Do you guys keep a loaded handgun next to your bed ??

vyper005 · October 29, 2001, 03:03 PM

I may be strange but I've always kept all of my pistols locked in my handgun safe unloaded...If somebody ever broke in I may be in a world of trouble...I guess I havent really thought much about it until recently...How do you guys feel about this ?? Do you always keep something loaded nearby ?? Thanks...

**Mike Irwin** · October 29, 2001, 03:09 PM

Yes.

A handgun in the nightstand, and a shotgun under the bed.

Right now the handgun is a Smith & Wesson Model 19, but depending on what I take to the range, it could be any of a variety of handguns at a given time.

The shotgun is a Smith & Wesson Model 3000 police.

I don't have kids, I don't have friends with kids who visit.

don't shoot it's me · October 29, 2001, 03:12 PM

I used to until I reached for the remote while groggy and tried to turn on the TV with my P7......

Actually, I do keep it close by, but just far enough to need to be fully awake.......

denfoote · October 29, 2001, 03:14 PM

My carry pistol gets parked under my pillow every night. This has been my habit for years. It has gotten me out of a jam more than once!!!

Kermit · October 29, 2001, 03:33 PM

Yup...USP 45 in nightstand vault w/ 10 round mag ready to go.

**Marko Kloos** · October 29, 2001, 03:44 PM

I usually store my CCW handgun nearby on a bookshelf, or on its shelf spot in the gun closet. For immediate social work, I have a Reloadable Claymore (tm) next to my bed...a Mossberg 500 loaded with double-ought buck.

Shake · October 29, 2001, 04:00 PM

I'm with don't shoot it's me .

In my younger years I was somewhat of a sleepwalker. I did some really strange things while asleep. I woke up one morning in our upstairs living room with my entire mattress complete with sheets, blankets, pillows, etc. Scary thing was it was up a flight of stairs. I worked on an uncles ranch in Idaho several summers. I woke up one morning out on the grass by one of his vehicles ( I had apparently spent the night there, thankfully no rattlers or blow snakes as bed companions that night).

I haven't had anything like that happen for probably 15 or more years, but I don't trust myself with a loaded handgun near my bed. I do keep a USP .40 with a loaded magazine in my bedroom (unchambered) in a locked case. I feel sure enought that I won't be able to get to it, unlock it, chamber a round and do any damage before I'm fully awake.

That being said, I wouldn't feel safe not having anything that I can have quick access to. I've practiced and I can get to my H&K in seconds.

Shake

Ben Shepherd · October 29, 2001, 04:15 PM

Yes. One in a pocket holster between the matress & box spring. One in the nightstand. One shot gun close by. No wife, no kids, light sleeper.
Works for me.

glock glockler · October 29, 2001, 04:18 PM

Yep, My G17 is right in the nightstand about 2 feet away from my pillow with 15 rounds of 124+p Speers in the mag.

Ledbetter · October 29, 2001, 04:53 PM

CZ-75 BD in locked five-button steel box.

vegeta · October 29, 2001, 05:00 PM

Most of the time it's on my nightstand, loaded, pointing away, and with the door locked to the bedroom. BTW, I'm a very light sleeper.

**Mal H** · October 29, 2001, 05:11 PM

Same as don't shoot. My gun is roughly 1.5 seconds away, but I would have to be fully awake to retrieve it.

AndABeer · October 29, 2001, 05:16 PM

in a Gunvault mounted to the back of my nightstand

Monkeyleg · October 29, 2001, 05:18 PM

I've had a handgun either on the lower shelf of the nighstand or under the bed for nearly twenty years. I'm a light sleeper, and come to full alertness quickly

KPS · October 29, 2001, 05:37 PM

Yep.No kids so I keep my 1911 cocked and locked between the mattress and boxspring in its holster.

Harrison · October 29, 2001, 05:48 PM

Yes. G19 in nightstand. SP101 in holster attached to bed.

9mmepiphany · October 29, 2001, 07:16 PM

beretta 96 on the open nightstand, i like the safety to insure i'm awake enough to even be fumbling with the gun

sar-2, 5.45x39mm, in the closet for anything bigger

Shawn Dodson · October 29, 2001, 07:28 PM

G19 in a GunVault on my nightstand.

RKCheung · October 29, 2001, 07:33 PM

YES!

Loaded (Fed 124gr hydra-shoks), unchambered P99 with two extra loaded mags in a Gunvault (mini) on a desk next to my bed. I can get to it and chamber a round in 1.5 seconds, but I feel there are enough steps involved to getting it that I won't be able to do it asleep.

Also, I don't keep anything else in the Gunvault (passports, money, other docs, etc.) because when the SHTF I don't want to be grabbing anything but my P99. I keep all that other stuff in a Sentry Fire-resistant safe.

