I live in California and a vet and also former EMS! I work good under pressure! And gotta love how you believe that a safe is going to kill you, instead of failing to understand why training is good for these situations! Thank you for the video! I’ll follow someone else! 😎
California must got you all offended over a video. Geez kid. Chill out. Imagine someone being able to have their own opinion without kids being so offended. And ✌️
@@frogmantactical Not offended! But I also understand a lot of what is going on here! And is it part government? Yes. And it also part the people that feel entitled to everything and not willing to do their fair share! But more people say, a safe will kill you, instead of addressing proper techniques and training! Just like I and my family are in our home defense!
You may work well under pressure, but not everyone does! He’s not saying you shouldn’t own a safe, but to be careful with what safe you get, and prefers if you can to keep a firearm with you.
If not able to get to a firearm from safe in time, the possibility of the torture your spouse, children and or you could endure to open the safe. What if they don’t know how to open it and you aren’t there? How’s your training going to matter in that scenario?
Cali resident here. As a single female I’ve had to draw my firearm in my home on 2 separate occasions. The best thing here is the emphasis on scenario based training. I also carry in my house (even before these incidents). Love your videos!!
A retired Marine told me that when I am in my home I need to have my CCW on my person at all times. He said to me, you have more to lose in your own home than anywhere else. I have been following his advice ever since.
I’m sorry but that’s weird. Have it somewhere you can access it easily, but carrying it around in your home when you’re washing the dishes, doing laundry, watching TV…..that’s weird. Also, one thing that can prevent that kind of paranoia is to live somewhere with a low crime rate.
@@Sarge51BG also if you are that worried have a lot of redundancies to alert you to trespassers.It's2023, there are a LOT of options of motion sensors and alarms. Unless i'm being attacked by some crazy ninja, by the time someone get near my doors or windows (which are ALL heavily fortified as i live in a hurricane area and high impact windows and doors serve multiple purposes) and gets inside i can have myself and family secured. Our area has had a huge increase in home invasions recently so i do take this serious.
While he is objectively correct, I am willing to risk that aspect of my life for comfort in my home. That said, I have a gun hidden in every room, so it's not like I am really risking that much. I always have one in the immediate area and accessible. If I plan to invite someone over, then ya, I might store those away and just concealed carry, depends who the person is. If you were not invited then the door never even opens.
the skits at the beggining of these videos really portray how things could end up as well as providing high quality visual aids for the viewers! Continue creating these cinematic masterpieces please.
My husband has encouraged me for years to carry at all times. We live in a rural area and when my husband isn't here the protection of my family is my responsibility. If something terrible happenes to my family and I could have protected them and didn't it would be completely my fault. Your videos have definitely reinforced that I need to be aware and ready at all times. Thank you!
I didn't grow up in a family that was familiar with guns. I have loaded and fired guns before, but never kept them loaded at home. I want to get more serious about personal safety, which would obviously mean keeping the guns loaded. However, I am planning on having children soon, and I'm afraid they could have some kind of terrible accident if they find a loaded gun. I would obviously try to educate them, but I don't think I want to trust the lives of my children entirely to their own judgment. How can I store a gun in a manner that is useful for self-defense, but out of the reach of children?
@brendangolledge8312 speaking from the point of view of a kid who could break into anything and pick locks from a young age, they're going to most likely find a way. If you raise them right, and teach them responsibility as early as possible, you'll be doing just fine. More often than not, the judgement of the student depends on the ability of the teacher to teach
@@brendangolledge8312 gun on your person is safe from kids because it is in your control. A night stand gun safe can keep it secure and available at night. You could also get a gun with a magazine disconnect and simply remove the magazine at night. Toddlers will be far less likely to have an accidental discharge but it is a trade off. My dad started teaching me to handle guns around 2 or 3 years old. It is perfectly reasonable to teach kids responsibility and safe handling.
My dad familiarized me, taught me, and instilled safety with firearms as a youngzter.....several hunting rifles were always locked up to protect against theft, but the few home/self defense arms were not locked but always loaded......never once did any of those tools ever decided to shoot themselves.
We had 13 guns in the house when I was growing up (all rifles and shotguns, no handguns), and they were always hanging on the wall or propped up in a closet...never locked up. They always had full magazines (never chambered in the house or vehicle), ready to cock and rock. They also never jumped up and started shooting by themselves, well, except once, when I built a radio controlled servo-activated remote trigger system in the backyard for fun (farm life). lol
@@paulis7319 "except for one, when I built" love it :) If I had the personal land to do such experimenting on, I would too. Btw, this topic has me thinking of Jackal with Bruce Willis.
@@nate2838 I wish it were legal to build one with the latest technology (last one was in the 1980's) so I could stick it out in the pasture and "hunt" from my phone wherever I am and go pick up the game later. 🤣
Yup, I agree, hi from South Africa, I only lock my safe when leaving the house. My go to rifles are a SKS and FN FAL. They are not locked up when I am home. They are at arms length and I carry a hangun at all times. Cheers 4:38
I used to swear by gun safes. My first pistol sat in a safe, in the top of the closet unless I went to the range. I was walking down the hall talking on the phone with my brother one night and some random dude walks up asking if I have a smoke. I say no, and stand inbetween my door and my neighbors door facing him hoping he’ll walk away and not see the apartment I’m going in. He asks “is that your front door?”. Man I instantly thought this guys gonna pull a pistol out and try to walk me in my own place. I saw him reach into his pants and just reacted. Dude wound up stabbing me in the upper arm the hand and my thigh while wresting him. My neighbor down the hall heard the commotion and came out yelling, dude took off running. That was 12 years ago, not one days gone by that I don’t have a gun on me today, and I’m an amateur boxer, still couldn’t stop this dude from stabbing the shit out of me. No point in owning a firearm if it’s not accessible when you need it most
That sucks that happened, Boxing is great. . . But you need a grappling or really any martial art that teaches kicks to deal with knives effectively, because just punches against a knives wielder is not really ideal.
Yeah knives are pretty much impossible to defend against. You're pretty much guaranteed to get sewing machined in hand to hand no matter your skillset lol. Best bet is to run if you can. Criminals seem to always know when to catch you slipping huh? lol
What I learned when it comes to knife fights is to keep distance, with guns, close the distance. This being said, with stabbings the winner dies in the hospital and the loser dies on scene. Thank goodness this run-in wasn’t deadly and later you were able to keep a firearm on you, stay safe
A safe is to keep things locked up when you're not home. When at home it should always be readily available. Laws that make you unsafe are NOT to be followed! You decide what keeps you safe. Agents of the atate that demand they dictate your safely are to be dismissed without thoughts or concerns.
Absalutly !! I pray to god I NEVER have to use the least of my defensive skills . And sorry biometrics just prompts the real bad guys to acquire your fingers ...NOPE THEY BE PICKIN UP AT LEAST 180 GRAINS OF EXTRA WIEGHT BY THEN .
Agreed with the point about safes with a key. BUT, if you live alone or don't have to worry about children getting to the guns, then either keep the key in the safe or just keep the safe open when you are home. Another point is that keys can be broken, especially under stress.
Here is another issue. Many times a person does not know their house is being broken into until the person with bad intensions is already inside the house. You have no time to get into a safe.
that to me is a bigger problem than the safe then. There is no reason anyone should be able to enter you home without you knowing long before they get in. Alarms and fortified entryways tome are far more important than your gun.
@@memyself898 In a perfect world, the sound of an alarm will frighten off a home invader every time. Unfortunately most people aren't going to utilize home alarms while they are already home, so the first line of defense is going to be locks on doors and windows. A determined burglar will be able to defeat locks, and it's up to the individual skill of each criminal and luck of the homeowner whether they go undetected until they can get inside. Once they are inside, it is a race to get to your gun. If the homeowner is the sort to keep firearms stored around the house in secret spots that only they know about, then they have a much better chance than somebody who has to make it to their gun safe, open it, and stop the threat. To your credit, there are security systems that do exactly as you suggest. There exist security cameras that track movement and will announce "you are being recorded" whenever the camera detects that somebody is on the property. Something like this is practically guaranteed to make criminals think twice, but a security package like this won't be within everybody's budget. Some can only afford a few budget firearms or the security system, not both.
@@gregstone8891 How is that wrong. You do not have time to get into a gun safe. Many times the criminal is inside the house before anyone knows. You call the police or spend 3 minutes trying to get into a gun safe and your dead. What has changed in our county is that people do not teach gun safety or how to use guns from a young age. They use to teach firearm safety in school. We had shooting classes. We all grew up around guns in our houses. You let crime run wild like the Democrats run cities have and you get crime and like drugs and gang fights for control of areas. Then you have break in and robberies. Well my home does not get robbed. The person won't be walking away.
