Smyth Busters: Is It Safe To Store Your Home Defense Gun Loaded?

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Our intrepid Smyth Busters, Brownells Gun Techs™ Steve and Caleb, are always on duty, even on the floor of the 2022 NRA convention! They took a break during the event to answer a loaded question: Is it OK to store your home defense firearm loaded? First, let's define "loaded." It could mean either a full magazine PLUS a round in the chamber OR a full mag with NO round in the chamber. Either way, it boils down to WHO has access to the gun. If you're the only occupant of your house, or it's just you and one or more adults, that's one situation. If you have small children or if small children visit you - or even if gun-curious adults sometimes come into your house - keep that gun in a gun safe. "But, but, what if I can't get to it fast enough in an emergency?" There are excellent quick-access gun safes available. Don't risk that gun ending up in the wrong hands! Caleb has three boys at home, and he explains how he stores his home-defense gun.
Bottom line: Make sure your home-defense gun can be accessed ONLY by you or authorized adults. If it's properly secured, you CAN store it loaded (in either condition).
For more on this topic, watch our earlier Smyth Busters video, "Should You Lock Up Your Home Defense Gun?"

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@ParrotTactical 2 года назад

Guns are inanimate. You can store a gun loaded for 100yrs and it’s not going to shoot itself. They’re right. The question is how responsible is your household.

@mcdon2401 2 года назад

Exactly this. I was brought up around guns and knew to respect them, we never needed to keep anything locked up. When I moved in with my now ex, I quickly learned that her son was not to be trusted with anything more than a blunt crayon, and he was in his late teens at that point. Know the people who are in your house and plan for the more likely scenarios.

@TanSauNg2008 2 года назад

I heard that in case there was a fire, the hot temperature would cause a gun with a round in the chamber to shoot accidentally. So for the safety of the firefighters in the case there is a fire, I would argue that except the designated defense guns you can carry out of the house immediately when it happens, all other guns should not have a round in the chamber.

@nk-dw2hm 2 года назад

@@TanSauNg2008 seems like where you store ammo would be just as much of an issue in the case of a fire. If you don't live in an area with basements it'll be hard to keep it protected short of a fire safe

@TanSauNg2008 2 года назад

@@nk-dw2hm It is true that even rounds outside of guns will be problem in case of a fire too. So it is best to keep them in some kind of a fire-proof safe.

@nk-dw2hm 2 года назад

@@TanSauNg2008 makes sense, the upside of an unfinished basement is that there is very little flammable material so I haven't done much beyond keeping it dry

@gimpyRW 2 года назад

My wife and I are empty nester's and we store our defense guns loaded and attached to the wall by our bed, by the front door, and by the back door, (yes we have multiple guns and live in the boonies). We also allow guests to carry their guns when they are at our house. That being said, if a child, is at our house the guns are unloaded and locked in a room, cabinet, or safe.

@didamnesia3575 2 года назад

Have something against protecting kids? You can carry one on you or you can be the dead guy in Texas with 4 dead grandchildren.

@rottdad775 2 года назад

Why keep loaded guns attached to the wall at your front & back door? Sounds like a good way to arm a potential home intruder

@Matt-dc8lp 2 года назад

@@rottdad775 that presumes the intruder isn't already armed.

@didamnesia3575 2 года назад

@@rottdad775 it all depends on the layout of the house

@4WDriver 2 года назад

That part about, "we allow our guests to carry their weapons" just kinda rubs me the wrong way. Why thank you, your Highness, for allowing me to exercise my constitutional rights. If a friend of mine doesn't want my gun in their house, they don't want ME in their house, and aren't going to be a friend of mine any longer. I don't associate with people who seek to control others in such ways. Sure, it's their private property, they can make whatever crap-tastic rules they want, but they will not have the pleasure of my company if they do so.

@tonydeaton1967 2 года назад

My kids, starting at about 6 or 7 yrs old, were trained, by me, to safely handle handguns and rifles. They all started shooting by the 1st grade and were closely supervised, by me. This took the novelty and curiosity out of the firearm. Starting the same process with grandchildren now. The whole family shoots regularly. Safety is tantamount. Safeties are always ''on'', even in the storage safe and unloaded. Trigger fingers are policed as is muzzle discipline. Never had a single accident.

@MAGAMAN 2 года назад

Doing this makes it harder to demonize guns, so it is strongly frowned on by politicians, media and government.

