Carrying at home?


No one will ever know I carry until SHTF--on them! Are you paranoid?...why even ask the question?? Anyone can say what they want -- you and yours are safe.
 

I believe is a good idea to be prepared....all the time! That's whether you have one on you or one close by.
 
With the way the economy is right now the number of break-ins around here is on the rise(even in the daytime). I will always carry, I feel naked without it. I have at least 1 within arms reach at ALL times. I will not support places that post no firearms. The other day my wife wanted to sit beside me on the couch, so she say can I sit with you and your girlfriend.Link Removed
 
sargedog said:
..... The other day my wife wanted to sit beside me on the couch, so she say can I sit with you and your girlfriend.Link Removed
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Oh I love your Jen...she must be the most beautiful lady of all times...I remember my MIL saying exactly the same thing to my FIL at one stage quite a long time ago. At the time handguns are nothing compared to real long guns sitting in my FIL's lap with his dog beside his chair. :))))
 
Here's another thing to consider. Safety. If my firearm is on my person at all times then I don't have to worry about any unauthorized people having access to it. Especially one of my children or their friends.
 
OldHiker said:
My philosophy is simple: If I am wearing pants, I am armed.
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I have that covered too. When I'm wearing gym shorts, sweatpants or anything else not conducive to my carry holsters, there are also several 'stash' guns hidden around the house. That also works for my wife, who I have yet to convince to carry all the time.
 
I'm always armed. I was out working in my garden earlier and my Glock 17 was on my hip the whole time. It was on my side all day, in and out of the house. When I left to get my truck inspected, I switched to Concealing my Glock 26, but I got back and switched back to the OCing the 17.
 
I carry when going out to the mailbox, which is a good piece from the house - too far to run back to the house. And I carry when walking my property because of packs of wild dogs (these are dogs city people dump in the country - they go wild and run in packs as dogs will do - two persons were killed last year down in this area by packs of wild dogs).
 
I don't carry around the house, but I do have my guns nearby. I live in what is generally considered to be a pretty good area, but like any other, we have had a couple of break-ins, and crime in the area is rising, in large part because the less respectable areas in the vicinity are watching their crime problems grow and filter out. I also have three VERY large dogs (two at 100 lbs each, and my biggest is 185 lbs). I've seen people panic when he barks, which literally can rattle the trees. But I have started carrying when I go out, especially at night, often by myself. I would hate to use my preferred .357, but would not hesitate for a second to do so. And I practice routinely just for the fact that I enjoy it, as well as that I know what I can and cannot do with my skills. I analyze my risk factors, and hope my situational awareness, and preparation in staying armed when the risk goes up are good, if not perfect, protection.
 
I always carry at home. I believe it is better to prepare for the worst and hope for the best than to just assume the worst won't happen to you.
 
I think you'll be all set if a BG runs up to you and demands your lawnmower....I certainly don't think it will happen, but if it should, send him to my house, I got some hedge clippers that will chew his ass up!
 
I'm a combat veteran with PTSD (not looking for sympathy...VA takes care of me very well). It makes me kind of "scatter-brained" and I have to follow a routine or I will completely forget. I have a list on the wall by my bedroom door of 10 things to do remember to grab every time I walk out of my door...#4 is pistol
 
Me or my wife never are without a firearm. Whether at home or riding our horses we are both carrying. Its to the point now where its second nature to put on in the morning without even thinking. So dont ever feel "Parnoid" for carrying anytime. Our lives or our kids lives are not worth losing to some nuckle head.
 
Not paranoid. My neighborhood has had multiple homes broken in to (some homes multiple times), including mine. The person doing it knows when everyone is home and when they are not home. Definitely it is someone local doing these burglaries. Now I carry my weapon openly in my neighborhood so everyone in the neighborhood knows I'm packing. No one messes with my house anymore, even when I'm not home. I guess they would hate for me to come home while they're in my house and have to face me with a loaded gun in my hand. All the neighbors that I talk to like seeing me OC. The burglaries have actually went down. The guy across the street from me also OC's in the neighborhood. BG's don't like seeing armed citizens.
 
here in new york.im unsure we can just walk around with a sidearm.newyork has odd way for wording how you use your gun permit.
 
eaccents said:
I am in agreement with all posters thus far: carrying at home is just like carrying anywhere else ... when the SHTF, you don't want to have to figure out how far you are from your weapon.

I always have a weapon on me or within reach.
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Only way to fly.... I even have one with me when I am "IN" the middle of my model railroad in the basement. (THAT would really be a bad spot to be caught sans weapon.)

"Break ins" only take a second of effort.... that is all the response time you are going to get.

Hell, I even drop my "Tomcat" in my pocket when answering the doorbell..... AFTER taking a careful peek, to boot!

GG

P.S. Paranoid but still alive at 66.
 
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