Listen!!! As a woman who had THREE Men walk in my home in broad daylight, I carry my weapon on me in the house until I go to bed , that gun is under my pillow!! I do keep a gun within arms reach in every room in my home! When I racked that shotgun it was buttholes and elbows trying to kill each other to get out of my house! Thank God I was upstairs when they walked in!! They were arrested 2 weeks later doing daytime home breaking while peoppe were at work!!
I have never experienced what you have, but I am also a woman, and I don’t ever carry a gun unless it’s loaded. I don’t have a shotgun in the house, but I do have an HK MR762A1. I always have a gun near me in every room.
My wife and I are the only ones in our house. My guns are loaded and strategically located. The rifle is loaded with soft point bullets that won’t penetrate walls for neighbors safety. No one can tell me how to store weapons in my house
Frogman, as a professional locksmith / safe technician, a safe is not where you want to keep your EDC or home defense weapon. I have seen every type of lock on safes fail regularly. If it’s electronic, the batteries should be replaced once a year and at the very first sign of trouble opening the safe with any type of lock, call a professional to service it and don’t do it yourself, it will and can cost you your life or your family. And always find a way to bolt the safe either down to the floor or to the wall. Preventive maintenance is far cheaper than a repair when it won’t open.
I keep my safe unlocked with the key in the lock, I am home there is no need to have it locked. I don't have children at home so no worries about little hands. The safe is for when I am not home, when I am home there is always a firearm near, or on me in the home. I also have a compound bow by me at my desk. A barking early warning system is also a good help, it works so good just a car driving down the road results in the dogs barking. Last burglar in one of my sheds had to go to the hospital for dog bites, he was crying for help when my wife rescued him.
lol sounds like a waste of time. Nothing against carrying while home but no need to sit around waiting for something to happen 😂 just stay alert and enjoy yourself.
When my kids were little, I used to carry my pistol all over the house. Protection from door kicking thugs, I'd always have access and little fingers wouldn't, and the last reason....my kids got used to seeing a weapon. It was a training opportunity. "Dad, can I look at your gun?" "Sure, what are the safety rules?" It made my family see that a firearm was a tool, nothing more.
Facts, the more you try to hide kids from guns the more curious they become. I load them up in the car and take them to the range. I tested them by leaving an unloaded firearm on the couch and ran to the store. My younger daughter saw it and immediately called me about it. The cam showed my older son checked it to make sure it was empty and put it in a safe place so his younger sibling could not reach it. 1st lesson assume every gun is real and loaded.
As a dad of 4 teens, this is something I weigh constantly. Keeping guns in a safe protects my family from themselves (suicide or accident), but could prevent me from protecting them from others. The odds of home invasion are MUCH lower than accidental or intentional self harm, but I can't imagine being unarmed and less able to protect them in the case of an intruder. I really don't know what the best answer is.
Keep your EDC on your person when at home. That way you're prepared whether you're watching TV, making dinner, cutting grass, or whatever. You could also stage biometric safes in different parts of your home. One in the kitchen, one in the living room, one by the bed, etc.
I have a kid too. I keep an edc on me often and used safes that can be quickly accessed. My nightstand has a biometric safe. Keeps the kid safe but allows me to access the weapon nearly as quickly as opening the drawer.
Your right. I think most deadly shootings in the home are self inflicted. Teen suicide and accidents are ridiculously high so I get what you are saying. It's probably good though to just have the 1 that you keep on yourself that is light and easy to keep with you and the others have locked up in the safe.
i also hate gun safes because around 5 years ago my grandfather had over 70 guns stolen from his locked up gun room, and all of his safes. All of the safes had been unlocked somehow and no sound was heard in the night, as his safes were in a barn about 100 feet from the house And because this happened about a week after he had gotten rid of his firearms dealer licensce ( or whatever the technical name of it was), and after we heard about liberty safes, every one in my family swears ATF agents or FBI or some government people broke into his property and stole all of his high capacity, semi-automatics. didn't even touch anything else.
I've been locked out by my biometric fingerprint safe, just because it didn't read my print right, several times in a row. Definitely not suitable for a high stress situation.
Hopefully with a biometric safe you have one that takes up to 10 or more fingerprints. Still not the greatest option, but an option nevertheless. This way your not depending on 1 print to open especially if bleeding, sweating or something. Honestly we should Always Be Carrying, especially at home because this is when we are most relaxed and most vulnerable.
My favorite is rolling a combination slightly right and merely roll left to the last number of the combination. That being said I am always armed even at home.
My Dad was broken in on at 11:00 at night after just getting his pistol out of the safe. Someone knocked softly on the door so he went to the safe, while coming out of his bedroom door he saw two armed robber kick in the door to the carport (side of house) and they exchanged fire. Point being he never leaves his pistol locked in the safe anymore.
I went to a house several years ago, where an active shooter (daughters ex) murdered a family. As we were entering the front door the shooter took his own life, depriving us of the honors. 3 family members were dead, but the 20-year-old son escaped out the back door, shot in the neck (he survived). The daughter dead, shot in the abdomen and forehead, her brains across the dining room floor. Shell casings up the staircase and bullet holes in the master bedroom door, indicated that dad must have looked downstairs and was fired upon by the suspect. Entering the master BR, mom was still in bed, her right hand with a bullet hole in it and a bullet hole in her face. Dad was on the floor, a gunshot wound to the center of his back and one to the back of his head. Dad had a Ruger 9mm handgun next to him, trigger lock firmly in place. The handgun magazine (unloaded) along with a box of ammo was located in his closet. The moral of the story is you are responsible for your own safety and security. Your firearm must be on your person or at least within arm's reach at all times.
Prob bes he took that away from you. You would have found yourself in legal trouble when people try to argue you did not qualify for stand your ground as you moved toward the threat. Stand your ground means no duty to retreat. It does not mean right to seek out the threat. Only police are given that right. I may not agree with it, but this is the world we live in.
I dunno if the graphic details is necessary. Always defend yourself and others. It speaks volumes of concern to your word choice though as no one should WANT to kill anyone, even if they have to.
Home repair guy here... you don't need to use nails to reinforce the striker of your door. They make longer "security" screws specifically for the striker that you can put in to ensure that you have purchase on the stud. A screw will hold better than a nail, and will also go in more easily so that you don't mar the striker or frame during installation. Your assailant will likely still breach the door, but it will now take several kicks more. Great vid, really appreciate the advice you give in these videos!
As a fellow home builder, I fully agree with you. I will even raise you one with this tip: remove striker, drill hole sized for a five inch long, 1.5 gauge steel nipple (wide enough for the deadbolt), pound nipple deep into door frame until flush, replace striker. Now the deadbolt seats into a solid steel tunnel, buried 5 inches into the 2x4s. After my under-construction house was burglarized, I rebuilt both "security" doors (laughably inadequate) and installed this.
Wow I actually really appreciate these videos... been around guns my whole life and always ran the scenarios of defense in my head but your videos are showing me a lot I either overlooked, didn't know or just plain good advice! Appreciate it brother stay strong
I taught both my boys when they were very small the loud bang of a gun and it was something they did not even want to touch. When they were old enough then I tought them the most important rules and let them shoot a few times it took the forbidden fruit factor away….
I had my pistol in a locked case called a life jacket. It uses a key. When I thought someone had broken in my house and was coming up my basement stairs, I could barely get the key into the lock and get the gun out. This will absolutely happen to most people.
Poland here, and here we have to have everything locked up, with mags empty. Police can sometimes come and check if we store stuff properly, but since they have to announce it, I've heard people usually unload mags only for officer's visit. What I can add is that you can utilize the safe's door as an obstacle, so that you can hide behind it.
In Australia we not only have to have guns locked in an approved safe but the ammo and mags have to be locked in a separate container within the safe. That means that they are useless as self defence tools. You can’t legally use them to defend yourself here anyway. I saw an example in NSW once a bloke noticed someone attempting a break in and unlocked his legal gun and apprehended the criminal at gunpoint. Called the Cops and handed him over and was promptly charged and his weapons confiscated, shooters licence revolked etc. The irony was the gun was unloaded. Public outcry soon had the decisions reversed and he got his weapons back. I don’t want to see a proliferation of guns here as it’s generally a safe place, but I just wish the Cops would use some bloody common sense!
@@diggerrob6356 australian here, the nation is a fucking shithole and the cops are filth. Nothing here to protect us and we have zero rights. This place is not safe people are being stabbed EVERYDAY.
For your internal hollow core doors, as Frogman said reinforce your striker and hinges with 3 to 4 inch screws. Also, measure the thicknes of that door. If it's say inch and a quarter go buy 1inch drywall screws. From inside the room, drill the screws into the door. Making sure they are slightly counter sunk so you have a smooth surface to paint over. You do this because the weakest point of the door is going to give first. If you've tied your striker and hinges into the framing, then that leaves the center of the door and around the handle as the weakest point. With the screws literally just behind the other side of the door as they kick or push to come through the door, well you get the idea. Enjoy
@thegunsngloryshow it's better to be alive to fight that obsurd charge. I'd take my chances, the state cannot constitutionally tell you, you can't protect yourself. The only reason they do is because people have allowed it with no resistance.