@johncox2865 2 года назад

My dad started teaching me to shoot before I could hold a boy's .22 up to my shoulder. I sat on his lap on the back porch and he held it up for me as I sighted it and squeezed the trigger. When I was finally able to carry that thing myself, I was Free Range. "Just don't shoot the cows, boy." I kid you not. this was some 66 years ago. (Hell, my much older brothers fished with dynamite that they bought themselves. Blew the back end of their row boat out, in fact. Dad: "Where's the boat?" "uh, well, you see, uh, it may have capsized and sunk during the tornado last month." Convenient storm.)

@fisher1452 2 года назад

Two boys here. Never once brought them toy guns for that reason. Don't even pretend to point st each other

@godfather7339 2 года назад

I've heard that commies used to teach children how to operate guns in school and were kids awarded marks based on how good you were at things like disassembly.

@hairydogstail 2 года назад

@@fisher1452 Playing Army was our favorite past time as a kid so you denied your kids that pleasure,sad. I grew up in Montana and new the difference between real and pretend just as we watched Bugs Bunny and new the difference. My kids were raised with firearms and were allowed to shoot and look at them when ever they wished. It took the mystery out of them. They saw the effects of what a firearm could do when we went hunting and they always had respect for them as we always drilled safety safety safety...It was the kids who parents hated firearms that were the most concern when they came to my home as they were forbidden mysteries to them..Any dangerous tool needs training and correct exposure or bad things will happen...

@pistolgrips 2 года назад

I love it he can take the ribbing with a smile. That’s the sign of a man with a secure psyche.

@WalnutandSteel 2 года назад

If it isn’t loaded, it’s a home defense club!

@Frurin 2 года назад

Man, the glint in Caleb's eye mentioning his children. As a dad myself, i give that a big thumb up. Proud dad alert! 👍 Good points in the video, too. Safety first!

@bruceeckstein9311 2 года назад

You two are spot on as usual...keep up the good news

@jwilsonhandmadeknives2760 2 года назад

In the case of shotguns, it’s important to remember that most shotguns are not drop safe. Just a consideration in case it’s left leaning against the corner in a closet, etc.

@sinisterthoughts2896 Год назад

a fair point for sure.

@dr.doofenshmirtz9501 Год назад

Even with it on safe?

@jwilsonhandmadeknives2760 Год назад

@@dr.doofenshmirtz9501 yes. the safety on many shotguns only blocks the trigger. The hammer is still cocked and resting on the sear by spring pressure which can disengage if you drop the gun. Is it likely to go off? Not on a newer gun without a lot of wear. But there’s a reason police departments require a cruiser shotgun to have an empty chamber. Unlike an AR with a disconnector that keeps the hammer contained until the trigger is pulled, on a shotgun all you’re counting on is that tiny hammer / sear engagement.

@notjebkerman6207 4 месяца назад

@@jwilsonhandmadeknives2760 Are you saying that Sig makes every shotgun?

@bradsteere8559 2 года назад

Thanks for what you provide and as always God Bless America

@danielstuart3270 2 года назад

You two are spot on. Loaded and in a safe is the best way. I have a quick access safe for my home defense guns. If nobody is going to be in the house, it goes in to the big safe to prevent theft.

@tuts40 6 месяцев назад

“Wait, Mr KickedDoorIn, while I open my safe….”

@chriserickson4417 2 года назад

You guys are the BEST! Thanks for the great videos,

@jaykelley3707 2 года назад

I live alone. Almost all of my guns are loaded all the time. They are also in a safe, with the exception of the one that is on my person. They are easily accessible to me, but not to anyone visiting.

@OutlawJohnny 2 года назад

Thanks for another great video.

@BamaDad 2 года назад

I only unload my guns for three things, Cleaning, Maintenance, And to send lead down range. Other than that they are kept close at hand at all times, during the day I have it on, at night it's within an arms reach. When we have company long arms and weapons that aren't concealed or carried on person are stored loaded in the safe.

@cleetismcdougall5425 2 года назад

Criminals are polite, just tell them to wait while you load your weapon.

@rossdonaghy1748 2 года назад

As far as "storage" goes: Does a holster count? South African here. My SD firearm has not spent a day in a safe since the first time i layed hands on it. When i was quite young, the bodies of my best mates grandparents were found in their house, the old man at the safe, shot in the back of his head by his own gun... Need i say more?

