Your "Go to home defense SHTF firearm!

[BuffCyclist]

Is everyone just paranoid? Or do you all live in bad neighborhoods? Or do you not trust your locks around the house? Perhaps it's just me, but I live alone and am not worried of someone breaking into my apartment. No kids either. I guess I could see having a firearm nearby in a bad neighborhood with no alarm system on the house and with a family living with me.

Granted I have a 5" sheathed knife hanging from my night stand, my pistol is in the closet (3ft away from bed) with a loaded mag accessible by left hand, pistol accessible by right hand (but I still have to insert the mag and chamber a round).

But I just got my Glock LE Pricing Purchase Certificate from GSSF and plan on adding a G35 or G23 as my other pistol. Which would most likely be my SHTF firearm of choice. I also have about 600rds of ammo, I sometimes feel I should get more...

edit: perhaps, I just imagine you guys having AR's, AK's, pistols and shotguns laying next to your beds. I can understand having firearms accessible in a hurry, but the need for a firearm in every room, or loaded already (not just mags loaded sitting nearby) is a bit much. And this is coming from a boy scout who grew up being prepared.

[SA Friday]

It's a fine line between paranoid and prepaired. In my experience the one being made fun of as paranoid are the exact same person everyone runs to right before the shooting starts.

[Troublco]

It's a fine line between paranoid and prepaired. In my experience the one being made fun of as paranoid are the exact same person everyone runs to right before the shooting starts.

+1. I'd rather be prepared and not need it than the other way around.

Mine is my XD 45, with my 686 full of blue glasers to hand to the wife.

[Bailey Guns]

Home defenses:

• Open approaches on all sides of the house with range markers
• 6 Jack Russel Terriers that can hear a flea fart from 1/2 mile away
• Wife works nights - "I pity the fool" that wakes her during the day
• Glock
• Trip-wires attached to red star-clusters
• Moat
• Claymores
• 16" Mini-14 LE Carbine
• Alligators
• Air Support

OK...I really don't have alligators. But they'd be cool.

[Ridge]

I've since mounted a Surefire G2 at the 11 o'clock position so I can tap it with my thumb...

[sniper7]

Depends on what room I am in.

could range from a 45 or a 9mm to 12 gauge with 8 rounds of 00 buck, or 30 rounds of 55 vmax hornady tap, if I happen to be by the safe it could get very interesting

[sniper7]

Ridge, I really think you need 30 rounds, maybe a beta mag. you never know when zombies could come

[BadShot]

OMG you guys all have GUNS!

[Ridge]

Ridge, I really think you need 30 rounds, maybe a beta mag. you never know when zombies could come

I have all my 30rders in the closet, loaded up ready to go in my range bag so I can make a move for the rooftop...

[DD977GM2]

Is everyone just paranoid? Or do you all live in bad neighborhoods? Or do you not trust your locks around the house?

I live in a nice neighborhood. Bad things happen to good people in good neighborhoods. I am just prepared. I wont be caughtinmyhouse without some sort of defensive weapon within arms reach. I even cut my grass with my CCW on. I work on the vehicles with my CCW on. You just never know. Rather have it and not need then not have it and need it. YMMV