My gunsafe is my favorite distraction device in my system. I use it to store my batteries and my toilet paper. There are two camera's focused on my safe and one inside facing out. Burglars/thieves always assume your valuables are in the safe. I keep my FA boxes ( the boxes my pistols came in ) sitting on top of the safe with about two boxes of cheap ammo. It really completes the illusion that there just MUST be good stuff inside it. Burglars/thieves will waste an incredible amount of time trying to get into that safe instead of trying to discover the TRUE hiding places around my home where one might find valuables. I have two burglar alarm systems as well. I have the one that was already here when I bought the place, and the one I installed after moving in that is covert and not readily detectable. Anyway . . . . gunsafes can be useful - if utilized appropriately.
@@KCBluesJams That happens when you've been burglarized in 3 different homes in 3 different States 3 different times. Once I got all my property back except for one pistol ( _Thanks again Tennessee!_ )
Better to give thieves full access to free guns than putting them in a safe. Remember to also put a NRA or Navy seal sticker on your truck so that they know they should follow you home.
Amen! A gun in your safe is not ready to defend you and ultimately serves zero purpose. It’s worse than carrying a gun with an empty chamber. If a loaded gun scares you, get more training
LOL Its not the loaded gun that scares people, its the the long arm of the tyrannical law! As he stated at the beginning of the video, California and other Blue states requires law-abiding citizens to have their guns locked away & inconvenient.
I'm really big on staging. I have a 1-3 foot rule I my house. Any room I'm in house, 1-3 foot away from being able to protect myself. When things go tits up, the one thing you don't have on your side is time. Time is always a factor.
This is a great video showing a little bit of reality into a stressful situation. Everyone thinks they are rambo untill your attacker is already in your home. It's a little bit of a hassle but I always choose to keep my EDC on my person as much as I can💪
Well done. These points are exactly the reason I distribute my weapons. I have a safe but its primarily for those guns that are not used regularly or if I'm traveling I'll lock everything up.
For safekeeping of surplus firearms, a big sturdy safe with a mechanical dial. For your self defense guns in your home or vehicle, a safe with a simplex lock. This way, it’s still very fast, but you’re not at the mercy of a battery, electricity, or biometrics not working.
This is what I do. Self defense weapons are either on me or in a VAULTEK Slider next to me. Long guns are in a safe with loaded mags ready to go. Bulk ammo is stored elsewhere.
StopBox USA has a neat retention device that doesn't rely on keys, batteries, or dials. It's all mechanical and can be opened in under a second, but keeps wandering hands from accessing your firearm.
Wanted you to know I rarely make comments. You are the primary UA-cam channel I watch. Really enjoy the information and general content. I have discontinued many channels, but yours remains one of my two favorites. Wanted to thank you for the work you do, especially with home Protection advice. Keep up the great work.😊
That is a hollow door. Can be kicked in in 1 second. Replace the screws as suggested, but also replace the door with a solid core door and door jam armor.
Regardless of the type of safe circumstances dictate you own, opening it at least once daily (to pull out one of your guns to caress lovingly for a few minutes) will make opening it in a crisis come more easily. Another reason to open it frequently is to keep something else in the same safe - petty cash, television remote, etc - just not something that could be disasterous if you can't access it for some reason, like car keys or toothbrush.
I use the Vaultek MXI handgun safe for my home storage defensive needs. It is biometric but comes with a remote panic fob you can conceal anywhere in the house . Works great for when I have company over and I don't feel comfortable with a firearm laying around for quick access. I always appreciate your videos and God Bless.
Excellent video! Have several safes and would like to emphasize the importance of knowing how quickly you must be able to access your firearms in an emergency. One must practice the steps needed to quickly retrieve a firearm. And don't keep them all in one place, you may be in another home location when someone trys to do you harm. I have them in multiple locations and don't forget the importance of hiding some in plain sight/places one wouldnt expect to find them.
I have a similar game plan for my home. I will retreat to my master closet where my weapons are ready to go if needed and extra loaded magazines are also available, and I can trigger the security system from my closet. I can also position myself behind multiple door frames the way the house is built bc I know dry wall will not stop a bullet, but several 2x4s just might. From that position and viewpoint if I can see you, you’ve made your intent clear, and the first PID I get im lighting up that fatal funnel bc the only way to get to me forces the intruder to put themselves on the X. Make a plan. Practice it.
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Law student living in a 1 bedroom apartment. I have a little drawer in my living room where I keep my gun when I’m in the house, and I keep it in another drawer in my nightstand when I go to bed. Lock your bedroom door if you live alone! That’ll give you a good second or two. However, I have night terrors occasionally. So I keep the safety on and I don’t keep one in the chamber.
Pray to Jesus to deliver you from your night terrors. I had nightmares as a kid and my mom taught me to pray befoee bed that God would protect me from them. They went away then. 3 times I have seen demons in my dreams, attempting to harm another person or scare me from a distance (they are not allowed to harm me because Jesus is my shield). I rebuked them in Jesus' name and they shriveled up and fled. But first please read Acts 19 starting in verse 13. A good example of a time UNBELIEVERS tried to rebuke demons. You are helpless against Satanic atttack if you don't believe in Christ. If you are not a Christian read the Bible and repent of your sins, there is no higher priority.
Jason - your advice on gun safes make a lot of sense. The only problem I see with biometric safes given what recently just happened is the likelihood of companies having a backdoor code to get in and the management/ownership of the safe company caving in to dubious/questionable warrants to search.
Buddy of mine had a biometric lock on his pistol safe, months down the road they learned it opened for anyone putting their thumb to it. Lesson of the day, don't go cheap
I luckily live in a free state. I have a heavy duty gun safe with a combination however, my safe is always open when I am home. It wouldn’t really matter if it was closed because few of my weapons are in it anyway. They are strategically placed throughout my home except one which is basically within six inches of me or on me 99% of the time. The only time that most of my weapons are locked in the safe along with my checkbook and iPad is when I leave my home. I have carried for decades so one is still on me when I leave. Unfortunately this is not practical for everyone. I have no children here so that concern isn’t there. That being said I grew up in a home with weapons. My father was a career marine with three tours of war and a drill instructor for a couple years so let’s just say that I had very good training from beyond memory almost. The long guns were in a cabinet. Not very secure but these were different times. One time dad was gone for a couple weeks and a neighbor saw that my mother had a peeping Tom visiting our windows. When my father returned and found out, he immediately took my mother out and taught her to shoot. We all went, but I was like four years old so it wasn’t my time to learn to shoot, but we were taught gun safety. We could see up close the destroying power that a gun has. My father answered every question I had. He let me handle the weapon any time I asked and would teach me more stuff. I knew where the weapon was located where my mother could quickly retrieve it should the need arise. She became a very good shot and I felt more safe knowing she could protect us when he was on maneuvers. I learned to shoot around eight years old. I hunted on my own or usually with a friend at age fourteen. These were different times. I sometimes took my weapon to school with me and left it leaning against the wall in the principals office with my satchel and vest with my permit and picked it up after school let out. This saved me a two mile walk and a good bit of daylight, out of my way to my hunting grounds. As I said, these were different times. After my military service I got my CWP and just never gave it much thought, it seemed normal. I did handle a good amount of cash so it seemed prudent. Every neighbor I knew had guns and they weren’t locked up. There were crazy people, but back then we had institutions where they were put. They pretty much did away with them. Seems to me like that was a bad call. I don’t know how everything got so out of whack. Two fourteen year olds walking down the road with long guns only had neighbors stopping and asking what we were having for dinner, and what time should they come over. That kind of stuff. We would see five or ten neighbors on our way to our hunting grounds several times a week all smiles and waves. Not a concern whatsoever. One time I went with a friend to a store a couple miles up the road. There was a notorious dangerous “S” curve by an old cemetery on the way. My mother got three phone calls from neighbors concerned for my safety walking on that stretch of road. How did we get from that mentality to the one of today ? The real problem is ignorance. We need to start teaching kids young about guns as some founding fathers suggested. Gun safety, proper handling, how to shoot. Fear is only out of ignorance, just as many/most prejudices are. They need to learn about guns long before they need to learn about sex and all of its many peculiarities. They need to learn why we have the second amendment. It has zero to do with hunting. It has zero to do with target or competition shooting. It has to do with the ability to provide safety for ourselves, our loved ones, and neighbors, communities, states, country, and primarily to guard against an overbearing authoritarian ruling body, weather from invasion by a foreign entity, or God forbid our own government becoming tyrannical. It’s kinda scary how close that seems these days. I’m an old man and we said the pledge and heard the morning prayer and that was in public school. Our schools need to get back on track. I won’t be here much longer but I’m praying that we can turn it back around. It really was a good life. Sorry for the lengthy diatribe.