@Swampfox42 2 года назад

That doesn’t make sense-why was the old man at the safe (grabbing his gun) when he already had a gun out that was ultimately used against him? Is that a case for not keeping your gun out, or for keeping it in the safe?

@hermanleeuwner5295 2 года назад

@@Swampfox42 forced to open his safe and executed with his own gun.

@SnipeU696 2 года назад

just tossing in. USCCA had a similar video but mentioned the idea of not storing a firearm with a round in the chamber. Reason being in case of a fire the chamber round isn't allowed to cook off accidentally.

@MAGAMAN 2 года назад

Wow, so many people repeating this stupid argument. If a fire happens, the first thing you do is grab your gun, because the person or people who started the fire might still be outside.

@roberthoffmann9757 2 года назад

I DON'T use gun safes, i have loaded guns located in the livingroom, dinningroom, bedroom, 2nd floor and the cellar. And thats the way i do it knowing where they are and not worrying about if a mechanical device is going to open when needed!!! P.S. I don't have young kids or visitors

@wzukr 2 года назад

there are no burglaries in your town? What will happen if someone steals your weapon and shots his wife? Guess you´re going to jail for assistence of murder?

@snowlothar45 2 года назад

@@wzukr Going to jail for some else that commits a crime is Ludacris.

@wzukr 2 года назад

@@snowlothar45 isn´t that what is common in the US? Eg,. someone drives away from a traffic stop and untrained cops chase him through the town and theyself crash in another car/house they blame the guy they did pursue for their own failure and the most ridiculous thing is that the guy got convicted for their incompetence!

@MAGAMAN 2 года назад

@@wzukr I hate when someone shots my wife. Also, find my gun that's not locked in a safe, I dare you.

@wzukr 2 года назад

@@MAGAMAN I wrote "someone steals your weapon and shots his wife?" not "someone steals your weapon and shots YOUR wife?".

@sjc1412 2 года назад

The next myth is gonna be “don’t park your car without siphoning the entire tank so if it gets stolen, they can’t get far enough away or use it offensively”

@SpartacusColo 2 года назад

Store your gas in a gas-safe.

@brusvent 2 года назад

@@SpartacusColo ....WITH an alarm system!

@nomad155 Год назад

People who live in apartments. Remember maintenance can enter your home while you aren't there. Keep it in a safe or with a lock and get cameras

@Visual217 2 года назад

For anyone who wants to save time: Use common sense for your situation. You can move on now.

@eddyflo2978 2 года назад

👏👏👏

@didamnesia3575 2 года назад

Some people think common sense is ammo on one side of the house and guns on the other side with both locked up. Usually said by someone with the life experiences of a fruit fly.

@MAGAMAN 2 года назад

@@didamnesia3575 Crap, someone is probably going to think my sarcastic post is not sarcasm...

@didamnesia3575 2 года назад

@@MAGAMAN some people think that opposite sides of the house locked separately is the only way to legally store them. Usually followed by some story about how their whole family is lifetime NRA members, with 9000 cops in the family so they know what they're talking about!! You know... bs. Anti gun people pretending to be gum owners with different views

@The10thManRules 2 года назад

He's a Dapper Dan pomade man!

@WaitWhatsMyName 2 года назад

I left my gun alone loaded and it stole my debit card, robbed a liquor store, and impregnated a stripper.....what a mess. Never leave your guns alone with ammo

@lightweight1974 2 года назад

Sounds like your gun knows Hunter's gun.

@WaitWhatsMyName 2 года назад

@@lightweight1974 ya i hope it didnt smoke crack also

@paraglidingnut26 2 года назад

Awesome hair lubricant setup!

@foreverbrownsfan 2 года назад

There is typically a loaded gun (in our empty nest house) 'concealed' where my wife and I keep it (not in a safe). Of course, if my well (gun) educated grandchildren are over, they are not permitted to go into that area. On another note at night, I can light up my entire 1st floor with a single command. Not needing to discharge a weapon is a good thing.

@matthewjohnson2428 2 года назад

For real though, I'd totally watch that hair tutorial, I've been curious for years 😆

@SpyderRTL2022 2 года назад

dad told me a firearm with an empty chamber is just a paper weight and will most likely end up in an evidence bag still unchambered or jammed from trying to chamber in a panic

@seethebutter 2 года назад

Thanks

@POOKIE5592 2 года назад

If it's not loaded, can you really call it a "home defense gun"?

