TTcrunchberry
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I am a single mom of a small child and live in the downstairs half of a house. My roomate lives upstairs with his two kids (8 and 10). My roomate is living in this bubble and thinks that nobody needs to lock their doors or have guns for self defense. He has chosen not to educate his kids on guns or gun safety and asked that I keep my firearm locked up when I'm not carrying it (which I would do regaurdless of his asking) and he wants me to cover it up as I leave the house and come home so the kids don't see it. He's not totally anti-gun but he just thinks I shouldn't have it. Even though he says he's afraid his kids will get ahold of my pistol, he hasn't had any kind of safety talk with them and he still allows them to come in my room when I am not home (which obviously bothers me for privacy reasons too). Even though I have the gun either on me or locked in a lock box (and the key is ALWAYS with ME), it still bothers me that IF for some reason they were to get it, it would be bad.
So, I have and carry a firearm because I have a very specific threat. My daughter's dad is very dangerous and has followed me a lot (from moving within a few blocks of my house to following me to school). He has threatened multiple times to kidnap her and to kill me. There is a long history of abuse and violence from him also. The first time he found my then new place of residence he would beat on the siding and even went into the house once when I was gone and made a huge mess of my stuff. The place I'm living nowwas my third move and I'm also on my third vehicle and I have lost count of how many times I've changed my phone number. Don't worry, I realize I was dumb to have stayed with him and what not, but I had the guts to leave and stick to my guns, no pun intended. I have placed multiple restraining orders and what not on him which he has violated multiple times. This is a very real and current thing that I am going through and either he is trying to find where I live at this very moment or he already knows and is waiting to make his move. I have already taken many other safety precautions like locking doors and keep my phone always charged and near my bed, my daughter and I made strings of bells that we hung from her door and we have all the noisy toys stacked infront of her window. I sleep with my door open and there is a night light in her room and the hall. All those things were all that I could think of to just make sure we were safe, and then I got the gun and took the class for my permit.
At the moment, I sleep with the gun locked in the safe but loaded. I decided not to have it chambered but I keep the key in the hole when I sleep so I don't have to fumble with a key when it's dark and I'm all nervous. The lock box is in a little nitch right above my head when I sleep so my daughter would literally have to sit on me to get to it (and she and I have had multiple conversations about the gun and safety so she knows she shouldn't touch it). I know this is getting long but I want to know how I can store my gun so that it is safe for my baby but easy and fast for me to get to it in a hurry. I have practiced getting it out of the box and it is very likely that I would die before I could get the gun out (his friends have told me that he has a gun and has talked about using it on me). Is the way I have it now the best I can do? Please, suggestions!!
Thank you in advance for any suggestions and understanding. Please no lectures on good/bad boyfriend choices =)
I am a single mom of a small child and live in the downstairs half of a house. My roomate lives upstairs with his two kids (8 and 10). My roomate is living in this bubble and thinks that nobody needs to lock their doors or have guns for self defense. He has chosen not to educate his kids on guns or gun safety and asked that I keep my firearm locked up when I'm not carrying it (which I would do regaurdless of his asking) and he wants me to cover it up as I leave the house and come home so the kids don't see it. He's not totally anti-gun but he just thinks I shouldn't have it. Even though he says he's afraid his kids will get ahold of my pistol, he hasn't had any kind of safety talk with them and he still allows them to come in my room when I am not home (which obviously bothers me for privacy reasons too). Even though I have the gun either on me or locked in a lock box (and the key is ALWAYS with ME), it still bothers me that IF for some reason they were to get it, it would be bad.
So, I have and carry a firearm because I have a very specific threat. My daughter's dad is very dangerous and has followed me a lot (from moving within a few blocks of my house to following me to school). He has threatened multiple times to kidnap her and to kill me. There is a long history of abuse and violence from him also. The first time he found my then new place of residence he would beat on the siding and even went into the house once when I was gone and made a huge mess of my stuff. The place I'm living nowwas my third move and I'm also on my third vehicle and I have lost count of how many times I've changed my phone number. Don't worry, I realize I was dumb to have stayed with him and what not, but I had the guts to leave and stick to my guns, no pun intended. I have placed multiple restraining orders and what not on him which he has violated multiple times. This is a very real and current thing that I am going through and either he is trying to find where I live at this very moment or he already knows and is waiting to make his move. I have already taken many other safety precautions like locking doors and keep my phone always charged and near my bed, my daughter and I made strings of bells that we hung from her door and we have all the noisy toys stacked infront of her window. I sleep with my door open and there is a night light in her room and the hall. All those things were all that I could think of to just make sure we were safe, and then I got the gun and took the class for my permit.
At the moment, I sleep with the gun locked in the safe but loaded. I decided not to have it chambered but I keep the key in the hole when I sleep so I don't have to fumble with a key when it's dark and I'm all nervous. The lock box is in a little nitch right above my head when I sleep so my daughter would literally have to sit on me to get to it (and she and I have had multiple conversations about the gun and safety so she knows she shouldn't touch it). I know this is getting long but I want to know how I can store my gun so that it is safe for my baby but easy and fast for me to get to it in a hurry. I have practiced getting it out of the box and it is very likely that I would die before I could get the gun out (his friends have told me that he has a gun and has talked about using it on me). Is the way I have it now the best I can do? Please, suggestions!!
Thank you in advance for any suggestions and understanding. Please no lectures on good/bad boyfriend choices =)