Carib Gyal
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We live outside of the town up on a hill, fairly isolated. We have 4 big outside dogs that we can understand their barks lol. When anyone comes even close, they go crazy. Plus they'll bite the shit out you. Then we have two smaller inside dogs who also go nuts when anyone is around. The theory is that we'll be wide awake and throwing down before anyone makes it to the house itself. No one comes up here uninvited, but if they did we'd know about it.Who locks up their guns and has to unlock them, then load them in an emergency? We keep ours loaded, the clips in and ready.
I used to have mine loaded and ready, but I realized that freak accidents could make them discharge. Since I live at the top of an intersection, I had a drunk driver crash into my front porch. The impact caused my grandfather's M1 garand to fall to the floor (it was on the shelf above my bed).
We also had an earthquake here on Long Island (the one that was caused by the underground nuclear detonation in Eric Cantor's Virginia District) that rattled my loaded firearms.
Now, under my bed there is a 12 gauge (Stevens pump with pistol grip and stock) with 5 shells in the magazine, but none in the chamber (so it can't accidentally discharge), and the old sabre leaning against my night-table (immediately adjacent to my bed) and my uncles combat knife on the bed table itself.
The theory is that I wouldn't want to discharge a firearm immediately upon awaking anyway, since I'd first have to put on my glasses. If I have time to put on my glasses, then I definitely have time to get the shotgun from under the bed.
If I don't have time to put on my glasses, I don't have time to get my shotgun from under the bed, and I wouldn't be able to use it against an intruder anyway since we would already be in hand to hand combat. The knife under a thin lace mat on the bed table is the best weapon.
The sword is the best weapon if the intruder is approaching but not in hand to hand range.
The gun is only the best option if he's in another room (which is thankfully the most likely case).
However, I wouldn't mind seeing the reaction of a bat-wielding thug when I draw a sabre. It would almost be worth dying for.
I bought a 42 inch broadsword in NYC too, but it is too long to use in a room, so it's also in the closet.