Hi all,

 

Just a quick survey question. Haven't gotten my first handgun yet - but once I do (and take my basic pistol course) I was wondering how to keep my gun while tooling around the house.

 

Do you guys and gals carry at home?

 

If so, how? Holster, shoulder rig, pocket?

 

I usually throw on a pair of running shorts or something when I get home and get comfortable. What carry solutions would be good for something like that without a belt?

 

Thanks all

Sits next to me on the couch, table, bed, or counter.

Sits next to me on the coach, table, bed, or counter.

This. If I'm spending the night in the living room, it's either on the coffee table or next to me on the couch. Nothing fancy. At night, there's also a flashlight right next to it. I don't carry it with me because my house is relatively small, and only one story. If I'm in the bathroom or somewhere not next to the pistol, it would take me a matter of 3 seconds to get to the rifle I have in my room.

If I'm in the bathroom or somewhere not next to the pistol, it would take me a matter of 3 seconds to get to the rifle I have in my room.

 

That is what Vincent Vega thought in Pulp Fiction

I usually lounge around at home with clothes that have belt loops, and find the most comfortable place for a gun to be a belt-mounted holster.

Typically carry at home. Since we are in NJ and have limited ability to carry outside (unless we cross the state border) then carrying at home provides the opportunity to get used to carrying, so that when in PA (or elsewhere) you're not constantly touching/checking your firearm.

 

TheWombat

My carry holster (supertuck) has hooks to go over your belt, they could just as easily hook on an elastic waistband, it would just be tougher to draw since your pants would stretch.

 

EDIT: and unless your pants were snug the weight might pull them down, haha

That is what Vincent Vega thought in Pulp Fiction

 

Good friggin Call! +1

what about ankle holster? and can you carry in your backyard, i grill alot this time a year?

what about ankle holster? and can you carry in your backyard, i grill alot this time a year?

 

You're permitted to carry anywhere on your property. Be mindful of property lines though, as most people's property does not extend all the way to the street.

You are 100% allowed to carry your gun round your property. Open, concealed or in a mix. If you own a business, you can carry around your business (think of a liquor store owner or a Jeweler keeping a gun on him).

 

Now the real question is *do* you want to be that guy carrying on your property. It's probably perfectly OK if you live on a farm in Salem and you always have your .22 on you to keep the foxes away from chickens or whatever. But you may want to rethink this if you live in Bound Brook.

 

How you carry depends on what you get and your body type.

 

What do you plan on getting? What is your body type like? And we can take it from there.

Sometimes yes, sometimes no, but I always have one thats there for quick access just in case. I will say that when I plan a trip out of state I will carry more often at home prior to the trip just to get used to it again. Most times it's just my BG380 in a pocket holster..

Not with kids running around. And even before I had kids I didn't.

 

This seems Mall ninja-ish.

Wow...Where are you living that you feel a need to carry...in your HOME???

 

Just me, but I would not even consider carrying in my home. My 3 handguns are locked in my safe, unloaded.

But with that being said, maybe if I was living in the slums of Detroit, I would have a handgun very accessible.

Wow...Where are you living that you feel a need to carry...in your HOME???

 

Because crime and home invasions only happen in bad areas right?

Not with kids running around. And even before I had kids I didn't.

 

This seems Mall ninja-ish.

 

OMG, you reproduced????????

Jon,

 

I never said that! I certainly can understand and respect folks who choose to have their firearm loaded and easily accessible. but to actually

carry on you when you are in your own home...seems a bit odd to me.

Jon,

 

I never said that! I certainly can understand and respect folks who choose to have their firearm loaded and easily accessible. but to actually

carry on you when you are in your own home...seems a bit odd to me.

 

The best place to have a firearm loaded and easily accessible is on your person. If it's laying in a drawer somewhere, it does you no good when someone overpowers you at your front door. Also, if you have children walking around, the only way to guarantee they won't get their hands on it is if it's in a holster on your person.

That is what Vincent Vega thought in Pulp Fiction

 

LOL!! Good one.

 

Me? Gun is in the nightstand. In the safe during the day.

Wow...Where are you living that you feel a need to carry...in your HOME???