I didn't grow up in a family that was familiar with guns. I have loaded and fired guns before, but never kept them loaded at home. I want to get more serious about personal safety, which would obviously mean keeping the guns loaded. However, I am planning on having children soon, and I'm afraid they could have some kind of terrible accident if they find a loaded gun. I would obviously try to educate them, but I don't think I want to trust the lives of my children entirely to their own judgment. How can I store a gun in a manner that is useful for self-defense, but out of the reach of children?
@@brendangolledge8312 You could do what someone I know did. Explain that when with you, they may handle them appropriately, and be instructed. If they do it without you, their hands will be broken. No lie. It worked well. Say hello to Gabby for me.
@@brendangolledge8312 Get creative. Children have limited access, especially during the first 4 to 5 years of life, so keep them out of reach or concealed. There are tons of new products coming on the market daily that offer concealment with varying degrees of easy access. And you can in fact have guns unloaded in your home, but still be equally effective in defense. I don't carry on my person, so I have staged magazines ON MY WAY to my staged firearms. I have adopted the rule that I will never have a loaded firearm in my house unless SHTF - this eliminates the "accidentally found firearm issue" since it is by itself useless, and it also eliminates potential carelessness on my part when handling them at home). So it's a matter of grabbing the magazines on the way and moving to the final stop to insert them into my firearm. I also have intentionally bought handguns with external safeties under the same belief than a number of police have, namely that if someone else gains control of the weapon, they may not know how to use it initially with the safety on, or at all, which could buy time and save you or prevent someone from discharging the gun. So there are options, you just need to figure out a plan based on your situation.
Beautiful words old man! Every single one of them. A great read over a lunchtime sandwich and great reminiscence on how life used to be, and could be again if we don't give up the fight. At least I'd like to think so in some aspects. The only things that have changed are our culture and the fact that we used to embrace conservative values, self-reliance and self-respect as healthy virtues.
@@fleatactical7390 I just keep a springfield under the pillow. The dogs never play with it. No movement to "staged firearms" is required, if the problem is headed to my slumber room. If I had children, I would have to tell them about the broken hands policy mentioned above.
Here is a tip for combo safes. Merely roll the dial right and all you have to do is roll to the last number of your combination. No batteries required and is actually faster that digital. Now that being said. My gun is on me at all times or by me when sleeping or showering. I also keep a long gun handy.
I used to do that till I realized all you have to do is turn it while holding down on the handle until it catches. No need to guess the last number. Bad idea.
Once a month (or more) I do a dry run just like this. I don't use a safe but I do store concealed/staged around the house. You ABSOLUTELY NEED To practice getting to your firearm(s) regularly and to change up the drill to ensure you are adequately prepared. Practice till you get it right. Daytime, nighttime, 3:00 am in the morning from sleep.
Great video! I'm so glad he pointed out something that is very underappreciated. When people are under the stress of a crisis situation, they can't put keys in locks or dial phone numbers. They are too nervous and shaking. Often they can't even think of the phone number.
Good advice on the doors. I've not only done that (used longer screws than that), but also reiforce exterior doors and any interior needed with strips of steel. Anyone not up to cutting can find a loacl shop. The advantage is this (and there are videos out there). That wood casement is cheap, wont take much to kick in. Put your lock throught a 1/8 piece of steel, 5 foot long and screwed into the studs 8-10 times..... it's gonna take em a bit longer.
I'm so glad someone finally had the courage to address this topic. Great job. Honestly, safes have a purpose, but to secure your home defense weapon in it isn't one of them. You won't have time to get it. It defeats the purpose of having one for protection.
@@eancola6111 you don't need to live in a fortress. Alarms are cheap. Reinforcing a door can be cheap and pretty easy. It doesn't need to be fort knox.
I can't imagine how hard it may be to open a safe with a combination lock when you see someone coming in or already in your home... The stress and pressure especially for someone without proper training.
In california, you dont HAVE to lock it in a safe. Its just if children are in the house it has to be inaccesible. And if in that case its not in a safe locked away all the responsibility is on you. (Unless they changed it recently)
I have a metal cabinet for defensive firearms. It takes a key like in your video. Everyone has a couple of different carry sidearms based on what you wear or where you are going. One of those handguns is on me or beside me, with the other locked up. I have a shotgun out if I am in the home. Same for my AR which goes around the ranch with me in my daily work and exits the truck if I go inside. If we are going to town, all guns not going with us go in the vault safe. It is fireproof and massive and is the old dial entry style. I live on a ranch in south Texas, 60 miles from the border. It is the wild west down here. Over the last five years all I have done is upgrade my cameras, alarms, lighting, lighting power sources and backup system, communications equipment, hardening of out buildings, etc. I sold a lot of bolt action rifles, bird hunting shotguns, revolvers (not all of them but many), older not recent semiauto handguns etc. and put that money to upgrading my defensive weapons, optics, and lights, and two tactical shotguns for my wife and I. Lastly, I finally got a windmill for my well as a backup to the electric pump. Those are not cheap to get anymore and install. I had to hire a well service to make it all work right. Fantastic video! This is a lesson everyone needs to take very seriously. Love your channel.
Another thing to consider when setting up a biometric safe, many of them can store north of a hundred fingerprints these days. Get multiple scans of both thumbs and pointer fingers for each user authorized to access the safe. This can drastically improve reliability of the unlock process, and help eliminate user error.
The only reason I like gun safes is the fact that I can lock away my other guns that I'm not carrying when I leave the house unattended as to make gun theft a bit more challenging. It's not practical to load every gun into my vehicle every time I leave the house, so it's a good option for storing extra guns you don't have on your person while you are away.
My gun safe is actually just a decoy. My instruments for defense are hidden and easily available when needed. My entry doors and windows are lined and reinforced with quarter inch steel plate. My bedroom door is really special, custom made myself. I made a two part door frame connected together with steel plate and old Chevy big block valve springs. When the perp tries to kick in the door or ram the door, the springs absorbs all the energy, flexes and returns the door back in its seated position. It works excellent. The door also has a little sliding peep door so I can greet and welcome the perp before I show and tell how my 12 gauge works. It was all a bit of work and time to put that all together but being that I am a victim of multiple burglaries and home invasions, I'm actually looking forward to the next one... to make the world a better place.
Just found your channel! I keep my guns locked up for when I’m not at home. But, a pistol on hand…..a 12ga out of site but close by for home defense. I love that shirt!! I wish I knew where to get one!! Great channel!
Thank you my husband kept telling me the same thing that he wanted to carry even in the living room on him and I said no I would rather have a safe or a lock on the gun. Now I understand were he was coming from. Thank you for this video.
Mind boggling how many women think they should be allowed to have opinions on everything. Your man should be in charge and have the final say. He is in charge of security.
I can’t imagine letting a woman act like she has any authority to tell me how I run security when we both know that if it comes down to it you’re going to freeze and be completely useless and I’m the one to handle the situation. You don’t get to have any say, your opinion is completely invalid. I’m the man I’m in charge period.
Totally agree with the size of a safe. I once had to bust open a wall in a basement to remove a safe from the basement as a contractor. Thankfully the house was being demolished and the builder allowed me in to take all their recyclables so it didn’t matter how much damage I did anyways. The safe was wedged under the stairs and I swear the basement was finished around it. Wasn’t even a big safe it was just boxed in
"Little pig little pig let me in." "Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin." If I had been drinking anything at that moment, it would have sprayed my computer screen. Absolute gold!
a safe is for storing a bunch of weapons or imortant items such as deeds and cash you always should have a fire arm near you keep one tucked away in your living room and one on the nightstand or in a drawer by your bed
My wife and i were federal law enforcement. We didn't lock up our weapons for the kids when they were old enough to understand firearms safety and shoot the balls off a mosquito at 25 yards. That being said, kids have friends and stuff happens. All the guns we were not being employed to combat the zombie apocalypse were locked up. Our personal favorites, that Sig P220 I carried for almost 30 years, was always at hand. Pirates had parrots right on their shoulders, and I had my pet right here on my hip. Epilogue: My beloved P220, with the Brazilian hardwood grips, had to be put to rest in the safe because it wasn't as reliable as those damn plastic wonders of the 21st Century. An elegant weapon for a more civilized time.
A Sig not as reliable as polymer? Probably time to retire the gun because it must have been used a LOT. My P229 is my home gun BECAUSE it's so reliable.
Sig P226 mk25 is my favorite, most reliable and my bedside gun. Also have a 12 gauge hanging on the wall next to the bed. And an AR in the closet if it really goes down.
Ever TRY killing a glock 17/19? An HK USP? A Mk. 23? HK45? Polymer guns are nothing to scoff at. If they're good enough for SEAL TEAM 6? They're good enough for you!
Being from CA as a woman, I'm seriously considering getting a firearm. After going thru all the steps needed, I will need sufficient training, and once I have a firearm, I will keep it in a safe place but not in a safe.
Bible verse of the day! Psalms 119:114 - You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word. Remember that god loves you, I love you. Stay safe out there 🤙.
