re: Preparedness planning for a home invasion

I'll be honest, I have an empty revolver sitting on my desk, all the ammo is in a dry box on yr floor, and a shotgun and rifle unloaded in their cases with ammo in a dry box or blind bag. Not prepared at all.

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You know what else you can do? Get a holster and carry everywhere.

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I do have holster's for all my guns, but really don't want to carry when I'm in my own home just working away from where my main gun is located. Not a bad idea though.

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and a dog that will rip an uninvited guest's arm

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I do have dogs that will alert me if they hear something, but mine won't rip anyone's arm off. I'm pretty sure they will run and hide behind me..

I have a lab that may draw blood...if she scratches your arm in an attempt to be petted.

Team Glock is curious about all these safety comments.

Loaded pistol/s in bedrooms. I usually have my cc pistol on me even at house.

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Team Glock is curious about all these safety comments.

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i had a flippin sweet Glock 26 that I sold for peanuts b/c I just couldn't get over the no manual safety issue.

No horses...but I wouldn't want to be the burglar taking her kibble.

She is a sweet dog and would never hurt anyone unless I send her. But if I get her pumped up, she gets this mohawk thing from the back of her ears all the way down her tail and anything that seems threatening has a yellow ball of mean to go threw

I live in a crappy one room apartment, and my bed is about 6 steps from the door, so all my guns are sitting on "G" waiting on "O". I have no time for loading, finding mags, trying to find a gun etc etc. I have a gun on all 4 sides of my bed so no matter where I reach I've got my hands on something that goes bang.

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Realistically, AT LEAST load the revolver and put in in the dry box - it's useless sitting out in the open, unloaded - it is a literal paperweight as it is now.

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I try to convince this with every one of my friends that thinks their gun will just jump up and shoot somebody.

It is asinine in my opinion to leave a home defense gun unloaded. There really is no reason to be that unprepared. If something was really happening, fumbling for your gun and ammo with that much adrenaline could be bad news and can be even worse if your family is depending on your security.

I keep my 870 loaded 4+1 under the bed with 00 buck and the safety on.

Also keep my Beretta 96 loaded 13+1 close nearby as well. It's kept condition 2 (loaded chamber, full magazine, hammer down).

Yea, I will never understand when people won't keep a round in the chamber.

For the OP, I keep an 870 loaded, round in the chamber, with 00 Buck, and is laying under my bed.

My 1911 is loaded, round in chamber, hammer back, safety on, and is within arms reach of anywhere I go in my apt.

For the SO house, where she babysits and the fam visits, we have a Gunvault pushbutton safe with a S&W Shield that is loaded, round in chamber, on safe.

Engagements in the home, in a room, often take less than 3 seconds. No reason to spend half of that time making a firearm ready and having a chance for a malfunction.