I am curious because I know someone who has a gun to protect thier family but they keep it in a safe.
In all fairness the gun is in the bedroom by her bed.
But if someone broke into the house wouldnt it be a better idea to keep it under the matress or something?
Also if someone were to keep it under the bed is there a chance it will go off, if not why not keep it there?
There are gun safes made for quick access.
Also, under the mattress is a very BAD idea. If You're attacked in bed, both your weight AND your attacker's will be keeping you from getting the gun out.
There's a product out there that holds a holster beside the mattress, where it can be concealed by the blankets, and still easily grabable in an emergency.
Keeping a gun for self-defense is not a bad idea, but you must put some thought into it, especially if you have children, or sleepwalk, etc.
Keeping the gun in a readily available place, but unloaded, while you keep a speedloader/loaded magazine on your person will ensure someone doesn't pick up a loaded gun.
Also:
The "you're more likely to use a gun on someone you know" arguement , while based on statistics, is flawed. What the numbers show and how they are presented by the anti-gun crowd are quite different.
Yes, in a large number of shootings, the shooter and "victim" knew one another. The anti-gun crowd tends to that this fact and say: "See! Guns are dangerous! You're more likely to have it used against you than use it in self defense. That's what the FBI says."
What they aren't telling you is this:
"The shooter knew the person shot", includes all sorts of people and situations that ARE NOT family-related (although some, of course, are). When Blood Gang-member "A" shoots Crip Gang-member "B", it goes in the above category.
When the police try to arrest a guy for the third time, and one of them gets shot, it goes in that category.
When the creep that's been stalking you, and you've gotten a restraining order, but he chooses to attack you anyway, and he gets shot, it goes in that category.
And so on, and so on, and etc....
You know if you're likely to be shot by someone you know (abusive spouse, family is involved in gags or drugs, etc.) If you're not involved in this type situation, then the "guns are more dangerous to someone you know" argument does NOT apply to you. Just make sure you take reasonable safety precautions and you'll be fine.