I intend to keep my gun handy and loaded at all times. If a cop ever asks me where my gun was prior to a home shooting, my reply will be "I dont answer questions". If he presses, my next reply will be "I request a lawyer; end of discussion".
Places where they have safe storage laws, are catch 22 states. Where as if your firearm was noy locked up, you will be charged. And if you did manage to get your firearm from a safe, the DA will say since you had the time to open the safe you were not really in any danger....you could have called 911 or ran away. Yep you will loose no matter what
If your state is not friendly and you can't leave, go ahead and get a safe, you'll have plenty of time to open it and claim your firearm was in it between when you needed the firearm you had in a sensible location for quick access, like your hip, and the police arrive
Please don't put nails in your door jamb latch. 3" Screws I believe is what you meant. Replace the standard screws in the exterior entry doors to your house, both the latch and the hinges. Use the same screws for your bedroom and/or safe room in your house. Stay safe everyone.
When my dad was younger he had a pistol stashed in every room for easy access. Only a few of us know where they were. He'd also put them away when we visited on account of his grandchildren.
My safe is Never locked while I’m in my house. And I Always carry if I go outside my house, even just to take out the trash. Not scared… just prepared.
Bedroom doors should be mounted opening outward. That way if somebody tries to get in they have to kick through the frame and the door. Not going to take long will the hollow core door, but you're going to hear them coming to give you a few extra seconds. I usually keep something within arm's reach at all times. Great video. Hiding behind the safe might give you an extra bit of protection. Heck if you got a big enough safe and it's got a way to open it from the inside you could probably lock yourself in. Having a solid metal door for a bedroom would be ideal, with reinforced framing and 4in screws. I would personally use the blue concrete screws because they don't break or bend. Everybody says that booby traps are illegal but what about one of those remote deployable claymores for use in paintball and airsoft? Fill it was pepper balls and see if there's a way to make it just a little bit stronger like with better springs. That way they could get a face full of pain.
A safe in plain view can also get your family members killed if there is a home invasion. If you're not home and the bad guys can't get into the locked safe, bad things can happen to your family members. Ideally, your safe can be hidden in a secret closet.
exactly - a rope and 2x4 will get into any safe. Your wife tied up with rope in a chair beaten with a 2x4 = you WILL give up the combination. We keep a hidden wall safe with the real valuables and a junk safe easily seen in the closet with fake rolexes and gold silver coins.
I have these same challenges as in the video. My solutions are... while at home i still have my gun on my hip since i carry daily anyway. At night, because i have kids, i have a quick access lock box at the bedside. It uses a button pattern that i can program. 4 pushes of pretty fat buttons and it pops open. In 3-4 seconds i can be ready to party.
I had access to my dads guns my whole life, we never had a safe, we had a closet. He had trigger locks on when I was real young and told me where the keys were just in case. The 590 was kept behind my door at 12 years old (my dad removed it when friends and family came over so they didn't flip out) and I've been shooting the Remington 12 guage since 4 years old. I will give my son the same discipline and treatment. I don't do gun safes either.
The pro of a gun safe is it helps prevent smash and grabs. Someone breaks in when you’re not home, they see some loose guns they grab em and run. I store about 90% of my firearms in a safe.
People think about firearms as a first response to a home intruder, that should be your last tool you utilize. If you own your home or your landlord ok's it put 3" wood screws in your hinges and on your stricker plate and your stricker for your door knob. We don't have glass in our doors, they're solid wood. When you're home keep your doors locked. It wouldn't hurt to have a door knob jam or mounted kicker plate for your door going outside. Motion sensing outdoor lights are also a good preventative measure. If they get in your home before police arrive then you have your firearm. My neighbor told me that he thought i was being too paranoid. I told him no, I'm just trying to prevent me from having to shoot someone.
This is why we instructors always teach our students make sure you have a quick access safe that is almost no time spent to gain entry into and access your firearm for self-defense and then optionally a vault safe which is just there to keep the potential robbers from getting into and accessing your collection of firearms. I also teach students never ever just rely on a vault safe that's going to take you too long to get into to access the firearm you wish to protect and defend you and your family with.
You should keep ready guns in small safes, preferably in multiple locations if possible, with biometric or quick keypad entry. The key should ONLY be used if the battery is dead, and should be extremely well-hidden. Also, check the batteries in the small safes at least monthly. The big safe should be for storage of guns that are not in use to protect from theft.
Sorta agree but best thing is to have one on you all times one big safe for bigger weapons and emergency back up safes in sports you I’ll be in the most or wear you expect to be during an attack.
People usually keep their spare firearms in their safe or gun cabinet but they always Have a home defense weapon or two hidden and easy to get to.. So gun safes are good if you have lots of guns because they don't end up stolen etc. Too many guns laying around out in the open are just asking to be stolen. Plus most gun safes are fire proof so if there is a fire your firearms are not damaged or destroyed..
I'm a senior citizen, former Marine, and I carry in the house as well as legally concealed everywhere I go. I fell naked without a big caliber pistol on my person at all times. I just can't convince any senior in my community to even put a motion activate light at their front door and back door let along own a firearm. Seniors are about the most vulnerable people on earth and yet the least prepared by choice, and even X military seniors are on some kind of "it won't happen to me" dream. Go figure.
@@MrMannyhw My home *is* my safe place... I have no where to flee to, being I'm already in sanctuary. I still have my Marine Corp. Veteran disposition in my old age, and I'm not about to be a victim... if I go down, someone is coming with me. I do have sensor's working 24/7 and a fabulous noisy watch dogs. I always recommend on person carry in and around the home. When an advanced in age senior says "I feared for my life," it's not the same thing as when a young person says "I feared for my life." Simply put... Play with fire and you get burned.
It seems your ex-military associates don't want to spend their later years like they're still in the jungle next to an airfield in Guadalcanal. I'm not meaning to be rude to you (please don't take it that way!) but perhaps being a Marine gave you a heightened threat level that, back home amongst your own people, you can't let go.
Agree 100% real fire arms safety starts with education. Educate your children and loved ones on fire arms, because ignorance is dangerous. Safes are like an unfair handicap placed on victims. Home invasions can happen in the blink of an eye and you’re left sitting on the couch still processing what is happening in some cases.
Great advice. so many first time gun buyers every day considering the current political climate in the US. I find your logical approach to many things very helpful. Thanks
Having decent residential security containers available at home is just another tool in the toolbox. I have young kids at home and the thought of them somehow hurting themselves because of negligently leaving an unsecured firearm around - despite training and educating them - is something that I think is worth considering. We keep our general firearms collection in a large RSC, and then for at night time I have a night time stand that is pretty rapid access. Normal edc during the day. Tradeoffs for everything in life.
Excellent video. It’s unfortunate that we live in an insane evil world where the worst can happen to anyone of us and does happen to many daily at any time. Just found your channel and by a long shot you give out some of the best guidance that I have seen. I’m sure many that are from the blue or communist portions of this country will believe this information is extreme and hateful but reality is it is solid and will save you and your family if you take these lessons and get further training to protect your family. Thank you for these videos. I’m going back watching videos from past few years and haven’t found any video that I can find any wrong teaching tactically and or morally. If we are going to save this Republic we are going to need real men start acting like God expects us to act and not act as society is pressuring men to behave. And this is not to lesson the many fine brave women out there, I have a wife and 3 daughters and I want and have taught them how to protect themselves at all cost!
Thank you very much for educating us on these topics. I'm getting ready to start my training in a couple of weeks. You're doing a fantastic job helping people stay safe. God Bless, in Jesus Name.
My Mother in law is constantly asking when I'll get a safe, it's actually rather annoying because I don't bring in a lot of income and I live in a rough part of town. I appreciate you helping me find the words to explain why I prefer to NOT run a safe, though at some point I do want a biometric one for weapons that are not actively in use.
@bombomos Your wife will have to flip out then. If you choose the wife flip out route, you will have to put your foot down and let her know. YES MEANS YES, and YES I WILL CARRY. The other option is tucking an undershirt in, behind your holster. Then put on your regular shirt. Perhaps the extra fabric will stop rashes. Or Trying a new holster.
This is a chaotic world we live in and you never know what situation can suddenly be in front of you, my family sometimes thinks I’m paranoid but I go nowhere without my firearm, at home it is always within arms reach on my side table by my chair..my safe is electronic with a key in case of battery failure and the key is always on my person ..videos like this are important because there are many ignorant people out there when it comes to firearms and personal safety..my wife now keeps her firearm readily available when she is home alone ( hate to admit it but she is a better shot than I am ) ..well done Sir , and keep the instructional videos coming , we need them.
A “door knob to floor” door jam is a smart back up to the door’s locking system, as long as there isn’t a door window next to the door. They sell them at Lowe’s in the lock department.
