Self-Defense

[YoFuggedaboutit]

Now don't get me wrong if they enter that area leading to my closet and I identify them as a threat then I'll gladly fire two shots reassess and then go from there.

That's the whole idea behind self defense.  Someone is breaking into your house and you feel your life and/or your loved one's lives are in danger, you spit lead first and sort everything out later.   I might do what you do, and leave my gun unlocked at night...... except when Lil Tommy stays with me.

[Sunstroke]

You guys do realize that break ins do not always happen while you are asleep? In any scenario I don't feel a locked gun is good to count on for defense though.

I agree...you should keep one in your hand and ready for action at all times. Not only does this take care of the burglary concerns, but ding-dong-ditchers, beware!!

I would rather replace stolen items than have the picture of shooting someone in my home and a giant blood stain on my carpet for the rest of my life.

A little hypnosis, a little Stanley Steemer, and life goes on. Not for the burglar, obviously, but that's what Mr Blood Stain on the Carpet gets for wanting to pilfer your fukkin' Playstation.

[CF DolFan]

No.  You wouldn't.

You would do what 99.9999999% of people do that wake up and find four people (who are armed, by the way) are in your house.  You would tell them to take whatever the hell they wanted and get out.  You might cry a little.  You'll call 911 as soon as they leave.

Why?

1 - The reality that you most likely don't have a firearm in your home.
2 - If you do have a fire arm in your home you don't keep it under your pillow.
3 - If you do have a fire arm in your home and it's under your pillow...you don't keep it loaded.
4 - The reaction time it would take for you to realize what is going on, reach under your pillow, take out your Dirty Harry special, take the safety off and then still be "clear" enough to make an accurate shot at a moving object...?

This is where being a redneck pays off. They do make beds that have a location in the headboard for your guns!! Some people can reach their guns without even opening their eyes!! 

[MaineDolFan]

I have been in situations where I was asleep and was awoken by another person by shaking me, to hear sounds of alarm, and the only thing that allowed me to function quickly was the muscle memory of over a decade of military training until my brain was fully awake and I could comprehend what was going on.

Thank you!  That is what makes me laugh about this.  I remember one night in the desert before the air war started.  I was sleeping after a 24 hour shift and people flew into the tent yelling "lock and load" - we had intel about a pocket close by.  It took me what seemed like forever to even know where the hell I was much less "lock and load."  And I was in a combat situation.

[CF DolFan]

Thank you!  That is what makes me laugh about this.  I remember one night in the desert before the air war started.  I was sleeping after a 24 hour shift and people flew into the tent yelling "lock and load" - we had intel about a pocket close by.  It took me what seemed like forever to even know where the hell I was much less "lock and load."  And I was in a combat situation.

I am the lightest sleeper ever. I wake up at least once an hour and sometimes more. I'm so sensitive to surroundings that if the security light in my backyard turns on it wakes me up!  I tend to think it's because i grew up in a very rough environment ... both inside and outside of the house.   My wife sleeeps thru everything including her alarm. I am very jealous of this.