"Nightstand" Set Up (and too close for comfort)

[OCRancher]

Originally Posted by Rodsteal

It is a Benelli M-1 (semi-auto), there is no "raking" involved. Instead of scaring the guys off that are trying to kill my family and having them talk about what a close call that was, the ones that survive could tell there friends that they have decided to have a career change.

I have an M4, and yanking the chamber open to load the first round with the loading lever can make enough of a sound to sound like a pump gun being racked. Heck, any metallic action sound to most people sounds like a gun is going into action. Wheel guns excluded for most part.

[Bombard]

Originally Posted by OCRancher

I have an M4, and yanking the chamber open to load the first round with the loading lever can make enough of a sound to sound like a pump gun being racked. Heck, any metallic action sound to most people sounds like a gun is going into action. Wheel guns excluded for most part.

Depending on how quiet it is...

I'd guess the sound of a 1911 being manually cycled would have the same effect as a shotgun, especially if the BG can't see what, exactly in being cycled.

The triple click sound of a single action revolver being cocked is pretty hard wired into my head, from all the Westerns I saw growing up.

[Nightingale]

Originally Posted by Poogsdad

I also have a highly trained "Attack Cat". If a cat can be bipolar, this cat is. She will go from "loving ball of fluff" to "Demon Spawn" in the blink of an eye.

I've got one of those too... a few days ago, he jumped off a six foot tall cat tree to rain furry death from above on the dog who had just stolen his catnip. Hit the dog dead on and knocked him over, upside down, and yelping.

The dog wouldn't be much good in an emergency other than to warn me, but hopefully the alarm would do that first. There's a glock 23 in the bedroom and a shotgun under the bed.

[Tom98915]

Originally Posted by emc002

I have 5, 3 and 1.5 year olds running around the house, so most everything is locked up one way or another. Big safe with dial for what I don't need to access too fast, two handguns (wifey's and my carry upon going to bed) in a biometric safe downstairs, one in a biometric safe upstairs.
Shotgun in a very strategic and secure location w/keypad access.

On a positive note, my 5 YO is very well trained, and very responsible from his toy guns to shooting my air rifles or .17 HM2 or .22 rifles. (With me present of course.)
In fact, during one malfunction training session in my office, I lost a snap cap under a sofa or something. Couldn't find it for days.
Training a while later, my son comes in to watch another training session. While picking up snap caps at the end of the training, I grumble something about losing one.
He says, "I know where it is Poppa."
"Where?"
"Behind that chair."
"Why didn't you get it for me before?"
"Because, Poppa, I don't touch ammunition or guns without your permission!"

Boy did I feel stupid and proud at the same time!

Sounds like you're doing a pretty decent job of teaching your kid respect for firearms. job well done!!