I live in California and a vet and also former EMS! I work good under pressure! And gotta love how you believe that a safe is going to kill you, instead of failing to understand why training is good for these situations! Thank you for the video! I’ll follow someone else! 😎
California must got you all offended over a video. Geez kid. Chill out. Imagine someone being able to have their own opinion without kids being so offended.
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@@frogmantactical Not offended! But I also understand a lot of what is going on here! And is it part government? Yes. And it also part the people that feel entitled to everything and not willing to do their fair share! But more people say, a safe will kill you, instead of addressing proper techniques and training! Just like I and my family are in our home defense!
You may work well under pressure, but not everyone does! He’s not saying you shouldn’t own a safe, but to be careful with what safe you get, and prefers if you can to keep a firearm with you.
If not able to get to a firearm from safe in time, the possibility of the torture your spouse, children and or you could endure to open the safe. What if they don’t know how to open it and you aren’t there? How’s your training going to matter in that scenario?
@@frogmantactical California is the 3rd world state
Cali resident here. As a single female I’ve had to draw my firearm in my home on 2 separate occasions. The best thing here is the emphasis on scenario based training. I also carry in my house (even before these incidents). Love your videos!!
Thank you for the comment. Keep safe! 🙏
Good Lord...you live in the hood?
@@rmp5s thanks to Newscum all of California is turning into "the hood"
@@rmp5s They did mention they live in California. ;)
@@afonseca Hahaha...true true.
A retired Marine told me that when I am in my home I need to have my CCW on my person at all times. He said to me, you have more to lose in your own home than anywhere else. I have been following his advice ever since.
Yup! When I’m chilling playing video games, my wife always asks me why I have my firearm right next to me. I say… “Because” then I smile. LoL
If my EDC isn’t actually on my person it’s within arms reach at home. Always.
I’m sorry but that’s weird. Have it somewhere you can access it easily, but carrying it around in your home when you’re washing the dishes, doing laundry, watching TV…..that’s weird. Also, one thing that can prevent that kind of paranoia is to live somewhere with a low crime rate.
@@Sarge51BG also if you are that worried have a lot of redundancies to alert you to trespassers.It's2023, there are a LOT of options of motion sensors and alarms. Unless i'm being attacked by some crazy ninja, by the time someone get near my doors or windows (which are ALL heavily fortified as i live in a hurricane area and high impact windows and doors serve multiple purposes) and gets inside i can have myself and family secured. Our area has had a huge increase in home invasions recently so i do take this serious.
While he is objectively correct, I am willing to risk that aspect of my life for comfort in my home. That said, I have a gun hidden in every room, so it's not like I am really risking that much. I always have one in the immediate area and accessible.
If I plan to invite someone over, then ya, I might store those away and just concealed carry, depends who the person is. If you were not invited then the door never even opens.
the skits at the beggining of these videos really portray how things could end up as well as providing high quality visual aids for the viewers! Continue creating these cinematic masterpieces please.
My husband has encouraged me for years to carry at all times. We live in a rural area and when my husband isn't here the protection of my family is my responsibility. If something terrible happenes to my family and I could have protected them and didn't it would be completely my fault. Your videos have definitely reinforced that I need to be aware and ready at all times. Thank you!
Good for you! Keep it up👍 And train, train, train!
Double tap girl. Stay safe.
I didn't grow up in a family that was familiar with guns. I have loaded and fired guns before, but never kept them loaded at home. I want to get more serious about personal safety, which would obviously mean keeping the guns loaded. However, I am planning on having children soon, and I'm afraid they could have some kind of terrible accident if they find a loaded gun. I would obviously try to educate them, but I don't think I want to trust the lives of my children entirely to their own judgment. How can I store a gun in a manner that is useful for self-defense, but out of the reach of children?
@brendangolledge8312 speaking from the point of view of a kid who could break into anything and pick locks from a young age, they're going to most likely find a way. If you raise them right, and teach them responsibility as early as possible, you'll be doing just fine. More often than not, the judgement of the student depends on the ability of the teacher to teach
@@brendangolledge8312 gun on your person is safe from kids because it is in your control. A night stand gun safe can keep it secure and available at night. You could also get a gun with a magazine disconnect and simply remove the magazine at night. Toddlers will be far less likely to have an accidental discharge but it is a trade off.
My dad started teaching me to handle guns around 2 or 3 years old. It is perfectly reasonable to teach kids responsibility and safe handling.
My dad familiarized me, taught me, and instilled safety with firearms as a youngzter.....several hunting rifles were always locked up to protect against theft, but the few home/self defense arms were not locked but always loaded......never once did any of those tools ever decided to shoot themselves.
We had 13 guns in the house when I was growing up (all rifles and shotguns, no handguns), and they were always hanging on the wall or propped up in a closet...never locked up. They always had full magazines (never chambered in the house or vehicle), ready to cock and rock. They also never jumped up and started shooting by themselves, well, except once, when I built a radio controlled servo-activated remote trigger system in the backyard for fun (farm life). lol
@@paulis7319 "except for one, when I built" love it :) If I had the personal land to do such experimenting on, I would too.
Btw, this topic has me thinking of Jackal with Bruce Willis.
Right. Those things are expensive. Cheap rifle or shotguns out.
@@nate2838 I wish it were legal to build one with the latest technology (last one was in the 1980's) so I could stick it out in the pasture and "hunt" from my phone wherever I am and go pick up the game later. 🤣
Me too.
Yup, I agree, hi from South Africa, I only lock my safe when leaving the house. My go to rifles are a SKS and FN FAL.
They are not locked up when I am home. They are at arms length and I carry a hangun at all times. Cheers 4:38
Boer brother. 🙌
If you're as white in SA I can't blame you for this level of caution. Prayers for y'all from Dixie.
I used to swear by gun safes. My first pistol sat in a safe, in the top of the closet unless I went to the range. I was walking down the hall talking on the phone with my brother one night and some random dude walks up asking if I have a smoke. I say no, and stand inbetween my door and my neighbors door facing him hoping he’ll walk away and not see the apartment I’m going in. He asks “is that your front door?”. Man I instantly thought this guys gonna pull a pistol out and try to walk me in my own place. I saw him reach into his pants and just reacted. Dude wound up stabbing me in the upper arm the hand and my thigh while wresting him. My neighbor down the hall heard the commotion and came out yelling, dude took off running. That was 12 years ago, not one days gone by that I don’t have a gun on me today, and I’m an amateur boxer, still couldn’t stop this dude from stabbing the shit out of me. No point in owning a firearm if it’s not accessible when you need it most
So fortunate he didn't have a firearm 🙏
That sucks that happened, Boxing is great. . . But you need a grappling or really any martial art that teaches kicks to deal with knives effectively, because just punches against a knives wielder is not really ideal.
Yeah knives are pretty much impossible to defend against. You're pretty much guaranteed to get sewing machined in hand to hand no matter your skillset lol. Best bet is to run if you can. Criminals seem to always know when to catch you slipping huh? lol
How far did that boxing training get ya 😂
What I learned when it comes to knife fights is to keep distance, with guns, close the distance. This being said, with stabbings the winner dies in the hospital and the loser dies on scene. Thank goodness this run-in wasn’t deadly and later you were able to keep a firearm on you, stay safe
A safe is to keep things locked up when you're not home. When at home it should always be readily available. Laws that make you unsafe are NOT to be followed! You decide what keeps you safe. Agents of the atate that demand they dictate your safely are to be dismissed without thoughts or concerns.
Cali firearm law requires guns to be locked in a safe. I do the opposite, I have the safe next to me with the gun sitting on top of it 😂
Absalutly !! I pray to god I NEVER have to use the least of my defensive skills . And sorry biometrics just prompts the real bad guys to acquire your fingers ...NOPE THEY BE PICKIN UP AT LEAST 180 GRAINS OF EXTRA WIEGHT BY THEN .
I'll remember to quote you to the California DA who's about to successfully put me away for 3 years for "improper storage".
Sorry for your trouble. I wish you had decided to move 4 years ago to a free and sane State.
….Amen. BETTER to be judged by 12…THAN carried by 6…USUALLY. Dang, THAT’S sad when you think about it…
Agreed with the point about safes with a key. BUT, if you live alone or don't have to worry about children getting to the guns, then either keep the key in the safe or just keep the safe open when you are home. Another point is that keys can be broken, especially under stress.
Key in the safe?? Wtf 😂🤣
If you live alone why not just have a pistol ready?
or just carry.
Here is another issue. Many times a person does not know their house is being broken into until the person with bad intensions is already inside the house. You have no time to get into a safe.
that to me is a bigger problem than the safe then. There is no reason anyone should be able to enter you home without you knowing long before they get in. Alarms and fortified entryways tome are far more important than your gun.
@@memyself898 In a perfect world, the sound of an alarm will frighten off a home invader every time. Unfortunately most people aren't going to utilize home alarms while they are already home, so the first line of defense is going to be locks on doors and windows. A determined burglar will be able to defeat locks, and it's up to the individual skill of each criminal and luck of the homeowner whether they go undetected until they can get inside.
