Gun owners with kids...

[mgar22]

If you own a handgun and have kids, where do you store the gun you designate as home protection? Do you keep it locked up and unloaded? Or between the matress locked and loaded? I'm thinking of getting a handgun for home protection and I asked my wife about it and she posed the question, "It would have to be locked up and out of reach of our child...and if you did that wouldn't it defeat the purpose of having protection from an intruder if it's not readily available?" Anyone with the same spousal issues?

[AEA]

Get the gun - dump the Wife! That's what I did!

[ALLAN]

Teach the kid about the handgun.

[SOLOW55]

I keep mine up high and out of reach . I have to use a chair to get to it . By the time my kid's can get to it , they will be able to use it .

[Undertaker]

A guy I know here in Greenville had his gun out trying to figure out what was wrong with the trigger and why it wouldn't work. Walked in the other room, came back and his 2 year old managed to get it to work. Shot him self thru the crotch and out his butt. :(

[mgar22]

Get the gun - dump the Wife! That's what I did!
I actually love my wife.

ALLAN: Teach the kid about the handgun.
He's only 21 months.

Undertaker: A guy I know here in Greenville had his gun out trying to figure out what was wrong with the trigger and why it wouldn't work. Walked in the other room, came back and his 2 year old managed to get it to work. Shot him self thru the crotch and out his butt.
Horrible story. I wouldn't leave my gun unattended with my child in the house.

[Juiceweezl]

I keep rifles, shotguns, and other handguns locked in the gun cabinet unloaded and separated from the ammo. The handguns are trigger locked inside the cases (most of which are locked). I keep the Glock 27 close at hand with 8 in the clip, but none chambered and an extra clip close by. I have nightstands with a hidden compartment. My soon to be 4 year old can't open it. Heck, many adults can't open it. The beauty of it is that you can look at the nightstand from less than a foot away and never know it has a hiddent compartment. By the time my son is old enough to be able to open it, he'll be old enough to know not to mess with it.

[mgar22]

I keep rifles, shotguns, and other handguns locked in the gun cabinet unloaded and separated from the ammo. The handguns are trigger locked inside the cases (most of which are locked). I keep the Glock 27 close at hand with 8 in the clip, but none chambered and an extra clip close by. I have nightstands with a hidden compartment. My soon to be 4 year old can't open it. Heck, many adults can't open it. The beauty of it is that you can look at the nightstand from less than a foot away and never know it has a hiddent compartment. By the time my son is old enough to be able to open it, he'll be old enough to know not to mess with it.
Do you have links to said nightstand or dealer that sells them?

[Scott H]

Get a "gun vault." It's a mini-safe that you can mount anywhere (under the bed, in a nearby closet, etc.) and has a super-quick combination entry mechanism with a spring-loaded door and the new versions have thumbprint scanners. The non-thumbprint ones are like $90. http://www.gunvault.com/

That's what I have for my HD weapon, and the rest are unloaded in my safe.

[GT98SVO]

Get a "gun vault." It's a mini-safe that you can mount anywhere (under the bed, in a nearby closet, etc.) and has a super-quick combination entry mechanism with a spring-loaded door and the new versions have thumbprint scanners. The non-thumbprint ones are like $90. http://www.gunvault.com/

That's what I have for my HD weapon, and the rest are unloaded in my safe.


I have been looking for that site forever.

Yes, I recommend a thumbprint safe as well.

[Ronin6135]

Just from a law side of things, It needs to be locked up. The safe in the above link is probably your best option.

[lowthreeohz]

Just from a law side of things, It needs to be locked up.

To what extent?

[propellerhead]

The law says you can be charged for allowing minors access to guns. Keep it in one of two places all the time and you're good to go. Either on you in a holster or in a safe. If you take a nap or consume alcohol, it goes in the safe.

[GrayStangGT]

http://superpageshosting.com/gunvaultcom/nss-folder/pictures/minisafe.jpg

This is the only way to go if you have kids, you can keep the gun loaded and ready to go, but still have it safely locked up. With the hand print key pad access in the dark is quick and the door is spring loaded.

http://superpageshosting.com/gunvaultcom/home/

[Treadhead]

Gunvault is the best option really. I have a 6yr old and a 4yr old in the house. My home weapon goes in the gunvault and my not regularly used weapons go in the big safe. If you leave a weapon somewhere a child can get to it and they injureor kill themselves or someone else you can be charged criminally.

[GrayStangGT]

I know locally Academy Sports sells them

[Slowhand]

Teach the kid about the handgun.

That's what both my grandfathers and my dad did for me and my brother.

My parents were contemplating getting a safe when I was around 4 or 5, but didn't want to spend the money. so my dad proceeded to show me what a deer slug could do to a brick. i was afraid of going near the gun until I was about 7 when he bought my brother and I a little 20 guage jr for me and my brother.

then there was my grandfather who would take me out to my grandparent's pasture and shoot at ducks with all of his handguns. I was about 3 when he started doing this apparently (i don't remember all that well). now it's fun to go out there and put 50 rounds through a couple of his guns.

education is the best way to prevent accidents/crime.

[krazyh0rse]

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education is the best way to prevent accidents/crime.[/QUOTE]

x2 my dad and grandfather had us hunting when we were big enough to keep both ends out of the dirt

[Juiceweezl]

Do you have links to said nightstand or dealer that sells them?
We've had ours since we got married, so I doubt they still make that particular one. I did a quick search. Here's a link to some 3 drawer night stands that are the same type thing. If you want, shoot me a PM with an e-mail address and I'll send you a pic of mine. Ours is Vaughan, but I didn't see the stuff we have on their website.

http://www.bedroom-furniture-direct.com/1210-Series-Heritage-Sleigh-Bedroom-Set-GJ1763.html

[GT Dan]

buy a safe... if you can afford $500 for a pistol, you can afford $100 to keep it locked up... :)

[Justa4banger]

For now store it in a place where you know your child can't reach it, once they get old enough to understand Guns then teach them proper gun education.

When i was a kid i used to play with my dads 357 and show my friends, BUT because my dad showed me a few things i knew how to UNLOAD IT and verify it wasn't going to kill anyone. We also only kept 5 rounds in the chamber with the first one set to go dud.

I'm not saying what i did was smart, i was a kid, But i never hurt no one and knew how to put the weapon back to its original configuration.

EDUCATION IS PARAMOUNT.

[Casper]

I got my kids their own guns so they won't mess with mine.

[exlude]

I got my kids their own guns so they won't mess with mine.

lmao

[JP135]

Education and responsible storage.

[Fox466]

I got my kids their own guns so they won't mess with mine.

Was that wrong? :o