Do you home carry?

Sabrewolfe · March 25, 2014, 01:15 PM

So, I'm curious how many of you carry your handgun on your person while at home. I know more than a few folks who think I'm paranoid because I basically carry everywhere I'm legally allowed to other than into bed or into the shower. Personally I find it pointless to have a firearm for self defence if you don't keep it where you can get to it fast if/when the fecal matter impacts the rotary air impeller, and so I carry all the time.

What are your thoughts on home carry?

TailGator · March 25, 2014, 01:27 PM

I carry at home, either on my person or sometimes in a holster beside me if I am sitting around watching a ball game or a movie.

A lot of people here carry at home, I expect, and you will also hear from folks who think we are silly and should move somewhere completely out of reach of bad people, like they did. I just haven't found such a place, and I'm not sure they really have either.

damionkeller · March 25, 2014, 01:49 PM

I read a post on The Truth About Guns where a guy was talking about even carrying in the shower. Sounded a bit crazy at first, but the more I thought about it...

eldermike · March 25, 2014, 02:21 PM

I choose where I live and I choose to live where I don't have to carry a gun. I do frequent places where it's a good idea to carry, such as local hiking trails and biking tails. But that's about it. The one home invasion in my area last year was a family thing and not a random thing.

Marty8613 · March 25, 2014, 02:42 PM

But, I have an excuse. My CHL just came last friday.... my wife is real lucky I don't sleep wearing my .45.

I am just doing it to get used to it really. Already I can see myself transitioning to 'nearby' instead of 'on my person'

I am sure I will get over this when the novelty wears off.

WESHOOT2 · March 25, 2014, 02:46 PM

Even in my bathrobe there's a gun in its pocket.....

P5 Guy · March 25, 2014, 03:04 PM

I have one pistol out for home defense and I carry it to the room I'm in all the time. Not on my belt but that pistol is always in reach.

JLL · March 25, 2014, 03:10 PM

I'm a fast guy. I can get to my gun within 5-8 seconds, regardless of where I am in my house..and my house is well over 2000 sq feet. I can't imagine carrying a gun around my house, but to each his own. If someone can make entry into my house and kill me all in under 8 seconds, then it was my time to die.

Shadi Khalil · March 25, 2014, 03:58 PM

Absolutely. If it's not on me it's close.

joe-lumber · March 25, 2014, 04:20 PM

When I get home I usually have it with me for at least 1 hour. It is especially dangerous when getting home from the Bank or grocery store. Neighbor was assaulted when they got home from grocery store and I will always be on the lookout for someone following me home.
J

49willys · March 25, 2014, 04:39 PM

I`ve been practicing cc around the house while waiting for a permit.

Coltman 77 · March 25, 2014, 04:42 PM

I don't carry around the house but I do have very quick access to firearms around the house.

We have no children.

smee78 · March 25, 2014, 05:13 PM

Absolutely. If it's not on me it's with in reach. Time how long it takes to open your front door and rush into the house, you better have it within reach or already in your hand if you want to be ready. It does you no good back in your bedroom or in your safe.

TunnelRat · March 25, 2014, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by smee78

Absolutely. If it's not on me it's with in reach. Time how long it takes to open your front door and rush into the house, you better have it within reach or already in your hand if you want to be ready. It does you no good back in your bedroom or in your safe.

Bingo. It goes with me around the house. Mt house is pretty small. Once in I would have a few seconds max.

mbott · March 25, 2014, 05:36 PM

Too many home invasions in the area not to.

--
Mike

Oysterboy · March 25, 2014, 05:44 PM

I carry mine for two reasons, one is to be on the ready and two, whoever's in the house can't get their hands on it.

USMC 77-81 · March 25, 2014, 05:57 PM

I don't (generally) carry at home but any number of loaded guns are readily available throughout the house. I would add that all pistols are kept in pistol safes of the push button combination type.

snapshot762 · March 25, 2014, 06:05 PM

I don't carry at home but there is one not far away from me when I am home.

Shadi Khalil · March 25, 2014, 06:16 PM

I have a very young daughter so having the gun on me is sometimes the safest place for it.

bcarver · March 25, 2014, 06:45 PM

Hey Joe lumber
don't drive straight home from anywhere and check your rearview often.

foxytwo · March 25, 2014, 06:49 PM

I carry anytime I leave home, but sometimes I forget to take it off when I get home. The wife does not mind me carrying outside the home but does not like me carrying in the house. When the boss talks I listen.