Once they are inside, it is a race to get to your gun. If the homeowner is the sort to keep firearms stored around the house in secret spots that only they know about, then they have a much better chance than somebody who has to make it to their gun safe, open it, and stop the threat.
To your credit, there are security systems that do exactly as you suggest. There exist security cameras that track movement and will announce "you are being recorded" whenever the camera detects that somebody is on the property. Something like this is practically guaranteed to make criminals think twice, but a security package like this won't be within everybody's budget. Some can only afford a few budget firearms or the security system, not both.
Wrong!!
@@gregstone8891 How is that wrong. You do not have time to get into a gun safe. Many times the criminal is inside the house before anyone knows. You call the police or spend 3 minutes trying to get into a gun safe and your dead. What has changed in our county is that people do not teach gun safety or how to use guns from a young age. They use to teach firearm safety in school. We had shooting classes. We all grew up around guns in our houses. You let crime run wild like the Democrats run cities have and you get crime and like drugs and gang fights for control of areas. Then you have break in and robberies. Well my home does not get robbed. The person won't be walking away.
@@memyself898 Even if you know they are there. You do not have 3 minutes to get a safe and them load your gun. 😆. You would be dead.
Listen!!! As a woman who had THREE Men walk in my home in broad daylight, I carry my weapon on me in the house until I go to bed , that gun is under my pillow!! I do keep a gun within arms reach in every room in my home! When I racked that shotgun it was buttholes and elbows trying to kill each other to get out of my house! Thank God I was upstairs when they walked in!! They were arrested 2 weeks later doing daytime home breaking while peoppe were at work!!
Thank you for the testimony. 🙏
@@frogmantactical Your Welcome. It was a real wake-up call for this Woman.
I'm glad you're ok and was able to defend your home, government shouldn't be telling us how to keep safe our firearms!!
Hell yes, the way to roll!
I have never experienced what you have, but I am also a woman, and I don’t ever carry a gun unless it’s loaded.
I don’t have a shotgun in the house, but I do have an HK MR762A1.
I always have a gun near me in every room.
My wife and I are the only ones in our house. My guns are loaded and strategically located. The rifle is loaded with soft point bullets that won’t penetrate walls for neighbors safety. No one can tell me how to store weapons in my house
Exactly right. Same situation in my house. AR15 with soft points and 12 ga pump in Cruiser Mode.
Frogman, as a professional locksmith / safe technician, a safe is not where you want to keep your EDC or home defense weapon. I have seen every type of lock on safes fail regularly. If it’s electronic, the batteries should be replaced once a year and at the very first sign of trouble opening the safe with any type of lock, call a professional to service it and don’t do it yourself, it will and can cost you your life or your family. And always find a way to bolt the safe either down to the floor or to the wall. Preventive maintenance is far cheaper than a repair when it won’t open.
Much appreciated. I definitely don’t keep my EDC or home rifle in a safe. 🙏
@@frogmantactical this is the shit we have to put with in most the UK ! ammo also has be in a seperate safe except for shotgun shells !
Finally someone who actually suggests maintenance for the biometrics instead of immediately decrying it as useless.
@@BrowncoatGofAZ electronics fail.. it doesn't even have to be the battery.. keep your blick on u or close
I keep my safe unlocked with the key in the lock, I am home there is no need to have it locked. I don't have children at home so no worries about little hands. The safe is for when I am not home, when I am home there is always a firearm near, or on me in the home. I also have a compound bow by me at my desk. A barking early warning system is also a good help, it works so good just a car driving down the road results in the dogs barking. Last burglar in one of my sheds had to go to the hospital for dog bites, he was crying for help when my wife rescued him.
My safe stores my guns, not my EDC which is on me at all times. I think a safe has it's purpose. Great reminder and excellent subject.
You sleep with your EDC on you?
@@FatalFunnel7538 nightstand
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@@FatalFunnel7538 where does your edc go
Exactly
Gun safes are a great and much needed asset to keep guns and ammo inside.
I'm old school. Double Western Outlaw style Holster and I just pace up and down all day waiting for the Rapist to show up.
lol sounds like a waste of time. Nothing against carrying while home but no need to sit around waiting for something to happen 😂 just stay alert and enjoy yourself.
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Sounds reasonable
When my kids were little, I used to carry my pistol all over the house. Protection from door kicking thugs, I'd always have access and little fingers wouldn't, and the last reason....my kids got used to seeing a weapon. It was a training opportunity. "Dad, can I look at your gun?" "Sure, what are the safety rules?" It made my family see that a firearm was a tool, nothing more.
I keeps my kids strapped too. 3 and 5 years old. Small kydex.
Facts, the more you try to hide kids from guns the more curious they become. I load them up in the car and take them to the range.
I tested them by leaving an unloaded firearm on the couch and ran to the store. My younger daughter saw it and immediately called me about it. The cam showed my older son checked it to make sure it was empty and put it in a safe place so his younger sibling could not reach it. 1st lesson assume every gun is real and loaded.
@@UA-camuser1aa I just bought my newborn a 2mm kolibri and he keeps it in his stroller at all times
You have very responsible children, good job parenting them.@@moxgen
Highly irresponsible
As a dad of 4 teens, this is something I weigh constantly. Keeping guns in a safe protects my family from themselves (suicide or accident), but could prevent me from protecting them from others. The odds of home invasion are MUCH lower than accidental or intentional self harm, but I can't imagine being unarmed and less able to protect them in the case of an intruder. I really don't know what the best answer is.
Keep your EDC on your person when at home. That way you're prepared whether you're watching TV, making dinner, cutting grass, or whatever.
You could also stage biometric safes in different parts of your home. One in the kitchen, one in the living room, one by the bed, etc.
Agreed. When you have kids keeping firearms in a safe is better
Absolutely. Especially when they are little.
I have a kid too. I keep an edc on me often and used safes that can be quickly accessed. My nightstand has a biometric safe. Keeps the kid safe but allows me to access the weapon nearly as quickly as opening the drawer.
Your right. I think most deadly shootings in the home are self inflicted. Teen suicide and accidents are ridiculously high so I get what you are saying. It's probably good though to just have the 1 that you keep on yourself that is light and easy to keep with you and the others have locked up in the safe.
i also hate gun safes because around 5 years ago my grandfather had over 70 guns stolen from his locked up gun room, and all of his safes. All of the safes had been unlocked somehow and no sound was heard in the night, as his safes were in a barn about 100 feet from the house
And because this happened about a week after he had gotten rid of his firearms dealer licensce ( or whatever the technical name of it was), and after we heard about liberty safes, every one in my family swears ATF agents or FBI or some government people broke into his property and stole all of his high capacity, semi-automatics. didn't even touch anything else.
Holy shit. Absolutely terrifying.
if he had so many guns why didn't he invest into cameras?
@@Godly_Nose he had cameras, about 12 within that barn and around it, yet they mysteriously didn't work that night
Omg how awful 😣
Yeah that sounds like the work of the glowies.
I've been locked out by my biometric fingerprint safe, just because it didn't read my print right, several times in a row. Definitely not suitable for a high stress situation.
I don’t like them either but it’s an option. Gun safes to me are nothing more than a storage place for extra guns that aren’t not self defense guns. 🙏
Hopefully with a biometric safe you have one that takes up to 10 or more fingerprints. Still not the greatest option, but an option nevertheless. This way your not depending on 1 print to open especially if bleeding, sweating or something. Honestly we should Always Be Carrying, especially at home because this is when we are most relaxed and most vulnerable.
@@frogmantactical agreed! Never know when it will be needed. Thanks for making the video. It's a topic we all have to consider.
@@frogmantactical ain't that the truth!
My favorite is rolling a combination slightly right and merely roll left to the last number of the combination. That being said I am always armed even at home.
My Dad was broken in on at 11:00 at night after just getting his pistol out of the safe. Someone knocked softly on the door so he went to the safe, while coming out of his bedroom door he saw two armed robber kick in the door to the carport (side of house) and they exchanged fire. Point being he never leaves his pistol locked in the safe anymore.
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Wait… why did he go back to the safe if he had just gotten the gun out of the safe?
@@tjlovesrachel he got the gun out after the knock at the door.
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Why?
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@@michaelsweaney3890step two: live off grid
Because there's black people there @@billylerch1776
I went to a house several years ago, where an active shooter (daughters ex) murdered a family. As we were entering the front door the shooter took his own life, depriving us of the honors.
3 family members were dead, but the 20-year-old son escaped out the back door, shot in the neck (he survived). The daughter dead, shot in the abdomen and forehead, her brains across the dining room floor.
Shell casings up the staircase and bullet holes in the master bedroom door, indicated that dad must have looked downstairs and was fired upon by the suspect. Entering the master BR, mom was still in bed, her right hand with a bullet hole in it and a bullet hole in her face. Dad was on the floor, a gunshot wound to the center of his back and one to the back of his head.
