then you can buy a gun safe or a locked drawer. it's also a good idea to educate your kids about handguns. my parents did, telling me horror stories of kids accidentally shooting themselves/others and it scared the $hit out of me.
haha! my boy is vietnamese, he said he could get me an AK-47 with the knife extension, is that good enough?
its a good idea to have one, but more important is a home alarm system, they are a better deterrent. plus, you dont get warned when people attack, so keep it somewhere very easily accessible (like on your body)....
which defeats the purpose of having one in an emergency. "Hold on a second, Mr. Intruder. I'm looking for my key to my gun safe. I'll be right with you."
you don't hide guns from kids you educate them about gun and gun safety. then you lock them up in a responsible yet efficient manner. There are large safes for rifles and shotguns that can be opened quickly and there are small safes for handguns that can be opened in seconds by you and you alone if the need should arise. In case you missed the most important part... you don't hide guns from kids you educate them about gun and gun safety. then you lock them up in a responsible yet efficient manner.
not really. if you hear an intruder in your house, you have time to unlock a drawer in your bedroom or bedroom closet. a combination safe takes less than 10 seconds to open. if the intruder is already in your room, you are screwed anyway
do you honestly envision a situation where your alarm is wailing and the intruder continues through your house? unless someone has put a bounty on your head, i don't see that happening. they're usually there to steal your crap that you've already insured, anyway.
This is an interesting debate, and one I struggled with as well. I decided to purchase a 9mm for home protection a few years ago. I have a daughter, and at the time she was 5 or 6. I kept the gun in the top shelf in my closet. Then I began to think about her being curious, and perhaps somehow climbing up there and getting it down. Paranoia seemed to get the best of me sometimes while concocting ideas on how the gun could cause her harm (rather her or even me somehow). So I decided to put it in my safe. The I began to think, "If someone broke in, they'd likely be in with gun drawn before I could even get the safe key out, unlock it, get the gun out, slide the clip in, etc. So what's the point?" I decided to get rid of the gun. I will likely get another one someday, but not as much for home protection but more because I enjoy shooting at the range with my Dad on the weekends. Luckily, we recently moved into a new house in a new area....and I live 2 houses down from the Chief of Police, and 4 houses down from a State Trooper.
Not true. Gun Safes are very advance and you can bolt one to the floor under your bed and it can be accessed in seconds. Quicker than you can call 911. http://www.biometricexpress.com/biovault.html
Yeah thats why I mentioned earlier in regards to safety. I have a home alarm system. Any window or door that opens, itll go off. Which gives me plenty of time to run to my closet, get it and load it.
I agree. But there are times that I forget to set my alarm. There are times when my wife is home alone and it makes me feel safer knowing that there is a gun in the house. I totally understand your position on the matter, and 99% of the time a home security system should eliminate any dangers, but it's the 1% that I worry about.
fair enough..i'm just not willing to bring an instrument into my house that is more likely to cause harm to the people i love than it is to ever even be brandished in a 1% situation. that's just my feeling on it.
I asked because im really interested in everyones opinions on it. I do make some decisions based on peoples opinions and experiences, thats just how I am. And yes, I am leaning more towards purchasing one.
If you do, I can't stress to you enough the importance of educating your kids on the dangers of guns. tell them horror stories of kids accidentally shooting themselves/others so that they FEAR the weapon. It will reduce the likelihood of them trying to "play" with it (if they find it). Of course, as Max pointed out, this risk could be eliminated completely by simply not purchasing a gun at all
My dad has had a .357 in his top drawer next to his bed the entire time I have been growing up. He talked to me and each of my siblings individually and explained everything about gun safety, not playing with it, etc. He also has a trigger lock on it so there wasn't a way we could use it when we were younger.
