MAYBE IM PARANOID - The Firearms Forum

old semperfi · 02-15-2010, 07:32 AM

I WAS WONDERING HOW MANY PEOPLE BESIDES ME KEEP A GUN WITHIN REACH ALMOST EVERYWHERE IN YOUR HOME.I HAVE NUMEROUS FIREARMS IN DIFFERENT PLACES THROUGHOUT MY HOUSE.IF I HAVE A BREAKIN WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO IF YOU CANT REACH A GUN WHER YOUR AT. OLD SEMPERFI

Farmerjon · 02-15-2010, 07:43 AM

Know exactly where you are coming from Semper. Having a bedroom gun is worthless if your sitting in your easy chair watching the tv when they come thru the door. I have a few scattered through out the house. Grandson and his mother are living with us and him being a two year old, I have to protect him from himself also, so it is an interesting combo. Once all are moved out, a few more revolvers will be located closer, right now it is shotguns hung on walls. Nope, not paranoid, just prepared.

focusmaniaczx3 · 02-15-2010, 08:22 AM

lets see... 12 gauge leaned against the wall in the living room beside my favorite spot on the sofa. 45/410 derringer that has never been fired (and i hope never is) on the mantel. SKS on a wall mount in the kitchen, hi-point .40 in the cabinet over the refrigerator, iver johnson .32 revolver in the office on the desk. 3 inch barrel judge in my bed room on the night stand, 6 inch barrel in my pantry. i usually have my taurus .38 snub in my back pocket or on my ankle. im not paranoid, ive been robbed while i was at home before and it wont happen again.

Just One Shot · 02-15-2010, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by old semperfi

I WAS WONDERING HOW MANY PEOPLE BESIDES ME KEEP A GUN WITHIN REACH ALMOST EVERYWHERE IN YOUR HOME.I HAVE NUMEROUS FIREARMS IN DIFFERENT PLACES THROUGHOUT MY HOUSE.IF I HAVE A BREAKIN WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO IF YOU CANT REACH A GUN WHER YOUR AT. OLD SEMPERFI

No need to yell.

I keep it simple by just keeping one gun on me at all times. Less clutter that way.

Zane71464 · 02-15-2010, 10:21 AM

Your not paranoid old semperfi...I try to carry one at all times.
And if one isnt on me, I have no problems haveing one in an instant
in my home. If someone comes in on me "un-invited", I plan to be the
one telling the law what happened. MPO.

todd51 · 02-15-2010, 12:21 PM

No paranoia here just preparedness. Times are a chang'n. No children in my home so here is my easy chair piece (it turned out to be to heavy to carry). There is the bed side and the kitchen pieces too.

focusmaniaczx3 · 02-15-2010, 01:41 PM

thats nice. where did you pick that up at?

coreyacp · 02-15-2010, 02:02 PM

Woah i want one!

coffeehound · 02-15-2010, 04:15 PM

i agree with having a firearm if not on very close maybe its just an old MARINE thing but it works for me and seems the right thing the way things are in the world

red14 · 02-15-2010, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by coffeehound

i agree with having a firearm if not on very close maybe its just an old MARINE thing but it works for me and seems the right thing the way things are in the world

Welcome to the forum. Thank you for your service! It is not paranoia if the threat is real.

Semper Fi, Marine, from an OLD sailor.

tcox4freedom · 02-15-2010, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Just One Shot

No need to yell.

I keep it simple by just keeping one gun on me at all times. Less clutter that way.

ditto..

todd51 · 02-15-2010, 05:33 PM

The book is just something home made. Old guys have lots of idle time on their hands. Figured after all these years I pretty well had the home repair stuff down pat so sacrificed the Reader Digest. Cut out the center and glued the pages together and wala. Looks innocent enough laying on the floor beside the chair.

focusmaniaczx3 · 02-15-2010, 05:37 PM

i am very tempted to do this. ive always wanted a hollowed out book for a hiding place. its so cliche' but so cool at the same time

focusmaniaczx3 · 02-15-2010, 07:34 PM

aha! yeah. if i woke up from the sofa, rubbed the boogers out of my eyes and turned to see that staring at me through the window i would blast it in the face and then die of a heart attack.

Maximilian II · 02-15-2010, 09:00 PM

No paranoia registered here. A craftsman always keeps the tools handy!

