just out of curiosity, if you have your guns stored in a safe or gun cabinet/locker do you also keep trigger locks on each of them?

No. Not usually at least.

Negative. I would have too much trouble finding the key to get them unlocked in a situation. They are in the gun safe with full magazines alongside ready to go.

I keep them unlocked.

 

 

Unlocked in the safe.

unlocked in the safe, but i could lock them all individually, no real reason to tho.

I keep all my trigger/breech locks in one place; The bottom of a drawer, buried under junk.

Trigger locks are for households with children or trips to the range.

I have not yet met a trigger lock that I liked. There is no "fast access" trigger lock regardless of what anyone tells you.

I appreciate the responses everyone

guns stored in a safe no trigger lock.

Any rifle that's not for home defense has a trigger lock, combo, not keyed, I'd loose the key. Handguns secured for storage and the ones I keep loaded are in a rubber thumb safe at the ready.

 

Have a 11yo girl in the house so I have to be extra safe.

 

Harry

I live alone. I keep my lone handgun in my nightstand with a loaded mag in it. Is that bad?

I live alone. I keep my lone handgun in my nightstand with a loaded mag in it. Is that bad?

 

Living alona, naa, you should see what my friends from Texas that don't have kids keep around the house loaded, would make anyone from NJ head spin.

 

Harry

Unlocked always, in safe sometimes when people are over

I don't own any trigger locks. I was recently at a place where they were being given out for free. I didn't take any because I couldn't think of anybody that would want one.

Mine stay unlocked & in the safe. If you have kids in the house and you're forgetful like me(I've forgotten to lock the safe once) you could take them apart (handguns) and use cable locks for the long arms. If you really want to be safe you could take out the firing pins. I know that could become labor intensive, but that's probably what I'll do once I have kids. If you have a nightstand gun get a biometric safe and bolt it to the bed frame with red Locktite. I've heard a few stories about trigger guards causing accidental discharges with loaded firearms when removing the lock. Not sure if they're true or not, but I wouldn't want to find out firsthand.

I live alone. I keep my lone handgun in my nightstand with a loaded mag in it. Is that bad?

 

Do you leave it in the nightstand, loaded, when you're not home? If so, I'd look to get something to secure the firearm when you're away. Wouldn't want to come home during a burglary and run into thieves with your loaded firearm in their hands pointed at you, or just have it stolen and used in a crime.