Grumpy · October 29, 2001, 07:34 PM

Yes Sir!!
A USP Tactical and a 10 round mag under the bed.
I MUST get out of bed to retrieve and load it,
takes about 3 seconds. No kids and the wife carries too. Semper Fi...

Arub · October 29, 2001, 07:55 PM

.40 cal next to the bed on an old coffee can (excellent reach), a .357 under the mattress and a loaded dog at the foot of the bed.

Destructo6 · October 29, 2001, 08:21 PM

Just one? What about defense in depth?

Typically, it's a pistol of some sort within easy reach with a long gun a few feet away.

outrigger · October 29, 2001, 08:23 PM

model 66 s&w in the bedside, a 20 gauge, in the corner

sgtmaj13 · October 29, 2001, 09:18 PM

Of course! You mean everyone doesn't?

SgtMaj13

Big B · October 29, 2001, 09:25 PM

Why yes I do. Glock 17 with a 17+2 mag inserted and one in the chamber. Thats 20 rounds of 115gr. +p+ and another 17rd mag waiting to go. Anything less would be uncivilized.

October 29, 2001, 03:03 PM	#1
vyper005 Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2000 Location: Delaware Posts: 350	Do you guys keep a loaded handgun next to your bed ?? I may be strange but I've always kept all of my pistols locked in my handgun safe unloaded...If somebody ever broke in I may be in a world of trouble...I guess I havent really thought much about it until recently...How do you guys feel about this ?? Do you always keep something loaded nearby ?? Thanks...

October 29, 2001, 03:09 PM	#2
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 21,167	Yes. A handgun in the nightstand, and a shotgun under the bed. Right now the handgun is a Smith & Wesson Model 19, but depending on what I take to the range, it could be any of a variety of handguns at a given time. The shotgun is a Smith & Wesson Model 3000 police. I don't have kids, I don't have friends with kids who visit. __________________ Coworkers. A convenient source of food in a post apocalyptic world.

October 29, 2001, 03:14 PM	#4
denfoote Senior Member Join Date: November 12, 1999 Location: Buckeye Arizona Posts: 5,332	My carry pistol gets parked under my pillow every night. This has been my habit for years. It has gotten me out of a jam more than once!!! __________________ Ich bin kein Nationalsozialist!!!!!! Ich bin Republikaner!!!!!!!! Neca eos omnes. Deus suos agnoset. Arizona: Flush the Johns!!!

October 29, 2001, 03:33 PM	#5
Kermit Senior Member Join Date: February 6, 2001 Location: California Posts: 2,983	Yup...USP 45 in nightstand vault w/ 10 round mag ready to go. __________________ My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you'll join with me as we try to change it. Barack Obama

October 29, 2001, 03:44 PM	#6
Marko Kloos Staff Lead Join Date: January 12, 2000 Location: Enfield, NH Posts: 5,448	I usually store my CCW handgun nearby on a bookshelf, or on its shelf spot in the gun closet. For immediate social work, I have a Reloadable Claymore (tm) next to my bed...a Mossberg 500 loaded with double-ought buck. __________________ "The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." --A.E. Van Vogt, The Weapon Shops of Isher the munchkin wrangler.

October 29, 2001, 03:12 PM	#3
don't shoot it's me Senior Member Join Date: March 29, 2001 Location: NY first/LA second Posts: 1,516	I used to until I reached for the remote while groggy and tried to turn on the TV with my P7...... Actually, I do keep it close by, but just far enough to need to be fully awake.......

October 29, 2001, 04:00 PM	#7
Shake Senior Member Join Date: September 5, 1999 Location: Utah Posts: 1,009	I'm with don't shoot it's me . In my younger years I was somewhat of a sleepwalker. I did some really strange things while asleep. I woke up one morning in our upstairs living room with my entire mattress complete with sheets, blankets, pillows, etc. Scary thing was it was up a flight of stairs. I worked on an uncles ranch in Idaho several summers. I woke up one morning out on the grass by one of his vehicles ( I had apparently spent the night there, thankfully no rattlers or blow snakes as bed companions that night). I haven't had anything like that happen for probably 15 or more years, but I don't trust myself with a loaded handgun near my bed. I do keep a USP .40 with a loaded magazine in my bedroom (unchambered) in a locked case. I feel sure enought that I won't be able to get to it, unlock it, chamber a round and do any damage before I'm fully awake. That being said, I wouldn't feel safe not having anything that I can have quick access to. I've practiced and I can get to my H&K in seconds. Shake __________________ “The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make some other bastard die for his.” -George Patton

October 29, 2001, 04:15 PM	#8
Ben Shepherd Senior Member Join Date: August 11, 2001 Location: Utah Posts: 1,453	Yes. One in a pocket holster between the matress & box spring. One in the nightstand. One shot gun close by. No wife, no kids, light sleeper. Works for me. __________________ From my cold dead hands......... NRA certified rifle, pistol and shotgun instructor. Hunter education instructor

October 29, 2001, 04:18 PM	#9
glock glockler Senior Member Join Date: April 29, 2000 Location: Portsmouth, NH, USA Posts: 908	Yep, My G17 is right in the nightstand about 2 feet away from my pillow with 15 rounds of 124+p Speers in the mag.

