arguing with my wife......

[strat62]

she insists on keeping her 380 loaded in the nightstand (not racked though)

even though i'm not agreeing with this i'm telling her at least keep it in a holster/sticky or something to cover the trigger.

she says no need.....

what say you all??

 

[4896worker]

You haven't been married long have you .

 

[ken158]

What do you do with an unloaded gun in the nightstand in the middle of the night?

 

[sikacz]

Her gun, her choice.

 

[Llance]

Without knowing what make and model is the 380 I'll not be a judge in this debate. I'm in agreement with sikacz "her gun her choice."

 

[RCL-09]

When you say "not racked though" I take it that mean an empty chamber?

Also, what pistol? Striker fired, DA/SA, SA...?

 

[strat62]

When you say "not racked though" I take it that mean an empty chamber?

Also, what pistol? Striker fired, DA/SA, SA...?

it's a glock 42

 

[sigp220.45]

If "not racked" means empty chamber, why would you insist it be holstered?

Magazine full, empty chamber is fine.

 

[strat62]

If "not racked" means empty chamber, why would you insist it be holstered?

Magazine full, empty chamber is fine.

just one more layer of safety? less chance of a mistake?

i was always taught gun should be unloaded unless you're ready to use it

 

[RCL-09]

Glock 42 full mag empty chamber should not be an issue, IMO.

And yes, her gun, her choice, is ok until her choice becomes unsafe. But I don't see that in what you described.

Your question is very valid.

 

[Bozz10mm]

If it doesn't have a round in the chamber, it's not going to fire even if the trigger is pulled. So having it in a holster is not any safer than sitting on the night stand unholstered. If your wife were to keep a round in the chamber, then I would say, yes a holster adds a layer of safety.

 

[ppkaprince98]

If it doesn't have a round in the chamber, it's not going to fire even if the trigger is pulled. So having it in a holster is not any safer than sitting on the night stand unholstered. If your wife were to keep a round in the chamber, then I would say, yes a holster adds a layer of safety.

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[Rpg]

Since it's a Glock, if the chamber is loaded you need a holster that covers the trigger.

A number of years ago, I was consulted in a case involving a deputy sheriff who shot himself through a file cabinet drawer.

He reached for his loaded Glock in the drawer, stuck his thumb in the trigger guard and shot himself in the liver.

Fortunately for the deputy, this occurred in a hospital with a level 1 trauma service.

 

[Pisgah]

i was always taught gun should be unloaded unless you're ready to use it

I was taught that an unloaded gun is a decent paperweight, but otherwise useless. Your wife's answer is a practical compromise between being completely unprepared and absolutely ready for an emergency, while being quite safe. Personally, I'd have the chamber charged, too, but to each his or her own.

 

[BillBond]

I always get in the last word with my wife, "Yes Dear".

 

[strat62]

If it doesn't have a round in the chamber, it's not going to fire even if the trigger is pulled. So having it in a holster is not any safer than sitting on the night stand unholstered. If your wife were to keep a round in the chamber, then I would say, yes a holster adds a layer of safety.

she's not a rank beginner, but then she's not all that experienced either

i guess i worry she's gonna hear something in the middle of the night, chamber a round, find out it's nothing, toss it back in the drawer and then forget.....

maybe i think too much

 

[Chuck24]

You've already lost

 

[BC38]

Arguing with your wife is a losing proposition. If she's right you're wrong. If you're right she'll make you wish you had been wrong.

With no round in the chamber, covering the trigger adds nothing, as others have said.

Even with a round in the chamber, having it inside a closed drawer is trigger covering enough for me.

If it was lying out on the nightstand with a round in the chamber, then yes, a holster that covers the trigger would be appropriate IMO.

YMMV.

 

[first-model]

My G42 lives in a fully loaded state with a round in the chamber. It also lives in a kydex holster that fully covers the trigger. The only time it comes out of that holster is for range time, cleaning, or if I unload it to put it in the safe.

I don't like the idea of an unholstered nightstand / home defense gun—as others have said, there's too much opportunity to assume that it isn't in condition zero. I also don't like the idea of having to rack the slide on a nightstand / home defense weapon.

But, this is more of a question of training and practiced behaviors than equipment.

Mike

 

[Autonomous]

When things go bad it can happen literally in the blink of an eye. Less time than it takes to (hopefully) remember to load the chamber, an act that takes both hands. It's also impossible to be stealthy when you rack the slide.
Guns don't just 'go off.'