How long does it take you to get to a loaded gun?

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About 10 minutes to drive home from work. Company policy.

Some coworkers keep a gun in their car but the parking lot is private property and I don't feel like risking my job. I make do with a pocket knife until I get home.
 
When I made the original post I assumed that since you were playing on the computer that you were at home rather than preforming surgery, at school or working on a military base where you can't have a gun. If someone is kicking down your door while you are at work you are not in any physical danger. Scratch that, on second thought Fort Hood is a military base and plenty of people have been shot at school.

I have a .44 Special revolver stached under the desk and it took me about two and a half seconds to grab it and get it pointed towards the door.
 
Two seconds to grab the pistol on my belt. About five to grab the shotgun on the other side of the office.
 
When working from home I can have a number of items in a jiff. Desk drawer, night stand etc. All are loaded and with rounds in the chamber or cylinder. No kids, no Grandkids.

When traveling for pleasure, most of the time in a jiff for reciprocity States. When working, that depends. If by car or if the destination requires air travel. When flying I have a folding pocket knife waiting at the other end in the checked bag. On the plane it's a Sharpie.

It's that 40% of the time that, I'm concerned about.
 
It won't matter, as we're not in the jewelry or gold coin business. Our neighborhood is on the very edge of the metro area and all houses have new security systems.
Burglars etc watch for you to leave. It happened to in '99 at about 8:00 PM (2nd week in Dec.) in east Memphis.

They had yanked the thick power cable from the front of the house.
Gone for just one hour, our house was the only house which was dark, so we waited for MLGW at a neighbor's house.
Pro burglars go directly to the master bedroom for "her" jewelry (always there) and any handguns, maybe a widescreen tv.

We had a garage, but they watch houses with car ports much more, and often go in about 10:00 AM when people go to work/school.
 
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About 2 seconds for my pistol from my IWB holster. Fast enough draw for me, I've never used a stopwatch to actually measure. About 4 seconds and I can have a 12 gauge or an Ar-15. I live by myself in a small apartment so I don't have any kids around. I can be very well armed in a very short time.
 
In 2.5 seconds I can put four rounds in the air--all on paper at 15 yards/3 of 4 95% of the time at 25 yards. Two and a half seconds is a long time if you practice regularly. Gun sits on hip 99% of my waking time; next to the bed when I sleep.
 
Always have a gun on me when awake so just a few seconds from pocket or IWB holster.

If asleep, not much longer since it is right next to my pillow. With just a little practice it only takes a few seconds to open the lock, even in total darkness. Then the gun is presented to you in the exact same place every time so you never fumble for your gun.

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About 1 second to grab my pistol from my side. I've practiced with it extensively. When I'm in bed, it's sitting on the table next to the bed in my IWB holster. I can grab it, the holster drops free, and it's ready to go.
 
Depends. From where I sit right now, probably 3 seconds. From my bed at night, it's just 12 inches away.
 
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