 

I will admit that there is a difference between *wanting* to carry and *needing* to carry. If you are ever at a point where you *need* to carry in your home, you should seriously consider moving if able.

 

It's 9:46 right now as I type this. I took the day off to take my kids to school, fix my toilet and do a couple of errands around the house. This is prime time for burglary in Cherry Hill. The landscapers are out. The bad guys can throw on a ratty t-shirt and hat, and start knocking on doors under the guise of soliciting landscaping or collecting payment. And they can try door handles and...

 

So carrying in your home is not necessarily a bad idea. It's also the only place to practice unless you own a business.

 

Here's the thing with carrying: if you choose to do so, you will have to alter your dress, your life, and probably your typical choice of gun.

 

If you lounge around in running shorts, the fact is that you won't be carrying a Beretta 92. My suggestion would be to go with something small and light Ruger LCR / LCP / LC9/ Beretta Nano/ PF9. Throw the gun in a Remora clipless holster and lounge around all you want.

 

If you choose to get a bigger, heavier gun like a Glock 19 or 26 and you want to carry around the house while wearing running shorts - its not going to happen unless you wear a shoulder holster or you switch your lounge wear to cargo pants or maybe those lightweight Colombia hiking pants.

 

Part of the whole gun-owner thing is being a good neighbor. If you are discrete and don't turn into "that guy," I have no problem with it. But you are not going to be discrete in a shoulder holster ... unless you throw a suit jacket on with your running shorts. And then the neighbors are really going to talk.

mcbethr,

 

With your explaination, I understand more and respect your decision.

I always pocket carry at home. Doesn't matter if im watching tv or outside cooking on the grill its in my pocket.

OMG, you reproduced????????

 

Can you please keep these childish comments to yourself, this is a serious thread.

 

Gracias

 

Ray Ray

I have a remora holster for my CM9. It seems to work pretty well for sweat pants / shorts / pocket carry

 

http://www.remoraholsters.com/

 

Since this is NJ, i dont have much real world carry experience with it, but it seemed fine around the house. When im in PA and carry i usually use a regular IWB holser that attaches to the belt.

I have a remora holster for my CM9. It seems to work pretty well for sweat pants / shorts / pocket carry

 

http://www.remoraholsters.com/

 

Since this is NJ, i dont have much real world carry experience with it, but it seemed fine around the house. When im in PA and carry i usually use a regular IWB holser that attaches to the belt.

 

I just ordered a Remora..... With the tuckable option.

I don't leave anything around because of the kids. Safes , all in safes. Easily accessible by me , my dogs are good perimeter alarms . No matter where they are they go nuts even if it is a delivery. They always alert when someone has crossed onto the property. They are good dogs. When I am home alone during the day I let them out one at a time , one is usually inside with me.

 

If I carried something in the house it would have to be something like a Nano tucked into a nice set of Thunderwear ( only half kidding). I often have a kid on each hip , don't want anything digging in to anyone . Plus it could make holes in the trampoline or something lol

 

I would not want my daughter to see it on me. She is 5 and can't be trusted to be discreet yet. I am all for standing up for our rights , and I don't feel like I should have to hide gun ownership , but I also feel it is my cause to fight not my daughter's. In a nutshell I don;t want her friends to not be allowed at her house to play. If I tell parents around here yes we have guns and yes we have them kept safely in a locked safe it would fly and they will most likely be fine with it. If Molly tells them Mommy carries a gun in her pants around the house it will be crickets and tumbleweed at the kid's next birthday party or sleepover.

 

I told ONE other mother I was a gun owner. She is a close friend. The worst she does is do the Eddy Murphy " why did you eat the ice cream off the floor" in the Clint Eastwood voice thing. I've known her for 22 years and even she needed assurance the guns were locked up before having her kids over.

 

When my daughter is a bit older and has a better filter , it will be up to her what she wants to tell people because she'll be old enough to understand judgement by others and sometimes you have to stand up to it. But right now she will just feel bad and cry if her friends are not allowed to come over which is exactly what would happen if she blabs that I carry in the house .

 

So it would have to be concealed even from the kids ( as in a Nano in a concealed holster ) ..

