Do you carry your gun on you in the house?

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hoosierboy

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When I come home from work I DO carry my gun in my holster in the house. Before I go to sleep I take it out and keep it next to my bed. All the other pistols I have, and there are qutie a few, are kept in my safe in anothe part of the house. I don't keep them around in various places, b/c I am afraid somebody might find them or steal them. I don't have kids, but I am just paranoid. I don't believe in trigger locks, in fact when I get a new gun they go in the trash. My wife is starting to get used to me carrying it around all the time. Anyways I am just wondering If I follow the same practices as others.

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--Ayn Rand, in "The Nature of Government"
 
During weekdays I put my holster/Kimber Ultra Carry on when leaving work and it stays on until I go to sleep at night. On weekends I put it on in the moring when getting dressed and stays on until I go to sleep. When I change my pants my holster/pistol is put on too. After about 2 years my girlfriend/later wife got used to it.
 
If you need it you have to have it now.Its sure faster to get it on your belt then in the dresser or safe.I get a lot of crap for answering the door with a gun on but if they don't like it don't come to my door.

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beemerb
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I normally carry a Taurus TP-22 while walking the dogs. During warm weather I wear shorts, and rarely take the 22 out of the shorts.

When I get home from work, I change into my shorts, and voila, I'm carrying my gun around with me.

In the winter, I may carry the TP 22, but I normally wear sweat pants that don't have pockets, so it's usually a shoulder holster and a .357 Mag., so in winter no, I normally don't carry a gun around the house with me. That's not to say that I can't lay my hands on one on any floor of the house, though, in any number of places. :)



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Beware the man with the S&W .357 Mag.
Chances are he knows how to use it.
 
Beemerb is more dangerous with a cigarette lighter than most are with a gun. At his place, knock and step back.

sam
 
I carry at home. My pistol is no more than a couple of feet away from me at most any time.
At sleep time, I leave the gun by the bed, unchambered and magazine out to give me time to wake up and not shoot the dog in the night. My other guns are locked up and only myself and my wife have access to the keys.
The wife and I had a go-round about my gun at my side all the time. I bought a smaller, more concealable gun(P-32) and a compromise was struck. The P-32 is my "get to the real guns" cover pistol.
Not trying to be "billy bad ass", but she would have lost the argument even if I had not purchased the P-32. My family's safety is MY job and I do what I need to. Sometimes that means bucking a loved one.

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My oldie-but-goldie S&W Mdl. 60 is ALWAYS in my pocket, in a Milt Sparks Pocket Holster. When the weather cools enough to wear a heavier shirt of jacket, my Colt LW Comm. is on my belt.

But the Mdl 60 is never off my person. J.B.
 
I usually do carry one of my guns with me around the house, either my SIG or my Colt snubby in a pocket or holster. When my husband's gone at work, they never leave my side for an instant.

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"At last we shall reveal ourselves to the Gun-Grabbers, at last we shall have revenge at The TFL End of Summer Meet on August 12 & 13, 2000..."
 
Around the house, it's a colt combat commander with detonics-length grip tucked into waistband at right/rear hip. Ugly, pitted thing I bought 18 yrs ago from a guy who lived on a sailboat in the caribbean, but ABSOLUTELY reliable. I know I will raise some eyebrows, but it also sleeps under my pillow in condition 1. I HAVE had occasion to KNOW what my reactions are to "general Quarters at 3am. No kids in my house, and the arrangement doesn't bother the only other resident, my 86 yr old mother.
crankshaft
 
I have a number of compact pistols (in serious calibers -- 9mm & .40S&W) hidden & secured throughout the house in key locations which I can quickly reach in an emergency (as I type this, I can get my hands on a 4013TSW in a matter of seconds); plus a NAA Guardian is with me at all times when inside the house.
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Yes. Not necessarily so much for defense, but for 'safety'.