@keithmalmberg8395 2 года назад

As empty nester I keep all the pistols "hot", and in hidden furniture. All long guns are bolt locked back mag full and in place, all locked in secure locations. Unless you know what you are looking at you will not see a firearm in my house. Gun safe is for ammo and cleaning supplies. The only weapons not locked up in something are the ones my wife and I EDC.

@sean6.6 2 года назад

And if you have a fire you just lost them all on top of that you have loaded mags popping off at firefighters. I keep two out of the safe too but I intend on taking them with me regardless of the emergency

@M1911jln 2 года назад

For long guns, I would not keep the bolt locked back. Mag full is fine. Most long guns are not drop safe and the bolt can drop if the gun is knocked over, thus chambering a round and potentially causing an accidental discharge.

@keithmalmberg8395 2 года назад

@@M1911jln they are not loose. I Only have a few that are not my EDC and they all are in an item of concealment that is set up for that weapon only. A fire would be the only thing that could accidentally make the weapon come loose.

@keithmalmberg8395 2 года назад

@@sean6.6 if a fire happens you will not have time to get anything out of a safe. The long guns are set up with no round in the chamber as the all point at an exterior wall, the hand guns point into the floor. The only round that can possibly cause harm when the cook off is a round in a closed and locked chamber. Loose rounds while they will make noise have no ballistic power. I have experienced this. When I was much younger my little brother placed 30-06 rounds in the entire families baseboard heaters because that would help keep the family safe. That is how the mind of a 2 year old works. He got the idea the night the family returned from a week long hunting/camping trip. After the family had gone to bed he found used a kitchen ladder to retrieve the box of rounds from the top of the fridge and proceeded to place them in all the heaters around the house. A few hours later the started going off. Bent the crap out of the heater fins but did not put a dent in any of the heaters cases. Nice little bang with no power.

@OutlawJohnny 2 года назад

Storage is a large part but educate is also a big part. My kids and grand kids started Gun safety and shooting at a very young age, with this comes respect for the firearm.

@chrlsraines 2 года назад

AGREE! In some locals you don’t have options, laws may require that they are locked up at all times, especially where children reside. However, my children are grown, only adults live in my home, some one is almost always home… I can store mine loaded, chambered, & leaning on the nightstand ready to go. EXCEPT, when no one is home… if it’s not my carry that goes with me then it needs to be secured, (always loaded, chambered, but secured).

@malekodesouza7255 2 года назад

1. I’m retired LE, so my personal defense pistol is always fully loaded and ready. 2. I’m older so kids are gone. If grandkids are over, the guns are all locked in a safe. 3. The personal pistol is locked in a quick access safe in the home. More because I don’t want it stolen in a burglary. If I’m out, it’s usually on my person. But sometimes weapons are “not allowed” in an area I’m visiting. Even for LEOs. 4. I would never associate with people (and have them over) who know nothing about guns.😆

@mrtaylorhelm 2 года назад

I've got a buddy who carries it in his normal EDC holster at his house. Only reason I know is I saw him print. That's gotta be the safest way to do it. You have control of the weapon at all times and it's always close by if you need it. Not as comfortable but a safe is not a holster.

@user-nk6ff9jw7z 6 месяцев назад

A friend who is now a retired Texas Highway Patrol was consulted by myself and my wife about guns in the house with kids. His perspective was that you absolutely can have loaded weapons in the house, not locked in a safe, and life safely with your children. He said as a Trooper, he needed to be able to leave the house at a moment's notice, day or night, with his loaded service weapon loaded and ready for action. Unloading the gun everytime he came home, or locking it in a safe was not a viable option. Now of course, he was raising kids 20 years ago, so there weren't all of the fancy options we now have for biometric scanning safes and such available to the average person for reasonable prices.

@americanpatriot2422 2 года назад

Great video!

@grampawwillie1665 2 года назад

what are the main causes of negligent discharges? guns have long been fit with safeties and for good reason. keeping the gun ready to fire is inviting the negligent discharge. a DA auto with a thumb safety is a good idea. personally I prefer C3. It's really not all that difficult to rack the slide and it's not likely to be done unintentionally. It is unlikely that any of us are going to meet up with a Storm Trooper outside of the Interstellar Saloon for an Old West Gunfight. Be careful out there.

