i know alot of you like to stash guns around your house. one in the kitchen drawer, shottie behind the door etc.
this is a really bad idea. if someone enters your home unarmed for a simple robbery... well lookie there they just stumbled across your piece.
now you face the very real possibility of having to face the felon you just armed, defending yourself against your own weapon.
if your gun is not within your arm span it would be unloaded and locked away.
for home defense i rely on the old scatter gun
having a wife and kid in the house, letting off high velocity pistol rounds is 100% out of the question.
id be glad to demonstrate the piss poor man stopping capabilities and over penetrating tendencies of the 9mm.
if i must use the 1911 for home defense it always stays packed with glaser or magsafe. some sort of frangible round that wont kill my kid on an errant shot/miss/deflection