Kreyzhorse · March 25, 2014, 07:27 PM

I will occasionally carry at home. Often there is gun within easy reach even if I'm not carrying however.

9miller · March 25, 2014, 07:38 PM

Absolutely, everywhere I go except at work which I'm not allowed. Then it goes on when I clock out and off when I lay down. I feel most venerable in the bathroom, so if I'm taking a shower, it's under a towel at the corner of the shower so I just have to bend down. And while I'm "meditating", it's on the counter a foot and a half away. I'm no where without some type of weapon on me easily available, mainly because I don't want to be easily available to the guy that wants what I have.

dontcatchmany · March 25, 2014, 07:48 PM

What is wrong with this commercial?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQHWTfFV3Vc

Nice looking lady, but the gun should have not been in the bedroom when she was watching tv. She could never have gotten to her pistol had the perp busted the door down. IMHO! So yes I carry at home and/or have one within arms length at all times....even when in the shower.

sgms · March 25, 2014, 08:01 PM

Never use to cary in and around the house, just had a couple of pistols staged around in easy reach. However now that the grandkids are at our place more days than not now I have put the hardware away except for one snub that sits in my pocket in a pocket holster. We keep going over gun safety with them but just to be sure, there is nothing for them to get into without supervision.

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March 25, 2014, 01:15 PM	#1
Sabrewolfe Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2014 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 140	Do you home carry? So, I'm curious how many of you carry your handgun on your person while at home. I know more than a few folks who think I'm paranoid because I basically carry everywhere I'm legally allowed to other than into bed or into the shower. Personally I find it pointless to have a firearm for self defence if you don't keep it where you can get to it fast if/when the fecal matter impacts the rotary air impeller, and so I carry all the time. What are your thoughts on home carry?

March 25, 2014, 02:42 PM	#5
Marty8613 Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2014 Location: Grapevine TX Posts: 378	Ha ha yes But, I have an excuse. My CHL just came last friday.... my wife is real lucky I don't sleep wearing my .45. I am just doing it to get used to it really. Already I can see myself transitioning to 'nearby' instead of 'on my person' I am sure I will get over this when the novelty wears off. Last edited by Marty8613; March 25, 2014 at 02:43 PM. Reason: grammar fix

March 25, 2014, 02:46 PM	#6
WESHOOT2 Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 1999 Location: home on the range; Vermont (Caspian country) Posts: 14,324	Even in my bathrobe there's a gun in its pocket..... __________________ . "all my ammo is mostly retired factory ammo"

March 25, 2014, 03:04 PM	#7
P5 Guy Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2005 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 1,804	Carry at Home? I have one pistol out for home defense and I carry it to the room I'm in all the time. Not on my belt but that pistol is always in reach.

March 25, 2014, 01:27 PM	#2
TailGator Senior Member Join Date: May 8, 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 3,787	I carry at home, either on my person or sometimes in a holster beside me if I am sitting around watching a ball game or a movie. A lot of people here carry at home, I expect, and you will also hear from folks who think we are silly and should move somewhere completely out of reach of bad people, like they did. I just haven't found such a place, and I'm not sure they really have either.

March 25, 2014, 01:49 PM	#3
damionkeller Member Join Date: December 10, 2013 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 27	I read a post on The Truth About Guns where a guy was talking about even carrying in the shower. Sounded a bit crazy at first, but the more I thought about it...

March 25, 2014, 02:21 PM	#4
eldermike Senior Member Join Date: January 24, 2013 Location: NC Posts: 545	I choose where I live and I choose to live where I don't have to carry a gun. I do frequent places where it's a good idea to carry, such as local hiking trails and biking tails. But that's about it. The one home invasion in my area last year was a family thing and not a random thing.

March 25, 2014, 03:10 PM	#8
JLL Member Join Date: March 20, 2014 Posts: 34	I'm a fast guy. I can get to my gun within 5-8 seconds, regardless of where I am in my house..and my house is well over 2000 sq feet. I can't imagine carrying a gun around my house, but to each his own. If someone can make entry into my house and kill me all in under 8 seconds, then it was my time to die.

March 25, 2014, 03:58 PM	#9
Shadi Khalil Senior Member Join Date: September 23, 2006 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 5,210	Do you home carry? Absolutely. If it's not on me it's close.