@didamnesia3575 2 года назад

You've never been in a fight with an adult man have you? You think you're going to have both hands available to rack your slide under stress in a possibly compromised position? Honestly, for your own safety, you should keep the chamber loaded. Maybe take a class or lesson with an instructor of some kind

@S1L3NTG4M3R 2 года назад

THANKS :)

@MAGAMAN 2 года назад

Just put a "gun free zone" sign on your door and you will be completely safe.

@SwampDogArmory 2 года назад

lots of good points

@santoscortes9656 2 года назад

The closest I’ve ever had a gun go of by itself was when I was in the Marines. I was COG and was issuing out an M9. I locked the slide back and set it on the desk as I filled out the paperwork. The slide shot forward sitting in the desk.. we just gave ourselves side eye and we’re like “yep that just happened”

@harperhellems3648 2 года назад

That text phone # thing is a scam in California. Ignore them.

@rickh9396 2 года назад

I live alone, so my home defense and EDC guns always sit somewhat in the open but behind concealment, with fully loaded mags but empty chambers. If I had kids, I'd create secret compartments in the walls to stage a few guns. They'd be out of the reach of the kids and preferably covered by framed photos or the like, at least until the kids are old enough to understand they're never to touch them. Then as they get even older, I'd train them and permit them to access the stashed guns if there's ever a need. Kids can handle a lot more responsibility than many adults think.

@Buddygold9509 2 года назад

I think it’s Brylcreem. “A little dab will do ya’”. Great thoughts guys. Thanks.

@algoneby 2 года назад

Ultimate, is being completely aware of who might have access to your guns. Including any, and all scenarios. Thinking it out ahead of time is the key. What if. Keep everything under your compete control.

@Valorius 2 года назад

I would counter by asking if it is safe to store your home defense firearm UNloaded.

@jeffbadger462 2 года назад

In the words of Roster Cogburn "If it ain't loaded and cocked it don't shoot.

@tayler2396 2 года назад

Very good advice. The safety advantages of safe storage far outweigh saving a second or two to access firearms.

@Sunnysky321 2 года назад

Your Smyth Busters videos are great resources for us to gain firearm knowledge. Just wonder if you have covered the topic of aluminum cased ammo, such as Blazer 9mm aluminum cartridge? Some people claim it is better to avoid such ammo even for those people who don't reload. Thanks.

@MegaBooboo54 2 года назад

Why do people say that do you know?

@AndyCigars 2 года назад

On location...but still they synchronized sip...the guys are always on point.

@Goldenwithaleash 2 года назад

I have 2 little kids and I keep my loaded home defense pistols in quick access handgun safes. Easily accessible but not right out in the open. I’ve had great luck with Liberty Safes but I’m sure there are other good ones out there.

@disturbedmaynard3873 2 года назад

Since the topic was mentioned, I am still of the opinion that Caleb's hair is actually a wig, modeled after the Flintstones character, Rock Roll. If you remember the episode, Rock Roll eats an egg, and loses his voice, so Fred has to take his place at the concert. Rock Roll puts his wig on Fred, and no one knew it wasn't Rock Roll on stage. There's a store I know where the gunsmith's go, called Brownell's, twitch twitch.

@farmerbrown84 2 года назад

Love how you had to tape up the logos on the soda pop cans...

@JefF-rv7gp 2 года назад

Steve needs to sport the Cosmoline look one day, that would be priceless !

@ImaYam 2 года назад

Man this guys hair is on POINT

@Xander_Park 2 года назад

My concealed carry 9mm is loaded and is in arms reach on my bedside night table when I'm sleeping. My .45 is also loaded, inside my night stand. My AR 15 is loaded, in my closet. My 7 shot .357 is loaded in one of my bathrooms. My 44 magnum is loaded and in the living room. Also, there are multiple knives, daggers, bats and other goodies stashed around the house, and garage. EDITED: Forgot to mention I live alone however, when there's company over everything gets put away except my concealed carry 9mm on my person 👍

@damionmorris3496 2 года назад

"Hold on burglar I have to load my gun!" All I have to do, is say, " Smile when you see the flash"!

@wzukr 2 года назад

LOL You wouldn´t be the first person who gets surprised during his sleep and wakes up starring into the barrel of his own gun in the hands of an intruder.

@damionmorris3496 2 года назад

@@wzukr Sure, we can go with that. If they can get past my dog without making a sound. Plus, motion detector lights, video surveillance and security system....sure!

@wzukr 2 года назад

@@damionmorris3496 and with all these plus on security you seriously believe that you need a loaded gun laying around? BTW, my Doberman would also like to play with intruders. But we don´t get them over here.