I carry a Kahr K9 in Thunderwear ... Phoenix is hot, and you're usually not wearing enough to fully conceal otherwise. And, in my situation, 'deep cover' is appropriate.

I used to take it off, put it back on, take it out of the holster, unload it, put it back in the holster, etc., etc. Finally, I decided this was foolish:
1. Everytime I take my firearm out of the holster and later put it back it, there is an increased chance, albeit slight, of an accident. Rather like takeoffs and landings with planes ... the fewer, the better. ;)
2. My memory is not perfect enough for off-body carry, and anytime the firearm is not in the holster, there is again an increased chance of a problem. I have two kids, and while they know the firearm safety rules, and I trust them implicitly, it is foolish, IMHO, to take any chance of a problem. Besides, they have friends, and it is my responsibility to make sure there is zero chance a child will be hurt by my firearm. Therefore, for me, the only off-body storage I will accept is a locking box.
3. I get so used to carrying the Kahr that I don't notice the weight or its presence. I just think I'm more manly than I used to be. ;) All kidding aside, I really don't notice it, so why bother with removing the firearm? No one else notices either, so there is no 'social' downside.
4. And, of course if there is a problem, I know exactly where my firearm is, without question. I know the condition it is in, and the location of the spare mag's. During a crisis, I don't have to try to remember the location of my day-to-day defensive firearm - it is consistent.

When I was new to all of this, it seemed silly to carry in my own home. Now, that I am, frankly, more educated, it seems silly to not carry. Thanks to TFL, I was able to think through, debate and recognize the logic of this decision.

Regards from AZ
 
I always have a gun on me or within arm's reach. Always. Sometimes, it's my 1911, sometimes it's my Trapper.
At night, the 1911 goes into the Minivault by my bed, and the Trapper is leaned against the wall between bed and nightstand. No little kids, soo....

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Shoot straight & make big holes, regards, Richard at The Shottist's Center
 
See, previous posts on this topic.

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"If there be treachery, let there be jehad!"
 
Since I chose to carry, I consider it an obligation to carry - always. Except in bed and in the shower. At first I took it off in the house, but then I asked myself - Why? Then, why NOT! If I develop the habit of carrying always, even working in the garden, I don't have to stop and think where it is - just draw it if needed.

Safety is carrying all the time, just like breathing.

[This message has been edited by Ragin Cajun (edited June 06, 2000).]
 
Yes. My USPc is typically in a Galco "Concealable" holster whether I'm in the house or out mowing the lawn.

It won't do me any good anywhere else.

CMOS

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P32. I reason that, should I ever carry outside of home, I would already be used to it. And, yes, I have forgot about having it on me on occasion.
 
I used to think that I would be considered Paranoid if I carried in the house. Until you get that knock on the door at 2am in the morning (I leave the bathroom light on all night so I can see what is going on around me) by a person that "didn't look quite right to me". I answered the door, unarmed, and while it turned out well (the guy said he broke down and needed to use my phone and if I could "spare" some change). I do have chains on the door and a door stop drilled into the lower brass plate that allows me to open the door about two inches but that's it. I told him that I would call the police for him and no, I didn't have any money. He did get this strange look on his face but muttered, "no, that's okay, thanks anyway" and went away. He did see my two dogs baring their teeth at him through the doorway so they may have helped. Oh course, he could have been stranded, which is why I went ahead and called the police... you know, to ensure he was okay and got the help he needed. Now I carry my .38 revolver with me at all times and it has it's own little place on my bed.

USP45usp
 
I carry a full size 1911 c&l in either a Summer Special or VM2 (it's tuckable) if I'm going out and about.

If it's the weekend or holiday and I'm going to be at home on my property (a few rural acres) all day, I usually carry open in a Bianchi. Out here in no mans land, I'm often far from the house.

However, if squeamish company is coming over, it's back to the IWBs.

At bedtime, it goes back in the lockbox, and out comes the Smith 66 which sets on a little shelf behind the nightstand.
 
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