I too keep pairs around........
I also keep this'n handy as well.
I believe in the ol' adage, "Use Enough Gun".
This'n handles fast as lightening and hits jest about as hard.
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What is that cartridge?
House Guns In Strategic Locations
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What is that cartridge?
ContinentalOp
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I'm going to guess .45-70.
Lightfoot4
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To answer your questions:
Yes, I have firearms placed in strategic locations.
No, you are not nuts for doing this.
While I generally have my daily carry on me at all times if possible, my wife doesn't. And sometimes I don't. I use V-line handgun safes in a few strategic locations. I can have the safe open and the gun out in about 2 seconds. I've had the safes since my kids were small, but still continue to use them now. If I didn't have the safes, I'd still have the guns in their places.
I've noticed that some of the arguments out here against having those guns are the same ones the anti-gun people use against having a single gun. The fact of the matter is that no matter where you live, there's still a chance of criminals showing up. And if the gun is IN MY HOUSE, then it's secure. I'm not responsible for what a criminal might do because he broke in and stole it.
[/QUOTE] . . . if the gun is IN MY HOUSE, then it's secure. I'm not responsible for what a criminal might do because he broke in and stole it.[/QUOTE]
Legally true in most jurisdictions, but not all.
Morally, blind.
Legally true in most jurisdictions, but not all.
Morally, blind.
And Norma Clouse is still dead.
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Chief Wiggums
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I had to spin up the Google machine after reading the above...
Quite the story.....
I didnt enjoy the ending ........
Mr VanHorn was given a 2nd chance , whereas the Clouse family was not.
jcs266
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Exactly. Trust me it can happen anywhere... ANYWHERE.
I wear one on my hip from morning til bedtime. No need to stash anything here or there. It's on my right hip.
As was Wilson; she's blown that chance again and again in Maricopa County.
Virden hasn't been the same since the murder. Big, evil events change very small towns and the lives of all who live there.
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beaverislander
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I have plenty of firepower but my first line of defense is a 110 lb Rottweiler with a pretty deep voice. He's also got pretty good hearing and gets pretty upset if someone even comes up the driveway. He's a good boy.....
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biku324- All of your responses on this thread are simple, sound, and well-thought-out.
Protected One
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When possible I like to simplify things to the utmost.
Since the goal of "staging guns around the house" is to have one nearby no matter where you are, it seems to me that the goal is easily achieved by keeping one on your person. It has all the upside of 'staging'...and none of the potential downsides.
When I am home my edc is holstered on my hip. Yes, I sometimes take it out and place it on a table or desk, but it's still right there with me.
Now, if for some reason some of you aren't willing to do that, you have that choice... and I ain't mad at cha. That's the beauty of living in America.
Since the goal of "staging guns around the house" is to have one nearby no matter where you are, it seems to me that the goal is easily achieved by keeping one on your person. It has all the upside of 'staging'...and none of the potential downsides.
When I am home my edc is holstered on my hip. Yes, I sometimes take it out and place it on a table or desk, but it's still right there with me.
Now, if for some reason some of you aren't willing to do that, you have that choice... and I ain't mad at cha. That's the beauty of living in America.
wetdog1911
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Wish me or the wife could figure out the 'strategic location' of my 1972 Walther PPK/S that hasn't been seen in over 6 months now. It's gone on 'walk about' before, but never this long. Usually by being covered up by something larger and discovered when that item gets picked up.
No clue now, but, there have been no break ins, visitors, or anything that could have caused it to leave the house.
It WILL turn up .... Eventually!
The wife and I both have 1911s as bedside guns that don't get moved and we both know exactly where they are located.
Rob
No clue now, but, there have been no break ins, visitors, or anything that could have caused it to leave the house.
It WILL turn up .... Eventually!
The wife and I both have 1911s as bedside guns that don't get moved and we both know exactly where they are located.
Rob
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This months (November) issue of American Handgunner has an "Ayoob Files" story that involves "stashed guns" that I think all would benefit from reading.
American Handgunner With a Gun To Your Head: The Larry Goldstein Incident - American Handgunner You are surrounded by hidden, loaded handguns. Unfortunately, one of your kidnappers is holding a .357 Magnum to the base of your skull.
American Handgunner With a Gun To Your Head: The Larry Goldstein Incident - American Handgunner You are surrounded by hidden, loaded handguns. Unfortunately, one of your kidnappers is holding a .357 Magnum to the base of your skull.