@damionmorris3496 2 года назад

@@wzukr I appreciate the debate. "A" loaded gun? Funny! 2 loaded, 3 loaded in a heartbeat and 2 not loaded (no reason to). They are not lying around. They are stored, so even the animals cannot accidentally discharge them but easily accessible to me. If for some reason they do happen to get past all that security, then "yes", I have 2 loaded guns in my house at any moment. I am not taking any chances in today's day and age. Bottom line is, if it's me or them...... it's ME!

@damionmorris3496 2 года назад

Oh yah, Dobies are cool. Like those dogs. My pit makes it very well known not to screw with this house and I let her.

@1982rrose 2 года назад

individual risk assesment is the answer.

@aarongarcia4383 2 года назад

Yes!

@peterpavel4597 2 года назад

good discussion, I am personally interested in when will you have the M16A1 Upper Receiver available again?

@03redrubi 2 года назад

There are many ways to hide a gun in plain sight. That being said, I have a loaded gun, within arms reach, more often than not!

@terrykelsey2472 2 года назад

Never knew Caleb was such a G 😂

@invertedreality4473 10 месяцев назад

My comment is for those who live alone and DON'T have alot of traffic going through their home. IMO, I keep my gun nearby at all times. During the day, when I'm working (I work from home), I keep it in a case. At night, I keep it in my computer drawer, and when I go to sleep, on my night stand. I always keep a magazine in my gun, but not with a chambered round. I can rack the slide quickly enough that I don't think the extra risk of a misfire (if I drop the gun for example) is worth it. Remember, it's YOUR HOME, so you have an inherent advantage over an intruder because you know the layout of your home, while an intruder does not.

@garyzanghi9272 2 года назад

100% agree 💯

@nk-dw2hm 2 года назад

I always find it interesting when people talk about someone breaking into your house like it's a quiet and quick thing to do. It should not be quiet or quick. Secure your doors and windows, upgrade your locks and doors. Get a dog. Now you will have tons of notice of any evil doers and while they're struggling to break in you have plenty of time to prep

@StuninRub 2 года назад

Right? They are willing to spend ten of thousands on more guns then they can hold, won't even bother spending any more then a grand on a good lock, good alarm system, or good video security system. One to two guns in tandem with those systems will be MUCH more effective then 100 guns without those systems.

@timbrassinne719 2 года назад

That's why I have 2 belgian malinois.

@jeffreyrobinson3555 2 года назад

Wife’s in her side table drawer, mines in mine. Shotgun between the footboard and mattress. And drawers in coffee table in front room and in the cars, all with one in the pipe. My kids handled the guns and learned to shoot at eight. By thirteen theirs was in their rooms.

@ccsmith2937 2 года назад

I agree you should store your guns based on who has access. I would add a simple solution to locking them up Is an exterior door & an electronic deadbolt on a closet. 👍👍

@w1.0 2 года назад

Dapper Dan the man right here son!!!!

@C_oprator89 2 года назад

That's cosmoline comment hit hard!

@ankereisenman4824 2 года назад

I’m hesitant to keep mine loaded but that’s only because I’m not certain that my apartment is totally secure. Sometimes I’ll come home and a door will be different than I think I left it. Once I change the locks and take other basic security precautions then I’ll bring it out of the safe.

@teamja1088 2 года назад

I am just one man with one son; thus I can only relate our unique and individual storage doctrine - everything is condition-1 throughout the house because a firearm without a mag is a paperweight. My 12-year-old has been trained on every pew I own (even the M82) since he was 7 in order to remove the ‘curiosity factor’. It worked well for us, but we know this is not the model for everyone and that is fine - freedom is individuality. None of our firearms are locked up because good quality firearm racks are $800 each (and only store 12 rifles each - too expensive when you need five of them) and we be po yo so no go.

@kentuckyboy541 2 года назад

Wait a second home invaders, I need to access my safe and load my firearm. I'll be right with you.

@trentnichols5075 Год назад

I can only speak for myself, and being raised around guns all my life & my dad being one of the nations better /best trapshooters from the 1960 to well into the 90’s before he started slipping. But I don’t ever remember even looking at the guns with curiosity until I was 10 or so & I was being showed the guns by either dad or grandpa. The same with my kids. I think that because they where either around them sense birth that it’s just part of life, like a couch, or car. I’m now have grandkids who don’t give any gun a second glance & just a waste of time to play with that stuff.

