One in the chamber for your shotgun?

[Cooter]

870 right next to me the bed. Round chambered.

[inline 6]

No offense meant, but you need to unload the pistol, hand it to him, and let him really check it out. Show it to him, explain what it does, and as soon as possible, let him shoot it. Would you ranter he finds it one day and just uses it to see what happens? or would you prefer that he knows exactly what it does and knows not to touch it unless Daddy is around?

Gun safety is learned by showing your children, not by hiding it from them.

Yeah that's the plan but he just turned 2. It would do nothing more than scare the bejezzus out of him to shoot anything. If I let him handle an unloaded weapon I am afraid he would then think it is ok to do so from now on out. Him being 2 he has no clue if a weapon is unloaded or not and no sense what so ever about firearm safety. Its a tricky spot to be in wanting to protect the home and my kid from himself. Any type of device will slow me down if I ever had to get to it quickly but I do not think I have a choice. As you said, " No offense meant" but have you been around a 2 year old? I am just trying to get this kid to shit on the pot instead of in his pants right now!

[KBScobravert]

My carry stays with one in the chamber same with my shotgun and a couple others that are hidden.

We have no kids and two 70 pound very attentive boxers. So we don't have to worry about curious kids and have the added benefit of the early warnings the dogs will give.

[carparks]

My shotgun is chambered, safety on, in my closet. I, too, have young children and have showed it to them and explained the difference between toy and real. I think chambered is the only way, and I'm not convinced with the whole "rack the slide" see BG run thing. I'd want to put a bead on someone silently, and then let them know their options. I'll be in the market for a hand gun soon, and I'm thinking about keeping it in one of those Gunvault safes, with the 4 finger quick access combos.

[94mstng94]

but you're again letting them know you're awake, aware and armed... and also your general location. I prefer crimson trace lasers because you can block the beam with your index finger when coming around corners.

If someone comes into my house, the only moment I want them to consider their options is when I have a gun pointed at them and they are caught off guard. I don't care to get into a shooting match in my house, so I don't want them to know where I'm at. And furthermore, I don't want to deter them before I encounter them because I'd like to be able to identify them for my own safety.

I have this crimson trace...



It just takes a firm grasp to turn it on...
If it gets to that point, they would have already been met by my 3 dogs...

[GhostTX]

No offense meant, but you need to unload the pistol, hand it to him, and let him really check it out. Show it to him, explain what it does, and as soon as possible, let him shoot it. Would you ranter he finds it one day and just uses it to see what happens? or would you prefer that he knows exactly what it does and knows not to touch it unless Daddy is around?

Gun safety is learned by showing your children, not by hiding it from them.

This I've done. In fact, to test them on the Eddie the Eagle rule, I've unloaded the XD with slide back and left it on a bed or elsewhere. So far, the kids have performed great.

I still keep the XD locked up in a Gunvault in my nightstand.

Anybody have one of those shotgun holders that go on the bed rails? I was thinking about that and securing the trigger well somehow.

[ram57ta]

I keep the safety on my Glock off.

I see what you did there

[ram57ta]

Safety off? You crazy.

Not at all, you still have to manually cock it back the rest of the way and its only going to happen intentionally. The gun WILL NOT FIRE under any circumstance at half cock. The safety is inconveniently located on this gun so that is the method I prefer.

[bottlerocket]

If it comes down to me needing a weapon in my house, I'd rather let the 00 Buck do the talking and not the action on a shotgun. If it would come down to me racking the slide it would 99% come down to pulling the trigger too, just another half second to let mr badguy try something.

[CJ]

I keep the safety on my Glock off.

[Marss]

i need to get lasik to be fully prepared!

My vision is bad but I can see body size, motion, and recognize a voice well enough. I don't have to be able to distinguish features to ID an intruder as non-family and hit a target.

[Denny]

Safety off? You crazy.

I keep the safety on my Glock off.

[CJ]

My 9mm that I carry has one in the chamber with the hammer at half cock and the safety off. The .38 revolver I keep under the mattress is fully loaded but isn't cocked, the 12 guage is hidden from view within 10 feet of the front door, loaded but not chambered....I think the sound of an 870 being racked says I mean business, and I'm willing to bet that 2 decent sized dogs barking and growling in the background would make someone think twice before entering the house. If not....may god be with the person who tries to come thru my front door.

Safety off? You crazy.

[ram57ta]

My 9mm that I carry has one in the chamber with the hammer at half cock and the safety off. The .38 revolver I keep under the mattress is fully loaded but isn't cocked, the 12 guage is hidden from view within 10 feet of the front door, loaded but not chambered....I think the sound of an 870 being racked says I mean business, and I'm willing to bet that 2 decent sized dogs barking and growling in the background would make someone think twice before entering the house. If not....may god be with the person who tries to come thru my front door.

[momo]

i need to get lasik to be fully prepared!