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Weighing in on the whole "staging" or "strategic placement" of firearms throughout the house thing, I disagree with the assertion that it is a universally unsafe practice, because the arguments against it are entirely reliant upon what-if scenarios including the presence of undisciplined children and/or the gunowner placing his firearms out in the open where anyone can see them and grab them with impunity.
Personally, I don't strategically place firearms throughout my home because it's easy enough to just carry my Ruger LCP with me everywhere I go, but if I were going to start strategically placing firearms throughout my home, then the average what-if scenarios used in arguments against the practice wouldn't apply to me because I don't have any children and don't intend on having any children. If I did have children then I would teach them not touch firearms the same why my parents taught me never to touch a firearm, by simply explaining that I could be hurt very badly or potentially be killed if I did. Seeing as most kids don't like even getting an itty-bitty splinter in their foot, explaining a bullet is much larger than a splinter and would pierce clean through the foot ought to be sufficient enough to convince kids not to play with guns, or at least it was enough for me to keep my hands off the loaded revolver my dad kept on the mantle.
Furthermore, I most certainly wouldn't leave them out in plain sight where an intruder could just as easily grab one and use it against me, but that's just common sense, and obviously arrogant fools who only consider their own narrow viewpoints to be valid/correct either intentionally overlook in order to strengthen their shallow arguments, or otherwise completely lack a working concept of common sense so they just automatically assume that whatever mistakes they would make are shared among others.
So long as the firearms are placed responsibly in discreate, secure locations in which they cannot be easily spotted or accessed by unauthorized hands, I don't see anything wrong with the concept.
Still, for me, I'd rather just carry a small, lightweight pistol on my person at all times, that way I already have something to defend myself with, regardless of where I am or what I may be doing. Even if I'm in the bathroom showering, I've got my LCP on the shelf right beside me.
Personally, I don't strategically place firearms throughout my home because it's easy enough to just carry my Ruger LCP with me everywhere I go, but if I were going to start strategically placing firearms throughout my home, then the average what-if scenarios used in arguments against the practice wouldn't apply to me because I don't have any children and don't intend on having any children. If I did have children then I would teach them not touch firearms the same why my parents taught me never to touch a firearm, by simply explaining that I could be hurt very badly or potentially be killed if I did. Seeing as most kids don't like even getting an itty-bitty splinter in their foot, explaining a bullet is much larger than a splinter and would pierce clean through the foot ought to be sufficient enough to convince kids not to play with guns, or at least it was enough for me to keep my hands off the loaded revolver my dad kept on the mantle.
Furthermore, I most certainly wouldn't leave them out in plain sight where an intruder could just as easily grab one and use it against me, but that's just common sense, and obviously arrogant fools who only consider their own narrow viewpoints to be valid/correct either intentionally overlook in order to strengthen their shallow arguments, or otherwise completely lack a working concept of common sense so they just automatically assume that whatever mistakes they would make are shared among others.
So long as the firearms are placed responsibly in discreate, secure locations in which they cannot be easily spotted or accessed by unauthorized hands, I don't see anything wrong with the concept.
Still, for me, I'd rather just carry a small, lightweight pistol on my person at all times, that way I already have something to defend myself with, regardless of where I am or what I may be doing. Even if I'm in the bathroom showering, I've got my LCP on the shelf right beside me.
Protected One
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Back to top. [See Ayoob story]
What that story does is make the case for keeping guns stashed around the house, keeping a loaded pistol within easy reach in the safe, always wearing a gun at home, and keeping a gun in your car. Did I miss anything . . . ?
washerman
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I keep guns two guns in strategic locations in the house and one in a Chilton manual in the garage. Rather be irresponsible than dead
What a nice story with a fairy tale ending. I have some bad news for folks who are NOT long-term, well-connected doctors in small towns....your lawyer friend won't defend you for free, the DA doesn't know you, and you may not be a martial artist and pistolero gamester with loaded semi-autos stashed everywhere. Joe Average will very likely experience far different outcomes in enormous variation from an identical event
Having arrested a well-connected doctor in a small town for importing marijuana from Jamaica I'll cynically suggest that the so-called 'Wedding Cake Model' of criminal justice strongly reflects reality.
Having arrested a well-connected doctor in a small town for importing marijuana from Jamaica I'll cynically suggest that the so-called 'Wedding Cake Model' of criminal justice strongly reflects reality.
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