October 29, 2001, 04:53 PM	#10
Ledbetter Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2000 Location: California USA Posts: 4,473	40 rounds of 9mm in four mags CZ-75 BD in locked five-button steel box.

October 29, 2001, 05:00 PM	#11
vegeta Junior Member Join Date: October 28, 2001 Location: Cali Posts: 13	Most of the time it's on my nightstand, loaded, pointing away, and with the door locked to the bedroom. BTW, I'm a very light sleeper. __________________ Glock 23 Ruger 10/22 Browning Auto-5

October 29, 2001, 05:11 PM	#12
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern VA Posts: 10,397	Same as don't shoot. My gun is roughly 1.5 seconds away, but I would have to be fully awake to retrieve it.

October 29, 2001, 05:16 PM	#13
AndABeer Senior Member Join Date: April 9, 2000 Location: Lakeland, TN Posts: 1,573	in a Gunvault mounted to the back of my nightstand __________________ Talk is cheap-except when Congress does it. The government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other. --Ronald Reagan We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. --Winston Churchill

October 29, 2001, 05:18 PM	#14
Monkeyleg Senior Member Join Date: January 25, 2000 Posts: 4,618	I've had a handgun either on the lower shelf of the nighstand or under the bed for nearly twenty years. I'm a light sleeper, and come to full alertness quickly __________________ Eotech Sights, Hunting Rangefinders Crimson Trace, Bushnell Scopes Remington Rifles, Smith and Wesson revolvers Beretta Pistols, Kimber, ACOG sights

October 29, 2001, 05:37 PM	#15
KPS Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2001 Location: MA Posts: 781	Yep.No kids so I keep my 1911 cocked and locked between the mattress and boxspring in its holster.

October 29, 2001, 05:48 PM	#16
Harrison Member Join Date: October 7, 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 20	Yes. G19 in nightstand. SP101 in holster attached to bed.

October 29, 2001, 07:16 PM	#17
9mmepiphany Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2000 Location: northern california Posts: 1,091	beretta 96 on the open nightstand, i like the safety to insure i'm awake enough to even be fumbling with the gun sar-2, 5.45x39mm, in the closet for anything bigger __________________ the map is not the territory

October 29, 2001, 07:28 PM	#18
Shawn Dodson Senior Member Join Date: December 16, 1998 Location: Titusville, FL, USA Posts: 887	G19 in a GunVault on my nightstand. __________________ /s/ Shawn Dodson FirearmsTactical.com "It never troubles the wolf how many the sheep may be." - Virgil

October 29, 2001, 07:33 PM	#19
RKCheung Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2001 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 170	YES! Loaded (Fed 124gr hydra-shoks), unchambered P99 with two extra loaded mags in a Gunvault (mini) on a desk next to my bed. I can get to it and chamber a round in 1.5 seconds, but I feel there are enough steps involved to getting it that I won't be able to do it asleep. Also, I don't keep anything else in the Gunvault (passports, money, other docs, etc.) because when the SHTF I don't want to be grabbing anything but my P99. I keep all that other stuff in a Sentry Fire-resistant safe.

October 29, 2001, 07:34 PM	#20
Grumpy Junior Member Join Date: November 5, 2000 Posts: 13	Yes Sir!! A USP Tactical and a 10 round mag under the bed. I MUST get out of bed to retrieve and load it, takes about 3 seconds. No kids and the wife carries too. Semper Fi... __________________ Sursum Corda

October 29, 2001, 07:55 PM	#21
Arub Senior Member Join Date: January 20, 2001 Location: UCLA (upper corner of lower Alabama) Posts: 488	.40 cal next to the bed on an old coffee can (excellent reach), a .357 under the mattress and a loaded dog at the foot of the bed.

October 29, 2001, 08:21 PM	#22
Destructo6 Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 1999 Location: Nogales, AZ USA Posts: 3,502	Just one? What about defense in depth? Typically, it's a pistol of some sort within easy reach with a long gun a few feet away.

October 29, 2001, 08:23 PM	#23
outrigger Member Join Date: June 14, 2001 Location: vermont Posts: 61	model 66 s&w in the bedside, a 20 gauge, in the corner

October 29, 2001, 09:18 PM	#24
sgtmaj13 Member Join Date: June 11, 2000 Location: Metro Philadelphia Posts: 61	Of course! You mean everyone doesn't? SgtMaj13

October 29, 2001, 09:25 PM	#25
Big B Member Join Date: August 12, 2001 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 30	Why yes I do. Glock 17 with a 17+2 mag inserted and one in the chamber. Thats 20 rounds of 115gr. +p+ and another 17rd mag waiting to go. Anything less would be uncivilized.