vmathis12019
State Researcher
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Okay, this happened to me last night and really got me thinking about some of my habits at home.
My roommate from Florida had gone home for the Thanksgiving holidays, so when I got back to my apartment last night, I was the only one here. I had to unload a bunch of SCUBA gear from my truck, so I didn't lock my front door behind me when I came in. I had been driving for four hours straight so I directly ran upstairs to the restroom, and on the way, I took my pistol (which had been digging into my side for a while) and placed it on the coffee table. I was standing in the bathroom upstairs and heard the front door open and close, and realized that all of my guns were down the hall in my room and my carry gun was downstairs!!! This was the most helpless feeling I've ever had, and it scared the hell out of me. I took out my knife and flashlight and eased around to the stairs to see who was there. Luckily it was a very dear friend who was comfortable enough to walk into my house w/o knocking.
This got me thinking, a lot of times, I do take my gun off when I'm home. I usually don't leave the room without it, b ut often it might be across the room in the holster. Does anyone else do this, or do you ALWAYS have your gun on you. I think I am going to stop taking it off and being more mindful about having it on my side as much as possible.
Okay, this happened to me last night and really got me thinking about some of my habits at home.
My roommate from Florida had gone home for the Thanksgiving holidays, so when I got back to my apartment last night, I was the only one here. I had to unload a bunch of SCUBA gear from my truck, so I didn't lock my front door behind me when I came in. I had been driving for four hours straight so I directly ran upstairs to the restroom, and on the way, I took my pistol (which had been digging into my side for a while) and placed it on the coffee table. I was standing in the bathroom upstairs and heard the front door open and close, and realized that all of my guns were down the hall in my room and my carry gun was downstairs!!! This was the most helpless feeling I've ever had, and it scared the hell out of me. I took out my knife and flashlight and eased around to the stairs to see who was there. Luckily it was a very dear friend who was comfortable enough to walk into my house w/o knocking.
This got me thinking, a lot of times, I do take my gun off when I'm home. I usually don't leave the room without it, b ut often it might be across the room in the holster. Does anyone else do this, or do you ALWAYS have your gun on you. I think I am going to stop taking it off and being more mindful about having it on my side as much as possible.