March 25, 2014, 04:20 PM	#10
joe-lumber Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2013 Posts: 257	When I get home I usually have it with me for at least 1 hour. It is especially dangerous when getting home from the Bank or grocery store. Neighbor was assaulted when they got home from grocery store and I will always be on the lookout for someone following me home. J

March 25, 2014, 04:39 PM	#11
49willys Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2010 Posts: 158	I`ve been practicing cc around the house while waiting for a permit.

March 25, 2014, 04:42 PM	#12
Coltman 77 Senior Member Join Date: October 3, 2009 Location: NC Posts: 1,244	I don't carry around the house but I do have very quick access to firearms around the house. We have no children. __________________ "A man can be destroyed but not defeated". Ernest Hemingway Protect our 2nd Amendment Rights -- Join the NRA

March 25, 2014, 05:13 PM	#13
smee78 Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,918	Absolutely. If it's not on me it's with in reach. Time how long it takes to open your front door and rush into the house, you better have it within reach or already in your hand if you want to be ready. It does you no good back in your bedroom or in your safe. __________________ We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located, among the millions and millions of cows in America, but we haven't got a clue where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are

March 25, 2014, 05:36 PM	#15
mbott Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 1999 Location: Westerville, Ohio Posts: 640	Too many home invasions in the area not to. -- Mike __________________ NRA Benefactor Life Member NRA Certified Basic Pistol, Basic Rifle and Personal Protection Instructor Law Enforcement Sales, Retired

March 25, 2014, 05:44 PM	#16
Oysterboy Senior Member Join Date: March 3, 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 970	I carry mine for two reasons, one is to be on the ready and two, whoever's in the house can't get their hands on it.

March 25, 2014, 05:57 PM	#17
USMC 77-81 Senior Member Join Date: February 6, 2012 Location: Northern Idaho Posts: 254	I don't (generally) carry at home but any number of loaded guns are readily available throughout the house. I would add that all pistols are kept in pistol safes of the push button combination type.

March 25, 2014, 06:05 PM	#18
snapshot762 Member Join Date: September 27, 2013 Posts: 51	I don't carry at home but there is one not far away from me when I am home.

March 25, 2014, 06:16 PM	#19
Shadi Khalil Senior Member Join Date: September 23, 2006 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 5,210	I have a very young daughter so having the gun on me is sometimes the safest place for it.

March 25, 2014, 06:45 PM	#20
bcarver Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2007 Location: Jackson,Mississippi Posts: 838	home invasion Hey Joe lumber don't drive straight home from anywhere and check your rearview often.

March 25, 2014, 06:49 PM	#21
foxytwo Senior Member Join Date: June 24, 2010 Posts: 234	I carry anytime I leave home, but sometimes I forget to take it off when I get home. The wife does not mind me carrying outside the home but does not like me carrying in the house. When the boss talks I listen.

March 25, 2014, 07:27 PM	#22
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	I will occasionally carry at home. Often there is gun within easy reach even if I'm not carrying however. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

March 25, 2014, 07:38 PM	#23
9miller Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2012 Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 169	Absolutely, everywhere I go except at work which I'm not allowed. Then it goes on when I clock out and off when I lay down. I feel most venerable in the bathroom, so if I'm taking a shower, it's under a towel at the corner of the shower so I just have to bend down. And while I'm "meditating", it's on the counter a foot and a half away. I'm no where without some type of weapon on me easily available, mainly because I don't want to be easily available to the guy that wants what I have.

March 25, 2014, 07:48 PM	#24
dontcatchmany Senior Member Join Date: July 19, 2010 Posts: 460	What is wrong with this commercial? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQHWTfFV3Vc Nice looking lady, but the gun should have not been in the bedroom when she was watching tv. She could never have gotten to her pistol had the perp busted the door down. IMHO! So yes I carry at home and/or have one within arms length at all times....even when in the shower.

March 25, 2014, 08:01 PM	#25
sgms Senior Member Join Date: May 30, 2010 Location: Arizona or Ohio depending Posts: 1,021	Never use to cary in and around the house, just had a couple of pistols staged around in easy reach. However now that the grandkids are at our place more days than not now I have put the hardware away except for one snub that sits in my pocket in a pocket holster. We keep going over gun safety with them but just to be sure, there is nothing for them to get into without supervision.