Up until a year ago I had only a Mossberg 12 gauge with 00 buckshot as my home defense gun. Then I bought a Taurus 24/7 9mm for target shooting, so I now keep that loaded next to the bed and I have the shotgun on the landing next to the front door. -I should include that I am unmarried, with no children....my girlfriend is the only person in my house on a regular basis. Never any kids in the home.-
I just bought a Ruger P97 .45 ACP last week, and figured that since I have it, I may as well keep it loaded in the basement. My girlfriend is well-practiced with handguns but she is laughing at me, calling me paranoid by having all these loaded guns on every level of the home. I rationalize that since you never know where in the house you will be when a "situation" arises, it's best to employ all of my guns at strategic locations throughout the house. She jokes that "if you get the .38 you want, you oughtta velcro it to the wall in the shower....just in case." Funny woman.
Bottom line: am I paranoid or prudent?
I just bought a Ruger P97 .45 ACP last week, and figured that since I have it, I may as well keep it loaded in the basement. My girlfriend is well-practiced with handguns but she is laughing at me, calling me paranoid by having all these loaded guns on every level of the home. I rationalize that since you never know where in the house you will be when a "situation" arises, it's best to employ all of my guns at strategic locations throughout the house. She jokes that "if you get the .38 you want, you oughtta velcro it to the wall in the shower....just in case." Funny woman.
Bottom line: am I paranoid or prudent?