s) with a 5' cellar
below might have a couple of "false floor" hidden storage spaces under a laundry hamper in a bathroom closet or say under a dog's bed in the laundry room.
 
I prefer a gun on hip and a mean dog in every room, it sounds great when convincing my wife I need to buy more weapons. I think at times we can get over dramatic in strategic thought. I think unless you are living in H#LL's KITCHEN you most likely don't need a weapon in every room. I have trained myself to have my weapon in reach at all times. I move to a room my weapon moves. I do have 2 weapons hot and we all know where they are. I also have dogs with no sense of humor to alert and buy time. I feel if one can have well trained intimidating dogs or dog they are worth more than a gun in every room.

I also am usually very aware and keep doors locked and windows secure unless they are out of reach. Also once again the dog factor, no one wants their nose bitten off coming through a window. I live in a very rural area and the first thing out the door a few minutes before my wife and myself in the dark of morning are the dogs on a long run. If anyone or anything is within a couple hundred feet the dogs will be barking. Anyone who owns dogs knows the I am barking to hear myself bark, from the alert bark. I find having a good routine and sticking with it works for me.
 
One on the hip at all times, one upstairs under the pillow. When I'm showering, the EDC goes into the bathroom with me. I was originally thinking about getting a revolver to toss into my little kitchen drawer next to the door. I would have to figure out some way of securing it while still making it a quick access piece.

Personally, considering the way my apartment is laid out, from the front door (Kitchen) to the farthest point (Bathroom, upstairs above kitchen) I really don't want to keep any unsecured guns anywhere between me and the front door. My last stand point is the bathroom/laundry room, and it's a one way trip through every portion of my apartment to get there. While having a firearm in the kitchen near the entryway might be useful for the knock in the night, I'd much rather not meander downstairs (to the half glass front door, with only a light shade to keep from seeing in) not knowing whats on the other side. Considering that my bathroom window is directly above the front door, my standard practice has been to engage anyone at my front door from the relative safety of the window 8 feet above their head. If I don't like whomever is at the door, I'll just grab the nearest pile of dirty laundry and send it out the window onto their heads.
 
Once i watched so many movies i became paranoid (or bored) and hid guns in other rooms, then realized it was a bad idea.. mainly to the fact that an outsider or wife or kid might stumble upon one. However, once i did come in from walking my dog, and he got to the top of the stairs, ran out barking ferociously and would not go back in the bedroom.. so i was glad i had a backup hidden but it turned out my dog was more paranoid than i was :)
 
As a single parent...

I have a little one that already knows when daddy has his "pow pow" on. I unload every weapon as it comes in the door with the exception of the one I am carrying. I have extra ammo throughout in strategically placed areas, but can ill afford to leave one loaded with my little man running around. I have already purchased his first gun though (Ruger 10-22). I look forward to the day where I can share with him what my father shared with me. Hopefully, all three of us will get some range time in together.
 
It seems to me that it would be very workable if the firearms were kept in quick access safes. There's something to be said for having a few kept in different places (secured) around the house - maybe not in each room, but if that floats your boat, why not?

I think the bigger issue is secured/unsecured, not where they are kept.
 
If it is your house, store them as you want in your home.

I have a rather large house and a lot of enemies I make in work. I carry openly and CC. To get to the bedroom in my house, I might need valuable time. This is over 4,000 ft on one floor. To overcome this in the event of need, I have a gun in various sections of the house but not in every room.

In reality, people with CCW or just in their own home do not carry 100% of the time. I know a lot of cops, CCW holders and rich gun lovers. Having been in their homes, spent nights in many cases and knowing the people well, not one of them carry all the time.

If someone comes in while you are eating a meal, it is very unlikely that you would be carrying while eating. If you are, you may have emotional issues.

Most home invasion will take place when you are not home. A good alarm system is better than a gun in that instance.

If a home invasion takes place when the home is occupied, it will likely be when a person knocks on your door and you open it. Just do not go to the door unarmed. That means having a gun quickly available. If they break in while you are sleeping, then they have reason to go after you personally. Most robberies will be when they know you are not home. A gun anywhere will not help if you are not there.

In my case, when in court, depositions or such, I give my business address so people do not know where I live and I do not worry about my enemies at the residence. I worry about the scumbags that are too sorry to work and would rather steal so they go looking for places to rob.

A gun in every room is inviting trouble in many ways.
 
If someone comes in while you are eating a meal, it is very unlikely that you would be carrying while eating. If you are, you may have emotional issues.
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You may have emotional issues if you don't carry while eating. You may have emotional issues if that's the only time you take it off. You may have emotional issues if you never pick up a gun. You may have emotional issues if there are guns all over your house. How often do you carry? You may have emotional issues. As you can see, that's pretty easy to say.
 
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