Quick access handgun at the front door? - Page 2

pwc · July 3, 2020, 11:02 AM

100% of home invasions occur at home. Carry.

kenny53 · July 3, 2020, 11:52 AM

I carry all day every day. Even when I carry I am likely to have a weapon on the table next to the recliner. Pocket carry is perfect for around the house. Most of the time to bride forgets I have one in my pocket. This is the same bride that told me just a short 47 years ago I could not have a gun in the house. She finally put her foot down after the third gun safe. I am not allowed to bring another safe into the house. What I am trying to say is they get use to it. For the majority of women they fear the unknown and the world of guns and self defense is unknown to them. Start slow, don't argue, let the idea simmer.

TBM900 · July 3, 2020, 06:51 PM

Question...
Why would you want them near the door?

If there is an issue at a door you would have to move towards the threat in order to access your defense
In other words, you are behind the curve and playing catch up

Why not place them at the places you spend the most time?
Why not place them at a defendable location?
Why not place them at a central location?

Ignition Override · July 9, 2020, 05:04 PM

No. Don’t need it in this neighborhood.

How are children prevented from grabbing these?
Some of you have a plan.

FireForged · July 11, 2020, 09:25 PM

how do you expect to maintain security over weapons hid out near every door? What about when you are not in the room or when you go to sleep at night.

weapons staged around the house can easily arm an intruder to a greater degree than when they entered. If you want to give a guy with a crow bar a 38 special from behind a curtain, a glock in a cookie jar or whatever, you can but I wont.

Any weapon that is "out" in the house will be under my control at all times. When I say control, I mean that I am in the same room with it close at hand.

TXAZ · July 11, 2020, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Ignition Override

No. Don’t need it in this neighborhood.

How are children prevented from grabbing these?
Some of you have a plan.

The youngest "child" in the house is in their 60's, the oldest is over 90...

No one wants to carry.

Shadow9mm · July 12, 2020, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Bartholomew Roberts

Wear a pistol on you. It is cheap. It is safe from kids and curious visitors. And it is faster to access than the latest gee-whiz technological marvel you can imagine.

Not to mention you only need 1, not 3. Plus you should be checking the door before you open it. Not opening the door buys a lot of time to get to a gun.

Onward Allusion · July 12, 2020, 11:37 AM

Read my tag line. :-)

TXAZ · July 12, 2020, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Shadow9mm

...Plus you should be checking the door before you open it. ...

Absolutely!!!
In addition to a few guns around the house, I’m thinking of adding a 2000 Watt vaporizing laser just outside the front door,, an LRAD reaching out to the street, a Cobra drop over the front porch, and moving Stinky (dad’s pet skunk) cubby:home to the sidewalk near the door.
All in time for the church social next month.

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Bartholomew Roberts · July 12, 2020, 01:50 PM

I understand the frustration with Internet purity tests where online communities try to outdo each other in their displays of commitment to that lifestyle; but this isn’t that.

Carrying a gun on you is low-effort. It has maximum safety for the household since it is always under your direct supervision and access time is immediate no matter where you are when something happens. It is a good, solid strategy that is cheap to implement.

Ignition Override · July 16, 2020, 04:19 PM

TXAZ:
My comment was referring to the parents who have no idea how clever little boys can be when searching through drawers etc. Even five year-old boys are underestimated by so many people.

The boy next door showed me his father's revolver when we were both about * eight years old. In 1963 or so.

The father was a MS state Congressman who didn't realize that his son knew about the gun. We lived near Milsaps College in Jackson MS.

SHR970 · July 16, 2020, 06:41 PM

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pwc wrote: 100% of home invasions occur at home. Carry.

I utilize layered security. If I have to answer my door then they got through my enclosed porch. The conversation won't be nice. I know when my friends are coming; they tell me so. If someone bangs on my security door and my front door is open I talk to them through my security screen. I can see out but they can't see very well within. I don't have to carry in the house, I just need to be able to quickly arm up in the event of unannounced "guests". Arm up for me is a matter of a few (less than 10) seconds and I have home court advantage.

FoghornLeghorn · July 16, 2020, 07:49 PM

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July 3, 2020, 06:51 PM	#28
TBM900 Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2015 Posts: 777	Question... Why would you want them near the door? If there is an issue at a door you would have to move towards the threat in order to access your defense In other words, you are behind the curve and playing catch up Why not place them at the places you spend the most time? Why not place them at a defendable location? Why not place them at a central location? __________________ Playboy billionaire Retired Colonial Marine 1st to walk on the moon without a spacesuit

July 11, 2020, 09:25 PM	#30
FireForged Senior Member Join Date: November 4, 1999 Location: Rebel South USA Posts: 2,074	how do you expect to maintain security over weapons hid out near every door? What about when you are not in the room or when you go to sleep at night. weapons staged around the house can easily arm an intruder to a greater degree than when they entered. If you want to give a guy with a crow bar a 38 special from behind a curtain, a glock in a cookie jar or whatever, you can but I wont. Any weapon that is "out" in the house will be under my control at all times. When I say control, I mean that I am in the same room with it close at hand. __________________ Life is a web woven by necessity and chance...

July 12, 2020, 11:37 AM	#33
Onward Allusion Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2009 Location: Back in a Non-Free State Posts: 3,133	Read my tag line. :-) __________________ Simple as ABC . . . Always Be Carrying

July 3, 2020, 11:02 AM	#26
pwc Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2018 Location: AZ Posts: 236	100% of home invasions occur at home. Carry.

July 3, 2020, 11:52 AM	#27
kenny53 Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2015 Location: My back yard Posts: 971	I carry all day every day. Even when I carry I am likely to have a weapon on the table next to the recliner. Pocket carry is perfect for around the house. Most of the time to bride forgets I have one in my pocket. This is the same bride that told me just a short 47 years ago I could not have a gun in the house. She finally put her foot down after the third gun safe. I am not allowed to bring another safe into the house. What I am trying to say is they get use to it. For the majority of women they fear the unknown and the world of guns and self defense is unknown to them. Start slow, don't argue, let the idea simmer.

July 9, 2020, 05:04 PM	#29
Ignition Override Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2008 Location: About 20 nm from the Big Muddy Posts: 2,887	No. Don’t need it in this neighborhood. How are children prevented from grabbing these? Some of you have a plan.

July 12, 2020, 01:50 PM	#35
Bartholomew Roberts member Join Date: June 12, 2000 Location: Texas and Oklahoma area Posts: 8,462	I understand the frustration with Internet purity tests where online communities try to outdo each other in their displays of commitment to that lifestyle; but this isn’t that. Carrying a gun on you is low-effort. It has maximum safety for the household since it is always under your direct supervision and access time is immediate no matter where you are when something happens. It is a good, solid strategy that is cheap to implement.

July 16, 2020, 04:19 PM	#36
Ignition Override Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2008 Location: About 20 nm from the Big Muddy Posts: 2,887	TXAZ: My comment was referring to the parents who have no idea how clever little boys can be when searching through drawers etc. Even five year-old boys are underestimated by so many people. The boy next door showed me his father's revolver when we were both about * eight years old. In 1963 or so. The father was a MS state Congressman who didn't realize that his son knew about the gun. We lived near Milsaps College in Jackson MS.

July 16, 2020, 07:49 PM	#38
FoghornLeghorn Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 2011 Posts: 961	........