NitroDave08 · 02-16-2010, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by old semperfi

I WAS WONDERING HOW MANY PEOPLE BESIDES ME KEEP A GUN WITHIN REACH ALMOST EVERYWHERE IN YOUR HOME.I HAVE NUMEROUS FIREARMS IN DIFFERENT PLACES THROUGHOUT MY HOUSE.IF I HAVE A BREAKIN WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO IF YOU CANT REACH A GUN WHER YOUR AT. OLD SEMPERFI

I have 1 weapon handy. I dont like the idea of laying guns around the house. I always think that someone may get to one of my bigger guns than the one that I have. That be a heck of a note to be shot by one of my own guns.

mesinge2 · 02-16-2010, 11:10 PM

9mm Taurus 905 in a false book sitting in the book shelf in my living room 3 feet from me right now.

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trapperdick · 02-17-2010, 03:55 PM

I like the book idea, but it needs to be a Bible........the bad guys never read a Bible.

mesinge2 · 02-17-2010, 03:58 PM

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I like the book idea, but it needs to be a Bible........the bad guys never read a Bible.

I bet they wouldn't read "Gone with the Wind" either.

TheGunClinger · 02-17-2010, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Zane71464

Your not paranoid old semperfi...I try to carry one at all times.
And if one isnt on me, I have no problems having one in an instant
in my home. If someone comes in on me "un-invited", I plan to be the
one telling the law what happened. MPO.

Heh! Thats too funny. I thought I was the only wacko nutjob because I keep one within reach at all times. As I type I have my LCR 6 inches away, just in case someone someone tries to steal my beer.

I dont leave a bunch of guns laying around but always have one near me. The rest I keep in the safe til I need a gun fix, then I go in the safe and hode em.

TheGunClinger · 02-17-2010, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by NitroDave08

I have 1 weapon handy. I dont like the idea of laying guns around the house. I always think that someone may get to one of my bigger guns than the one that I have. That be a heck of a note to be shot by one of my own guns.

# 1 to that.

Big Shrek · 02-17-2010, 04:10 PM

I'm a little more cruel...Engineering manuals make WONDERFUL hiding places.
NOBODY, even other people from work, want to read those

focusmaniaczx3 · 02-17-2010, 06:58 PM

i got one of the harry potter books as a gift a few years ago that i might hollow out. i dont think any limp noodle crooks would take that either. everyone knows criminals dont read, especially if they can just rent the movie. hell ive had the book for a few years now and i havent read it.

williamd · 02-17-2010, 10:45 PM

YEP!

My old 2 " thick Thomas Calculus book is not something anyone would want to look into! Maybe a physics would be more apprpriate, though????

fleetwood1976 · 02-18-2010, 01:06 AM

I have finger tip coded lock boxes on both levels. safes or cabinets in every room but the girls. I always carry one if not two or three with two locked in the truck. I would say if you are paronoid than I am too.

02-15-2010, 07:32 AM	#1
old semperfi Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: i live in southern indiana,old country boy at heart Posts: 1,506	MAYBE IM PARANOID I WAS WONDERING HOW MANY PEOPLE BESIDES ME KEEP A GUN WITHIN REACH ALMOST EVERYWHERE IN YOUR HOME.I HAVE NUMEROUS FIREARMS IN DIFFERENT PLACES THROUGHOUT MY HOUSE.IF I HAVE A BREAKIN WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO IF YOU CANT REACH A GUN WHER YOUR AT. OLD SEMPERFI -->

02-15-2010, 07:43 AM	#2
Farmerjon V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 83	Re: MAYBE IM PARANOID Know exactly where you are coming from Semper. Having a bedroom gun is worthless if your sitting in your easy chair watching the tv when they come thru the door. I have a few scattered through out the house. Grandson and his mother are living with us and him being a two year old, I have to protect him from himself also, so it is an interesting combo. Once all are moved out, a few more revolvers will be located closer, right now it is shotguns hung on walls. Nope, not paranoid, just prepared. __________________ God and family, the rest is icing on the cake. FJ

02-15-2010, 08:22 AM	#3
focusmaniaczx3 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 247	Re: MAYBE IM PARANOID lets see... 12 gauge leaned against the wall in the living room beside my favorite spot on the sofa. 45/410 derringer that has never been fired (and i hope never is) on the mantel. SKS on a wall mount in the kitchen, hi-point .40 in the cabinet over the refrigerator, iver johnson .32 revolver in the office on the desk. 3 inch barrel judge in my bed room on the night stand, 6 inch barrel in my pantry. i usually have my taurus .38 snub in my back pocket or on my ankle. im not paranoid, ive been robbed while i was at home before and it wont happen again.

02-15-2010, 10:21 AM	#5
Zane71464 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio NRA Member Contributor Posts: 5,372	Re: MAYBE IM PARANOID Your not paranoid old semperfi...I try to carry one at all times. And if one isnt on me, I have no problems haveing one in an instant in my home. If someone comes in on me "un-invited", I plan to be the one telling the law what happened. MPO. __________________ Two Words; "Simple Man", song by Charlie Daniels sums up my thoughts on a "few things"!

