re: Hiding a gun in plain sight

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Please tell me what the point of having a home defense gun, locked away to where you would be raped and pillaged before you could access said gun

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As the gun owner you are responsible to the safe keeping of that gun, for some, who do not have kids, never have any over, and never have anyone in there house that would touch it, then leaving on a nightstand fully loaded is acceptable, others need them in a full locked safe. I keep all of my "good guns" in my safe (which I would never be able to get into in an emergency) and my 357 in a small biometric lock box next to my bed

to answer your question, if you are that worried then you should keep your weapon on you at all times, and not go for the convenience leaving it somewhere

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You could teach your kids to respect, handle, and ultimately leave guns alone in your house, and place them out of reach if another kid visits.

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this is placing the responsibility on the kid, and there is nowhere in a house that is "out of reach"