In the Oct 2016 issue of Shooting Illustrated magazine is an article that advocates that the best place to store your pistol while at home is on your person. In other words, always carry your pistol ... while in the kitchen, the bathroom, or in the back or front yard.
The reasons given are compelling. The author, in studying actual defense encounters in homes, notes the differences when the defender had his weapon stored away or on his person are striking. Also, if you have children in the home, the best way to keep their hands off the gun is to carry it on your person. In a closet or a safe or in a purse are not as safe.
My personal home defense strategy may need to be adjusted. My main defense weapon is my shotgun, which is loaded and on the top shelf of a closet. My pistol too is loaded and is in the same closet.
The primary purpose of my pistol is to enable me to get to my shotgun (my armory where I also store extra ammo), so the advice given makes sense. But I have to say I'm a bit queezy about carrying a loaded pistol around the house. If all I need is 5-10 seconds to reach my shotgun (or pistol), perhaps carrying pepper spray is sufficient. Perhaps not.
What do you think?
The reasons given are compelling. The author, in studying actual defense encounters in homes, notes the differences when the defender had his weapon stored away or on his person are striking. Also, if you have children in the home, the best way to keep their hands off the gun is to carry it on your person. In a closet or a safe or in a purse are not as safe.
My personal home defense strategy may need to be adjusted. My main defense weapon is my shotgun, which is loaded and on the top shelf of a closet. My pistol too is loaded and is in the same closet.
The primary purpose of my pistol is to enable me to get to my shotgun (my armory where I also store extra ammo), so the advice given makes sense. But I have to say I'm a bit queezy about carrying a loaded pistol around the house. If all I need is 5-10 seconds to reach my shotgun (or pistol), perhaps carrying pepper spray is sufficient. Perhaps not.
What do you think?