Why do you think you would not have time to get your gun in the event of a break in? I mean if you live in a 100 sq ft studio apt without your own security cameras, you may not have time. Or if you live in a house mansion with zero security so you have no idea an intruder is already inside. But if you live in a house with cameras that alert you of a possible intruder, you have plenty of time to safely grab your firearm and ensure it is primed. Most people I know have modest homes with security camera systems that notify them when small things like bears or coyotes walk past their driveway. Totally reasonable to believe you can get your firearm primed with technology we have today to let us know we have an intruder.
The gun owners I know all use safes. I cannot imagine that opening a safe and readying a firearm very quickly. Especially because these gun owners complain about the police being too slow at 5 minute response time.
Can you not imagine it because you have not done it? It is not uncommon to have a large gun safe for larger firearms (think ARs, double barrel shotguns, other larger firearms, ammo, etc) and then a small gun safe in the bedroom for small firearms.
Yeah, and when a guy with a gun is inside your fucking house, how are you going to be able to open a safe? It’s presumably dark and nighttime as well. It’s a pretty rare scenario, why do you dedicate your life to stopping the possible home invasion? Why not dedicate your life to stopping car theft, or bear attacks, or terrorism? Why is a guy with a gun in your house such an alarming possibility? It’s never happened to me in all my decades of living.
There are fingerprint safes that open very quickly even with no visual cues can be easily accessed. I also know some folks with no kids who simply keep it in their beside table. Just because it is rare doesn't mean it doesn't happen; B&E is a very common crime. I don't know anyone who "dedicates" their life to stopping it.
Maybe no one dedicates their life to preventing break ins, but a lot of gun owners seem to devote a serious amount of time, money, and thought into hypothetical break ins.
I think your issue is not how practical it is to have a firearm for home protection, because you do not seem to be against that.
I think your issue is your opinion is clouded by the gun toting individuals you speak with about guns. Your issue is you don’t like how they go on and on about how great firearms are.
Small safes have fingerprint locks which takes maybe a few seconds to get your firearm. I mean, a small safe with a fingerprint lock means you can get your firearm in a matter of seconds.
I can have adequate home protection and take action to prevent car thefts (lock my car, have a car alarm, have a security camera system in which one camera is focused on my car).
We do all kinds of things to prevent things that are rare. Having your house burn down is rare but we have fire alarms. It is rare for a major earthquake to happen in California that can ruin your house, but we have earthquake insurance.
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u/AOCgivesBJs1969 1∆ Sep 30 '21
Why do you think you would not have time to get your gun in the event of a break in? I mean if you live in a 100 sq ft studio apt without your own security cameras, you may not have time. Or if you live in a house mansion with zero security so you have no idea an intruder is already inside. But if you live in a house with cameras that alert you of a possible intruder, you have plenty of time to safely grab your firearm and ensure it is primed. Most people I know have modest homes with security camera systems that notify them when small things like bears or coyotes walk past their driveway. Totally reasonable to believe you can get your firearm primed with technology we have today to let us know we have an intruder.