@MAGAMAN 2 года назад

I keep my self defense firearm unloaded and locked in a safe downstairs and I keep the ammo locked in a safe in the attic, just to be safe.

@chriscoogan8090 2 года назад

Great information and humor!! You guys rock!! And remember not to leave a round one in the chamber pot

@PocketDrummer 2 года назад

@Brownells - Please make the BRN-180 with a with a Galil-style dust cover.

@donaldhollingsworth3875 2 года назад

I don't have any children but I believe in having a round in the chamber. But for people who have children, I agree that the firearm should be stored in a safe or lock box whether it has a round in the chamber or not. Keep up the good video's. I have to M1911's & a 9mm pistols stored around the house so I can get to them quickly along with my AR-15.

@Estes7-08 2 года назад

I could go either way on this. I leave a magazine in. But I don’t leave one in the chamber. Racking my slide takes no time at all. No wrong answer to me, everybody should do what they are most comfortable with. Safe storage is also a very good 👍🏻 way to go

@Ogrematic 2 года назад

When you wake up from a deep sleep and someone is already in your house and bearing down on you, you better not forget to rack that slide.

@didamnesia3575 2 года назад

I've lived through a few things. You might only have one arm available. Can you rack your slide with one hand under stress while in a compromised position as fast as necessary to save yourself? Just leave one in the chamber and always know that from now on. You'll be safer knowing it is ready to go

@Ogrematic 2 года назад

@UCG_NJu29OAj-3RCmb0Q7LdQ Remember that when you get shot in the arm. If you wanna be stubborn, that says a lot more about you than anything else.

@rick-kx7gy 2 года назад

the sound of that slide racking can give away your location in some cases . as well as the element of surprise .

@SilverShamrockNovelties 2 года назад

One could argue that it’s unsafe to try to defend yourself with an unloaded gun.

@posthawk1393 Год назад

One could also argue it takes a split second to rack the slide on a pistol, and a second to load a magazine (if you want to go another step away from being loaded). Also, one could argue that with the number of people killed accidentally by firearms, we should be a little safer with our guns.

@CaspersCave 2 года назад

It depends on the weapon. Since shotguns are typically not drop safe, it makes sense to store those without a round in the chamber (Cruiser Ready) and only rack the slide when needed. There should be no issues with modern pistols, revolvers or rifles 🇺🇸

@sinisterthoughts2896 Год назад

I have a double action .357 on the nightstand. I have no children, and no unknown guests to speak of, so a locked bedroom door is sufficient for my needs. but it is a dynamic equation.

@Valorius 2 года назад

I keep a 13 shot Ruger LCP max 380 locked and loaded in my pocket every waking moment of the day. All home defense oriented long guns are stored condition 3.

@jsedbe0624 2 года назад

For me, condition 3 in the safe, and condition 3 in the nightstand if overnight company is staying. Condition 1 on the nightstand if it is just me and my better half at home.

@lightweight1974 2 года назад

Condition 1- fully loaded, round chambered.

@ramjethero9131 2 года назад

Simply said and you did, think “Safety Safety Safety “

@richardthomas6602 2 года назад

For immediate access in any situation: Best solution is to strap it on your person. Second best is within arms reach. Third choise is locked up. If it is not strapped on your person or locked up then keep the magazine on your person and the chamber empty.

@2pugman 2 года назад

My S&W mod 10 is at my bedside with five rounds. It sits on an empty chamber. We have a full alarm system with one 135 db siren at my bedroom doorway. No children present.

@ETHRON1 2 года назад

Oh Steve, you're gonna pay for that one..

@jimhanty8149 2 года назад

If two cats kick in yer door with bad intent and your not in possession of your home defense gun instantly , you are most likely dead or injured .happens everyday. I love it when i read the home owner was ready…and practiced at how to respond…

@wzukr 2 года назад

Have you ever seen them use their gun lawfully when the Blue ISIS members tortured or killed an innocent or when they stormed the wrong house? Me not.

@nk-dw2hm 2 года назад

With 3 loud dogs nobody is approaching my house without me knowing about it. If there's a pedestrian within a block I know about it. If they still decide to take their chances that gives me plenty of time to prepare.

@jimhanty8149 2 года назад

@@nk-dw2hm smart guy.. you are the exception. Most don’t have that type of protection.. like about 99% . Good job planning.