 

As an aside I frequently drill getting to the safes and opening them. I put multiple fingerprints in the biometrics ..if the capacity is 100 , you should make 100 different sets of your fingerprints in there. Perimeter alarms (woof) that will buy me some time and being familiar and comfortable with our safe set up will just have to do for now Until I get a Nano...nano. lol

When my 22 year old son was 4 I started him shooting. Always had guns in the house. Never a problem with the neighbor kids. Didn't wear one exposed, but had a .380 Colt Mustang in a pocket from time to time. By the time he graduated 6th grade, his cased .22 rifle was under his bed, just in case, when I wasn't home. No big deal. Plenty of friends over the house. He knew to not mention it. Later, we joined the Scouts and took car loads of Scouts out to the range, with their parent's permission. Some parents came with us, some didn't. He helped R-O and teach, a real natural. Made me proud!

I've carried my ruger LCR on occasion in my home, If we have the doors and windows open on a nice day, im in and out of my garage or whatever it cant hurt. Im not in a bad area, at least I dont feel so, but When we had them string of robberies in and around the woodbride mall we were a little more alert with things, since im not too far from there.

When my 22 year old son was 4 I started him shooting. Always had guns in the house. Never a problem with the neighbor kids. Didn't wear one exposed, but had a .380 Colt Mustang in a pocket from time to time. By the time he graduated 6th grade, his cased .22 rifle was under his bed, just in case, when I wasn't home. No big deal. Plenty of friends over the house. He knew to not mention it. Later, we joined the Scouts and took car loads of Scouts out to the range, with their parent's permission. Some parents came with us, some didn't. He helped R-O and teach, a real natural. Made me proud!

 

The minute my daughter does not experience muzzle droop even with a cricket gun ( we tried lol ) She will learn to shoot. And we have talked in depth about guns and gun safety.

 

As for what other parents think - the new breed of parents are different. Much more paranoid and influenced by every single piece of text put out by the fear mongering media. I thought I was going to have to separate 2 women the other day..one accused the other of cheaping out and putting her 4 year old in a booster that was a lap belt combo rather than a 5 point harness . It turned into a huge argument with the cheap booster mom in tears.

 

And I have to be completely blunt here..unless I knew the person in question well and shot with them and knew they were safe with firearms I would not want my daughter at a home where one or both of the parents was carrying. For instance , I have met and talked in depth to a few forum members here and would be totally comfortable with them being around my kids with firearms , holstered or not.

 

But let's say Sally from school - her mom or dad that I never really saw handle firearms? I would need to go to the range with them or something and see how well they conduct themselves. Just a handful of trips to a range has taught me that out of 10 ports I usually see at least 3 people I am REAL uncomfortable around. Not every trip , but often enough. And yes , if a friend's house has a pool I also like to take a look see to make sure it is gated and the kids can't play in or around it unsupervised . It is hard to balance not being paranoid and accepting the fact that there are a lot of idiots out there and you can't assume they will keep your small child safe if you are not there.

 

That does not mean I would not let my daughter over someone's house just because they carried in the house. It just means I would set up a date to go meet the parents and talk about guns and maybe go to the range. Since I shoot too it is an easy in to find out whether or not they seem responsible. And I would have no problem affording them the same courtesy. But I think a lot of parents around here would just out right ban our house if they heard we carried - without being interested in finding out of we were fsafe with our OC or CC while in the home.

 

I would also have no problem carrying around the house something that was very concealed from everyone including my kids , and very comfortable. Maybe Krdshrk will let me see his Nano next time we meet up at USPSA or IDPA:)

I have a "portable" mini safe that I can carry from room to room and it gives me quick access to a loaded gun. It is a little box with a keypad and it has a handle and I can open in the dark. Toying with the idea of making it blend in in some fashion... flowers, sports backpack (red, white and blue) w/ dirty sneakers tied to it, etc? And, I want to make sure it contents don't rattle around too much. As talked about earlier, it does not have a prize possession in it, but a utilitarian tool that doesn't mind some scratches, etc. With children, that is much more preferred than carrying a holstered weapon.

 

If I lived alone, I would still use it and have a few pump shotguns around, as you can get quite a few for the price of a quality handgun.