Poll Do You Sleep With A Gun Under Your Pillow?

[Privateer]

Being in the UK handguns are hard to come by, but I do keep a rifle by my bed.

Legally, I'm meant to keep it in its cabinet, but in the Army I got used to sleeping with my rifle with me in the field and every night just now is a night 'in the field'.

 

[Invisible-Guy]

I keep a pistol under the bed and a commando type know with arm's reach. I've placed flashlights all over the house too. I hear a lot of weird noises at night. 99% of the time I'm probably just being paranoid, but we have had some tools stolen in the past.

 

[John7377]

Do you sleep with a gun under your pillow?

Nope, but I do keep an unloaded 9mm semi-automatic in my bedroom closet. I've never keep the magazine in it, but it is within arms reach. I've had some folks tell me that keeping and unloaded gun in the house is foolish. Well, none of my kids ever touched any of my guns because I taught them that guns are not toys. I let all of the kids shoot my loudest gun, a .357, when they were each around 8 or 9, just to show them how loud a gun is and to let them know that a gun isn't a toy.

We now have an empty nest and still I don't keep a hand gun loaded as we have grand kids over the house all the time. If someone breaks in the house, I would rather take the time to pop the magazine in and chamber a round than take the chance that a grand child finds my gun and thinks that it is a toy.

John

 

[TxGyspy]

In the nightstand loaded, but I've always slept with it there. I was raised around guns and became proficient and comfortable with one at an early age. When I travel out of the country it always feels weird to be unarmed except for a knife.

 

[Shellbell]

No, I am terrified of guns having been threatened with them many times.

I used to go to a shooting range when much younger and could use a gun well. But since then, having had one at my head and the trigger pulled, my fear of guns is massive. I avoid cops as they carry one. And my husband is now graduated as a cop and he knows to stay away from home or me while he has his gun on him.

 

[KatB]

I don't sleep with a gun... but I do sleep with a knife by my bed

You know, I thought it was crazy of me to think of this. This has become more of a reality for me... I've thought about this lately, very seriously.

 

[KatB]

I totally forgot what I was gonna say. damn it.

Lately, due to more severe traumatic incidents, I've had the thought that it would be too dangerous for me to keep a weapon with me, like others mentioned- too much in the head, don't wanna act out on myself. Yet, I've felt that maybe things will never be, NEVER, EVER going back to the way it used to be. Flashbacks come back strong and it makes feel that at the those moments- I was better off dead due to the intensity of the moments.

Moments like these, when they do occur, is a reminder that nobody ever, should experience what we experience. It's a questionable thing. Nobody should ever deal with this. EVER :sour:

 

[Britt.f7]

I have a fear of any weapons.

 

[Sues]

It's not under my pillow, but it's next to my bed. My son has a shot gun and rifle next to his bed. God help anyone who breaks in, because no one else will. With a retired LAPD as an ex, the first thing I did when I got out was buy a gun (I'd never even shot one before) and learn how to use it, clean it, and accurately hit my target.

 

[GhostZero]

well not under the pillow, but if I'm wearing tight fit jeans because I'm getting up early then I'll toss one in my pocket. It's accessible when in need but it's also a full frame and requires some work to get in and out.

Not condition 1 but condition 3.

 

[Deleted member 29961]

No gun, but I have nunchaku under my pillow (Yes, I am trained in their proper use), a baseball bat under my bed within easy reach and a few other strategically placed items about my home.
unfortunately I still live in a not so good neighborhood, but no guns.

 

[Friday]

I answered no... But I have.

I have also removed the machete, lamps, maglight (heavy gauge steel flashlight), cords, and any other possible weapon from easy reach since the nightmares started again. I'd rather be hurt myself, than hurt someone I love. Not worth the risk, pure and simple.