OregonJohnny
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I am about to move into a new home. It is a townhome in a brand-new development in a very nice neighborhood. So I am not very worried about home invasion, but I figure it doesn't hurt to be prepared. It is attached to other townhomes on both sides, but not above or below. It has it's own private fenced back-yard which backs up to another townhome's backyard. The front door and garage face another section of townhomes across a private street. The home is basically buffered on all sides by other townhomes in the middle of the development. It is 2 stories with all 3 bedrooms upstairs. The stairway is located right in front of the front door (coming in the front door, you face the stairs immediately).
I am in the habit of keeping a pistol with a mounted light by my bed and all my other guns locked in a safe. I will continue this practice, but am wondering if it might be a good idea to stash an additional handgun somewhere on the main level. I have a small dog that barks at foreign sounds, or knocking on the door. He will most likely sleep downstairs but may spend a few nights up in my room. Also, I live alone right now but my girlfriend might be moving here soon. Here is my imagined scenario:
It's 3 in the morning and my girlfriend and my dog are sound asleep in the bedroom. I wake up and go downstairs to get a drink, leaving my handgun on the nightstand. As I'm standing in the kitchen chugging my juice, I hear a rattling sound at the back door or at the garage access door in the main hallway. I don't have enough time to run back down the hallway, up the stairs, into the master bedroom to grab my main gun, cell phone, etc. and possibly go back down to face the threat. Where would be a good spot to leave a loaded handgun on the main level, so that my girlfriend or I could quickly and easily access it, but someone doing a quick "smash n' grab" wouldn't find it?
Please stay away from answers like "Take a drink to bed with you", "Take your gun with you downstairs to get a drink", or "Get a bigger dog that sleeps downstairs 100% of the time". I'm asking for honest opinions of where to stash a handgun on the main floor that could be quickly accessed by me in a desperate situation. Thanks.
I am in the habit of keeping a pistol with a mounted light by my bed and all my other guns locked in a safe. I will continue this practice, but am wondering if it might be a good idea to stash an additional handgun somewhere on the main level. I have a small dog that barks at foreign sounds, or knocking on the door. He will most likely sleep downstairs but may spend a few nights up in my room. Also, I live alone right now but my girlfriend might be moving here soon. Here is my imagined scenario:
It's 3 in the morning and my girlfriend and my dog are sound asleep in the bedroom. I wake up and go downstairs to get a drink, leaving my handgun on the nightstand. As I'm standing in the kitchen chugging my juice, I hear a rattling sound at the back door or at the garage access door in the main hallway. I don't have enough time to run back down the hallway, up the stairs, into the master bedroom to grab my main gun, cell phone, etc. and possibly go back down to face the threat. Where would be a good spot to leave a loaded handgun on the main level, so that my girlfriend or I could quickly and easily access it, but someone doing a quick "smash n' grab" wouldn't find it?
Please stay away from answers like "Take a drink to bed with you", "Take your gun with you downstairs to get a drink", or "Get a bigger dog that sleeps downstairs 100% of the time". I'm asking for honest opinions of where to stash a handgun on the main floor that could be quickly accessed by me in a desperate situation. Thanks.