How to hang a rifle at the back door?

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I think some type of same storage is a must, as a theft deterrent and to avoid legal liability based on future actions of a thief. Also I wouldn't want to pull up the driveway, see the back door forced open, and start wondering how good my jacket thrown over the AR15 in the back of the closet had worked.
 
When we got our house approved for foster kids we bought one of these for the coat closet. If there’s a closet or pantry nearby I would recommend this product. We keep our “household chemicals” in the bottom of the closet (detergents and whatnot) and it takes about 3 seconds to type in a 5 digit passcode.
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installed in about 5 minutes and batteries last a long time. When batteries go weak there is a port on the front to plug in a battery pack to open up so you can change batteries in the handle. It’s much less of a pain than I expected. When I build my shop I will have one of these on the man door.
 
I keep a shotgun on a beam by the door

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I have hung a rifle by the sling as well.

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I keep a .22LR semi, .22LR bolt and .22 break action pellet rifle on a wall central to the house strictly for critter control. I dont have youngens or young folks over but still they all stay unloaded. Mags and ammo for the rimfires are discreetly nearby and it's never been a problem getting to them for the task at hand. I keep .22 pellets handy on the rack.


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For SD I have more appropriate firearms either on my person or nearby.
 
I've got a gun magnet near the backdoor. It holds a Ruger 10-22. I imagine it could be mounted hi enough to keep it out of the reach of the little one.
 
If the weapon is reasonable under your control, I have no real criticism regarding how a person decides to "stage" their weapon. That said, hanging weapons around your house ( now-a-days) and leaving them there is simply an offering to any badguy who may enter. Generally speaking, I consider the practice to be romanticism promoted by television and movies.

If this were the 1783 and I lived in a small one room cabin in the middle of the wilds, I might feel differently. In todays world with a burglary or home invasion likely occurring every 13 seconds and millions occurring annually, I consider the practice of staging weapons ( loaded or with side saddle ammo) around the home to be less than prudent. That's just me

People can tout their attack dogs, security systems and entry ways made of steel. Those things certainly help but if that is all we need to thwart the actions of determined predatory criminals, we wouldn't want to mount weapons over the door to begin with.
 
In todays world with a burglary or home invasion likely occurring every 13 seconds and millions occurring annually, I consider the practice of staging weapons ( loaded or with side saddle ammo) around the home to be less than prudent. That's just me
No, it is not just you.
 
I like some of these ideas and have been hoping to build something similar. I’m building a new coffee table soon anyway so I might include a simple sliding drawer with a hidden latch. It’s no safe, but it’s better than hanging on a peg on the wall.
There are some latches that require super magnets to open. Believe that is what hidden walls uses. Not sure exactly where to get them.
 
So the 9mm kept in the night stand drawer or the 380 in a pouch along with the TV remote is a liability. Just the bride and I in the home. Oh and the GP100 on the top shelf of one of the kitchen cabinets
Well, you can certainly expect to be reporting them among the lost property in the event of a burglary.
 
Point taken. But it’s why we record serial numbers and carry PP insurance on the home owners policy.

We record serial numbers and obtain carry PP on our home owners policy to help mitigate the small financial loss associated with stolen property.

That is not the same thing as the responsible efforts to help mitigate a potential loss of life or injury caused by a firearm left on a silver platter which may easily end up in the hands of a criminal.

It is also not the same thing as the efforts to help insure that a badguy who may enter my occupied home is not handed a better weapon than he originally entered with. It is a little difficult to provide adequate security of a firearm mounted over the kitchen door when I am asleep in the bedroom on a different floor.
 
We record serial numbers and obtain carry PP on our home owners policy to help mitigate the small financial loss associated with stolen property.

That is not the same thing as the responsible efforts to help mitigate a potential loss of life or injury caused by a firearm left on a silver platter which may easily end up in the hands of a criminal.

It is also not the same thing as the efforts to help insure that a badguy who may enter my occupied home is not handed a better weapon than he originally entered with. It is a little difficult to provide adequate security of a firearm mounted over the kitchen door when I am asleep in the bedroom on a different floor.

You miss read my post I’m assuming, None of my house guns are in plain view.
I believe in home defense so some weapons in an accessible location are a must. Every thing else is locked away in a safe. Which by the way, while not a silver platter is certainly a give away to any one who now knows you got somethings worth protecting.
There must umpteen millions of firearms in closets and under beds, in night stands, in bureaus, wherever, just what is your definition “ responsible” ownership. Firearms in a locked home should be as secure as necessary.
 
None of my house guns are in plain view.
From what burglary victims whom I have known have told me, that is of little consequence.

I believe in home defense so some weapons in an accessible location are a must.
So do I. Mine remains on my person when I am dressed. Very accessible, wherever I may be,.

There must umpteen millions of firearms in closets and under beds, in night stands, in bureaus, wherever,...

I do not consider that prudent in today's world.
 
Sheesh Mr Moderator your a one gun man are you.
No--I am referring to an unsecured defensive firearm.

I have some quick release safes, but I do not rely on winning a race to them to obtain their contents.
 
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