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Hahaha! Absolutely right!
arguing with my wife......
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Hahaha! Absolutely right!
Presuming your wife is a grown woman with all her mental faculties intact, I agree with the majority opinion. Her gun, her choice.
Same here!!!!
Darkenfast
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It's quite easy to chamber a round one-handed, you just have to learn how. If an attacker is a "blink of an eye" away from you when you wake up, you're probably not going to get that gun out of a drawer anyway.
Many people are understandably cautious about being just a trigger-finger twitch away from a "bang!", until they've had a chance to wake up and get their brains moving, especially when they share their dwellings with others.
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If the round in the chamber of your house gun cooks off in a house fire is it always going to be pointed in a safe direction?
My carry gun always has a round in the chamber. But the gun I keep loaded in my house does not. Between the locked doors and alarm system the odds of needing a gun in a split second indoors is much lower inside. I have thought about finding a way to store the gun pointed straight down while I am at work but unless I do I am going to keep the chamber unloaded.
yrunvs
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Obviously your wife is the smart one in the family.
I have a Glock 19 generation 2 available at home that I keep chamber empty, magazine full, with a 32-round loaded magazine next to it - just in case I'm in imminent danger from a platoon of bad guys. I'm not really comfortable with any Glock with a round in the chamber until I'm ready to fire it. Jacking a round into the chamber takes just a second and then I'm ready to play hardball. 
John
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This always works for me and makes me feel better! LoL.
Baltimoreed11754
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If you don't trust your glock enough to keep it loaded then you need another bump in the night pistol/revolver. But if you do then loaded with a round in the chamber in a holster would be my suggestion. What if your arm or hand are put out of the fight in the initial attack? A defense gun needs to be ready to go with one hand. [my complaint about a long gun for home defense] Just a small holster that covered the trigger and protected the gun. If it was a Model 10 or Detective Spcl it would be loaded with a rd in all the chambers. The only issue I see is a unsecured firearm if it's in there when you or her aren't home. I don't have any guns out except the Jframe in the pocket of my robe as I type this. And HoHoHomer says Merry Christmas.
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Women are not always right, but even when they are wrong, they are right, just ask one. I asked my wife is she was always right, and she said she thought she was wrong once but then realized she was right all along. Listen to your wife and show her some articles from The Armed Citizen about home defense.
My two home defense firearms are a .38 spl 5 shot revolver, and a .410 shotgun with an 18 inch bbl. Both are loaded, though the shotgun's chamber is not loaded. The bolt of the shotgun is in a situation where it can, with a push on the forend push a shell into the chamber and be loaded. I like the idea of having that sound of the bolt closing, giving the intruder a reason to rethink his behaviour. Pretty much the last sound he/she will hear if he/she does not change his/her behaviour. My .410 sits just inside the closet, with the muzzle pointed to the floor, in such a position that I can reach for it and once in my hand I push the forend forward, closing the bolt and readying it for instant use.
My two home defense firearms are a .38 spl 5 shot revolver, and a .410 shotgun with an 18 inch bbl. Both are loaded, though the shotgun's chamber is not loaded. The bolt of the shotgun is in a situation where it can, with a push on the forend push a shell into the chamber and be loaded. I like the idea of having that sound of the bolt closing, giving the intruder a reason to rethink his behaviour. Pretty much the last sound he/she will hear if he/she does not change his/her behaviour. My .410 sits just inside the closet, with the muzzle pointed to the floor, in such a position that I can reach for it and once in my hand I push the forend forward, closing the bolt and readying it for instant use.
Marshal Tom
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This again!
How about your finger off the trigger before you are ready to use. She should have a round in the chamber, it is safe unless you pull the trigger, it will not go off by itself. I suggest you get a Glock manual and learn how they work. Be Safe
OLDSTER
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I've been married to the same wonderful woman for 54 years. I learned long ago that the 11th commandment is " Thou husband , under any circumstances, shall let thine wife have her way". Happy wife, happy life.
This situation points to the value of mechanical safeties.
It is a lot easier for a person so trained to disengage a manual safety if the pistol likely needs to be fired than to rack the slide "in the dark" and maybe "in difficult circumstance."
What if an intruder is already in the bedroom etc? Will the homeowner be able to rack the slide and defend themself?
A manual safety also helps to prevent the trigger being activated when somebody reaches for the pistol in haste and in the dark etc. after hearing a noise and has it go off.
It is a lot easier for a person so trained to disengage a manual safety if the pistol likely needs to be fired than to rack the slide "in the dark" and maybe "in difficult circumstance."
What if an intruder is already in the bedroom etc? Will the homeowner be able to rack the slide and defend themself?
A manual safety also helps to prevent the trigger being activated when somebody reaches for the pistol in haste and in the dark etc. after hearing a noise and has it go off.
I say that guns intended for home defense/immediate use should always have a round in the chamber. Keep it simple and consistent, the gun is ready to go. With a Glock, in a nightstand, having the loaded/chambered gun in a holster is a good idea.
That said, if she's not comfortable with one in the chamber, why the heck would it need to be in a holster? Can't fire it with an empty chamber. In my opinion you're over thinking this one...
That said, if she's not comfortable with one in the chamber, why the heck would it need to be in a holster? Can't fire it with an empty chamber. In my opinion you're over thinking this one...
ha! alec baldwin would disagree
seriously, we live in a rural area, not the south side of chicago.
the time it takes to insert a mag and rack a round is about a second. as it was said earlier if someone is on you that fast then you're toast anyway
i guess i'll just let it go and hope she doesn't shoot me for disagreeing with her
merry christmas to all