@jjgriffin3275 2 года назад

HEY.....wait bad guy who just broke in my home......wait and let me run over to my safe and unlock it....keep waiting and let me load my gun 1st......ok bad guy i am ready now to stop you....proceed!

@m6ko815 2 года назад

Robocop style metal compartment implanted into my leg.

@donperrignon 2 года назад

Handguns: load with one in chamber ARs: Loaded with the bolt locked back. When needed, drop the bolt and go

@1248dl 2 года назад

When I sell a safe, bedside or other, I get that question. I tell the purchaser, keep the key in your possession and if it has a code/combination don't tell it to anyone you don't want to access it.

@peterv1318 2 года назад

This is happening in PA. Here is what is coming up for a vote on Monday at 10 AM: HB 699 (Fitzgerald): A mandatory "safe storage" law that would require all gun owners to lock up their firearms. HB 770 (Gainey): A so-called "assault weapons" ban that would outlaw numerous semi-automatic firearms. HB 1538 (Frankel): A bill that would end the statewide firearms preemption law, allowing cities like Pittsburgh and Philadelphia to pass their own gun control ordinances, turning PA into a patchwork quilt of gun control laws. HB 1903 (Stephens): "Red Flag" Gun Confiscation Order bill that tramples on the due process rights of all gun owners.

@gozorak 2 года назад

luckily(and happily) its only me and my cat Sparky in the household. I keep my H&K VP9 bedside full magazine inserted but no round in the chamber. That seems like too great a risk if a moment comes, in total darkness, not fully awake, reaching out to grab hold of and potentially contacting and pulling on the trigger with my fingers as I try to grip the gun properly

@natejackson4791 2 года назад

Quite simple, YES!

@ericstites9470 2 года назад

So you're saying it isn't a good idea to keep your pistol in a ziplock bag in the toilet tank? 😁

@rogerd777 2 года назад

In a recent video from USCCA, they advocated storing your firearm in a safe with no round in the chamber. Their rationale was that if your house caught on fire the heat would cause that firearm to discharge and you don’t know where the bullet would go. I think the risk of this event is rather low and they lost creditably with me for advocating such a position.

@jamesp739 6 месяцев назад

To use your words, "While the risk of this event is rather low"...you may be correct, but the consequences are rather high. It is indeed a risk to firefighters and anyone else who may be in the area. A "cook off" round has the same or nearly the same velocity as a round where the trigger is pulled. Store your home defense gun as you will, but in my opinion it is much safer to store it with an empty chamber. When needed, it only takes a moment to chamber a round. To those who say it takes too much time to chamber a round, I say if that's so, you probably have some serious gaps in your over-all home safety/home defense plan and system.

@alliwantisfinancialstabili7414 2 года назад

I prefer taking the advice from Bill Burrs wife, I store the magazine for my home defense pistol in the garage, ammo in the guest bedroom, the slide in the bathroom toilet, the barrel in the trunk of my car, the main spring in my cats bed, and the frame by my bed. When I need it I just run around collecting the parts in a scavenger hunt.

@terryboone3333 2 года назад

In my house no one touches my firearms if I'm not home. I keep most of mine loaded but don't keep a round in the chamber. We don't have any friends that visit so i don't have to worry about anybody messing around with them.

@bobawful3198 2 года назад

Anything I’m carrying is locked in a safe , that’s my 1st part. My most practiced & reliable I choose for home defense is a revolver, it has one chambered for me allready!!! My wife’s go to is a shotgun with the chamber empty, she wanted the noise of racking it for warning ( it’s a nice thought). Knowing without a doubt how it’s staged is just as important as if you keep one chambered. **Side note** I’m not sure why I’ve always been more comfortable with a round chambered with a revolver, but that’s my comfort level

@naomihalliday-cox6614 2 года назад

Tufloc makes rifle rifle rack that have an optional keypad that can be opened with a code or by fingerprint. You will need one rack per rifle.

@christophertipton2318 2 года назад

My EDC pistol is always fully loaded. When it's not in my physical possession, it is secured as I have a 5-year old granddaughter living with me. She is as well trained in gun safety as a little kid can be, but ... My shotgun is loaded, empty chamber, but secured.. My AR is generally not loaded at all, but there are loaded magazines immediately available. all secured. I have other firearms, but they are not loaded and are kept secured. When I lived alone, my AR was always fully loaded, as was my shotgun.