02-15-2010, 12:21 PM	#6
todd51 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central, Ohio Contributor Posts: 2,575	Re: MAYBE IM PARANOID No paranoia here just preparedness. Times are a chang'n. No children in my home so here is my easy chair piece (it turned out to be to heavy to carry). There is the bed side and the kitchen pieces too. __________________ Retired Praefectus Vigilum NRA Endowment Member Last edited by todd51; 04-23-2013 at 08:03 PM..

02-15-2010, 01:41 PM	#7
focusmaniaczx3 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 247	Re: MAYBE IM PARANOID thats nice. where did you pick that up at?

02-15-2010, 02:02 PM	#8
coreyacp Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Portland Oregon, USA Posts: 787	Re: MAYBE IM PARANOID Woah i want one!

02-15-2010, 04:15 PM	#9
coffeehound Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 7	Re: MAYBE IM PARANOID i agree with having a firearm if not on very close maybe its just an old MARINE thing but it works for me and seems the right thing the way things are in the world

02-15-2010, 05:33 PM	#12
todd51 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central, Ohio Contributor Posts: 2,575	Re: MAYBE IM PARANOID The book is just something home made. Old guys have lots of idle time on their hands. Figured after all these years I pretty well had the home repair stuff down pat so sacrificed the Reader Digest. Cut out the center and glued the pages together and wala. Looks innocent enough laying on the floor beside the chair. __________________ Retired Praefectus Vigilum NRA Endowment Member

02-15-2010, 05:37 PM	#13
focusmaniaczx3 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 247	Re: MAYBE IM PARANOID i am very tempted to do this. ive always wanted a hollowed out book for a hiding place. its so cliche' but so cool at the same time

02-15-2010, 07:34 PM	#14
focusmaniaczx3 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 247	Re: MAYBE IM PARANOID aha! yeah. if i woke up from the sofa, rubbed the boogers out of my eyes and turned to see that staring at me through the window i would blast it in the face and then die of a heart attack.

02-15-2010, 09:00 PM	#15
Maximilian II Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Northwest GA Posts: 1,381	Re: MAYBE IM PARANOID No paranoia registered here. A craftsman always keeps the tools handy! __________________ Karma is just justice, without the satisfaction. And I don't believe in justice. -Joe Sarno, bagman.

02-16-2010, 11:10 PM	#17
mesinge2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 538	Re: MAYBE IM PARANOID 9mm Taurus 905 in a false book sitting in the book shelf in my living room 3 feet from me right now. Attachment 34192 Attachment 34193 __________________ NRA Certified Instructor "A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercise. I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind ... Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks." 1785, Thomas Jefferson. Last edited by mesinge2; 02-28-2010 at 09:40 AM..

02-17-2010, 03:55 PM	#18
trapperdick Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Western, Maine Posts: 26	Re: MAYBE IM PARANOID I like the book idea, but it needs to be a Bible........the bad guys never read a Bible. __________________ Retired from 25 yrs in Law Enforcement

02-17-2010, 04:10 PM	#22
Big Shrek Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NorthWest Florida Posts: 923	Re: MAYBE IM PARANOID I'm a little more cruel...Engineering manuals make WONDERFUL hiding places. NOBODY, even other people from work, want to read those __________________ Marlin Specialist Calico Specialist A gun should be a tool in the hands of a deadly weapon, not a deadly weapon in the hands of a tool.

02-17-2010, 06:58 PM	#23
focusmaniaczx3 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 247	Re: MAYBE IM PARANOID i got one of the harry potter books as a gift a few years ago that i might hollow out. i dont think any limp noodle crooks would take that either. everyone knows criminals dont read, especially if they can just rent the movie. hell ive had the book for a few years now and i havent read it.

02-17-2010, 10:45 PM	#24
williamd Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 772	Re: MAYBE IM PARANOID YEP! My old 2 " thick Thomas Calculus book is not something anyone would want to look into! Maybe a physics would be more apprpriate, though???? __________________ "Outlaw guns and only outlaws will have guns!" But, we are moving that direction. NRA Benefactor, Vet VN '64-'65 Never sell a gun or a car and you can retire right!!

02-18-2010, 01:06 AM	#25
fleetwood1976 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Southern Indiana Contributor Posts: 1,333	Re: MAYBE IM PARANOID I have finger tip coded lock boxes on both levels. safes or cabinets in every room but the girls. I always carry one if not two or three with two locked in the truck. I would say if you are paronoid than I am too.