Gun Loaded at Night and Safety Off?

[IrishJer]

This may have been discussed on here already, but I'm curious as to whether you have your gun loaded with the safety off while sleeping? I keep my Beretta PX4 on my nightstand at night got to thinking how long it would take me to take the safety off and cock it after waking if I heard an intruder.

Whats everybody do???

 

[eldirector]

Loaded - Yes, of course.
Safety - Well, I don't have a manual safety. Grip and trigger safeties, sure, but no manual. I just grab and go.

My opinion (for what it is worth): keep the gun in the same state, whether it is on your person or off. Then it is all muscle memory (you do practice, right?).

 

[IrishJer]

Loaded - Yes, of course.
Safety - Well, I don't have a manual safety. Grip and trigger safeties, sure, but no manual. I just grab and go.

My opinion (for what it is worth): keep the gun in the same state, whether it is on your person or off. Then it is all muscle memory (you do practice, right?).

I do practice, however, I'm a relatively new gun owner with this being my first gun. Thanks for the advice.

 

[iChokePeople]

I use a .22 and don't keep a round chambered. I want the BG to hear the sound of the .22 racking a round, knowing that the .22 kills more people every year than any other cartridge, and run from my house in horror.

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

Loaded. One in the pipe. What's a safety?

 

[Que]

I do not have a safety on my gun, but maybe you should consider keeping it in the same condition you train and carry. I'm not familiar with your gun, but can you put it on safe without a round chambered? Even if you can, it seems like that's a step you can avoid.

One in the chamber, safety off (or no saety), and in the bedside holster, is my personal choice.

 

[K_W]

I do not have a safety on my nightstand gun (Ruger P95)

I like this because there will never be an accidental activation of the safety when I need the gun to work.

The rest of my guns are kept loaded with nothing in the chamber and of course safety off.

 

[Kedric]

Loaded and one in the chamber, just like I carry it. Keep everything the same, as much as possible.

Mine does have a safety. I'm just funny like that, I guess. I likes to be different. I practice thumbing it as part of my draw, though. Like was said above, muscle memory.

 

[Classic Liberal]

Condition 0

 

[indyjoe]

Inside a paddle holster, with a round in the pipe. It is a Glock, so the safety is where it should be, out of my way.

 

[Fedempl]

Glock 19 one in the pipe

 

[Excalibur]

I have a 1911 with a 10 round mag, a light on it, one in the pipe. Safety is on until the gun is pointed at the danger

 

[Burnsy]

Glock, so no manual safety. In holster on night stand loaded and one in the tube. Remove from holster point at what needs shooting and squeeze.

 

[LtScott14]

Cocked and locked 1911A. Surefire light and spare mag on nightstand. Racking the slide in an event is a "Hollywood ".act. If the worst happens, no time to rack and go, or chamber check.
My G19 also has a Streamlight TLR light, one rd in the tube, 15rd mag. (BUG, location near escape door).

 

[tenring]

14 in the Mag, one in the pipe, I thought ahead and made sure it had the de-cocking feature on it.

 

[00BlasterResto]

Yep, loaded in DA.

 

[rockhopper46038]

Yes. In case the pit trap doesn't get the bastards.

 

[looney2ns]

Kept IN the night stand, in a holster, safety on. Hopefully I don't wake up with the BG pointing my gun at my head.
Dry fire Practice, practice, practice.

 

[Birds Away]

Of course. Usually a CZ 97B .45acp with one in the pipe, safety off and a ten round magazine. If it is too dark and we both miss I can use that steel beast to club him into submission.

 

[knot4reel]

Loaded, no safety, 357 mag. No light needed, provides plenty of light when trigger is pulled.