you crack safes now too? no wonder how you were able to steal from your parents with such success.
nothing wrong with keeping a gun nearby when you're at home, but if you;re not at home at all, then it's a good idea to lock them up, lest you want to walk into your own house and be shot with your own gun.
I was at UT when the VaTech thing went down. I carried from that point forward. Even though it was 'not permitted' by the university. I had a Glock 19 in my backpack the rest of my time there.
Never had to use it.
I always have a gun within my grasp, except probably when I'm in the shower.
The safes take a minute to get into when you know the code.
Imagine the stress of hearing the foot steps of an intruder coming progressively closer to your bedroom as you try to open the lock to your safe.
I don't even like that my gun has a safety switch. I tried to remove it, but I'm not a gunsmith and decided to not follow the procedure I found online, which could screw up the gun if done improper.