Dad had a Ruger 9mm handgun next to him, trigger lock firmly in place. The handgun magazine (unloaded) along with a box of ammo was located in his closet.
The moral of the story is you are responsible for your own safety and security. Your firearm must be on your person or at least within arm's reach at all times.
Prob bes he took that away from you. You would have found yourself in legal trouble when people try to argue you did not qualify for stand your ground as you moved toward the threat.
Stand your ground means no duty to retreat. It does not mean right to seek out the threat. Only police are given that right.
I may not agree with it, but this is the world we live in.
Cool story.
@@LegDayLasbased on the details given I'm pretty sure the original poster is a first responder...
I dunno if the graphic details is necessary. Always defend yourself and others. It speaks volumes of concern to your word choice though as no one should WANT to kill anyone, even if they have to.
I saw the same movie on HBO.
Home repair guy here... you don't need to use nails to reinforce the striker of your door. They make longer "security" screws specifically for the striker that you can put in to ensure that you have purchase on the stud. A screw will hold better than a nail, and will also go in more easily so that you don't mar the striker or frame during installation. Your assailant will likely still breach the door, but it will now take several kicks more.
Great vid, really appreciate the advice you give in these videos!
As a fellow home builder, I fully agree with you. I will even raise you one with this tip: remove striker, drill hole sized for a five inch long, 1.5 gauge steel nipple (wide enough for the deadbolt), pound nipple deep into door frame until flush, replace striker. Now the deadbolt seats into a solid steel tunnel, buried 5 inches into the 2x4s. After my under-construction house was burglarized, I rebuilt both "security" doors (laughably inadequate) and installed this.
That is kinda pointless, metal security doors make more sense.
@@DVDHDBLURAYmetal security door? I’ll just go through a window!
Wow I actually really appreciate these videos... been around guns my whole life and always ran the scenarios of defense in my head but your videos are showing me a lot I either overlooked, didn't know or just plain good advice! Appreciate it brother stay strong
I taught both my boys when they were very small the loud bang of a gun and it was something they did not even want to touch. When they were old enough then I tought them the most important rules and let them shoot a few times it took the forbidden fruit factor away….
I had my pistol in a locked case called a life jacket. It uses a key. When I thought someone had broken in my house and was coming up my basement stairs, I could barely get the key into the lock and get the gun out. This will absolutely happen to most people.
🙏🙏. Always keep one on you glad your safe
Be thankfull you learned during a false alarm, all are not that lucky. Stay safe.
You've been educated on what NOT to do!
Poland here, and here we have to have everything locked up, with mags empty. Police can sometimes come and check if we store stuff properly, but since they have to announce it, I've heard people usually unload mags only for officer's visit. What I can add is that you can utilize the safe's door as an obstacle, so that you can hide behind it.
Sounds awfully familiar….
In Australia we not only have to have guns locked in an approved safe but the ammo and mags have to be locked in a separate container within the safe. That means that they are useless as self defence tools. You can’t legally use them to defend yourself here anyway. I saw an example in NSW once a bloke noticed someone attempting a break in and unlocked his legal gun and apprehended the criminal at gunpoint. Called the Cops and handed him over and was promptly charged and his weapons confiscated, shooters licence revolked etc. The irony was the gun was unloaded. Public outcry soon had the decisions reversed and he got his weapons back. I don’t want to see a proliferation of guns here as it’s generally a safe place, but I just wish the Cops would use some bloody common sense!
@@diggerrob6356 australian here, the nation is a fucking shithole and the cops are filth. Nothing here to protect us and we have zero rights. This place is not safe people are being stabbed EVERYDAY.
You can have your mags loaded dude ;)
@@aroimicaraffu OK Wasn’t sure about that, thanks.
For your internal hollow core doors, as Frogman said reinforce your striker and hinges with 3 to 4 inch screws. Also, measure the thicknes of that door. If it's say inch and a quarter go buy 1inch drywall screws. From inside the room, drill the screws into the door. Making sure they are slightly counter sunk so you have a smooth surface to paint over. You do this because the weakest point of the door is going to give first. If you've tied your striker and hinges into the framing, then that leaves the center of the door and around the handle as the weakest point. With the screws literally just behind the other side of the door as they kick or push to come through the door, well you get the idea. Enjoy
Mounting the door so it opens outward would give you a few more seconds because they would have to kick it through frame and all.
@thegunsngloryshow it's better to be alive to fight that obsurd charge. I'd take my chances, the state cannot constitutionally tell you, you can't protect yourself. The only reason they do is because people have allowed it with no resistance.
My gunsafe is my favorite distraction device in my system. I use it to store my batteries and my toilet paper. There are two camera's focused on my safe and one inside facing out. Burglars/thieves always assume your valuables are in the safe. I keep my FA boxes ( the boxes my pistols came in ) sitting on top of the safe with about two boxes of cheap ammo. It really completes the illusion that there just MUST be good stuff inside it. Burglars/thieves will waste an incredible amount of time trying to get into that safe instead of trying to discover the TRUE hiding places around my home where one might find valuables. I have two burglar alarm systems as well. I have the one that was already here when I bought the place, and the one I installed after moving in that is covert and not readily detectable.
Anyway . . . . gunsafes can be useful - if utilized appropriately.
Someone is a little paranoid 😳
@@KCBluesJams That happens when you've been burglarized in 3 different homes in 3 different States 3 different times. Once I got all my property back except for one pistol ( _Thanks again Tennessee!_ )
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Stay safe, everyone's not paranoid until they're the victim. We humans are typically selfish
That is brilliant.
Better to give thieves full access to free guns than putting them in a safe. Remember to also put a NRA or Navy seal sticker on your truck so that they know they should follow you home.
Amen! A gun in your safe is not ready to defend you and ultimately serves zero purpose. It’s worse than carrying a gun with an empty chamber. If a loaded gun scares you, get more training
LOL Its not the loaded gun that scares people, its the the long arm of the tyrannical law! As he stated at the beginning of the video, California and other Blue states requires law-abiding citizens to have their guns locked away & inconvenient.
Strategic placement > Gun safe. If your state doesn't allow you store your weapons as you choose... Move.
That statement doesn't fit everyone. Getting more training doesn't keep curious children from unaliving themselves with a gun they find.
@@davidgaines8607 Then find better hiding places where they are can't access, and also teach them about firearms. Be proactive to help curb curiosity.
My dad took me to a range as a little kid and showed me how to shoot. Gun went bang, curiosity gone.
I'm really big on staging. I have a 1-3 foot rule I my house. Any room I'm in house, 1-3 foot away from being able to protect myself. When things go tits up, the one thing you don't have on your side is time. Time is always a factor.
Can you imagine a state telling you where to store your property?
That’s because there are a lot of dumb gun owners that allow other people to have access to their guns.
It will get worse all over the country. It’s coming. They are coming for your firearms!
This is a great video showing a little bit of reality into a stressful situation. Everyone thinks they are rambo untill your attacker is already in your home. It's a little bit of a hassle but I always choose to keep my EDC on my person as much as I can💪
Like Mike Tyson says everybody’s got a plan till they get punched in the mouth
Well done. These points are exactly the reason I distribute my weapons. I have a safe but its primarily for those guns that are not used regularly or if I'm traveling I'll lock everything up.
For safekeeping of surplus firearms, a big sturdy safe with a mechanical dial. For your self defense guns in your home or vehicle, a safe with a simplex lock. This way, it’s still very fast, but you’re not at the mercy of a battery, electricity, or biometrics not working.
This is what I do. Self defense weapons are either on me or in a VAULTEK Slider next to me. Long guns are in a safe with loaded mags ready to go. Bulk ammo is stored elsewhere.
StopBox USA has a neat retention device that doesn't rely on keys, batteries, or dials. It's all mechanical and can be opened in under a second, but keeps wandering hands from accessing your firearm.
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That is a hollow door. Can be kicked in in 1 second. Replace the screws as suggested, but also replace the door with a solid core door and door jam armor.
Regardless of the type of safe circumstances dictate you own, opening it at least once daily (to pull out one of your guns to caress lovingly for a few minutes) will make opening it in a crisis come more easily.
Another reason to open it frequently is to keep something else in the same safe - petty cash, television remote, etc - just not something that could be disasterous if you can't access it for some reason, like car keys or toothbrush.
"Or toothbrush" haha! Why are people named Doug always hilarious?
I use the Vaultek MXI handgun safe for my home storage defensive needs. It is biometric but comes with a remote panic fob you can conceal anywhere in the house . Works great for when I have company over and I don't feel comfortable with a firearm laying around for quick access. I always appreciate your videos and God Bless.
Excellent video! Have several safes and would like to emphasize the importance of knowing how quickly you must be able to access your firearms in an emergency. One must practice the steps needed to quickly retrieve a firearm. And don't keep them all in one place, you may be in another home location when someone trys to do you harm. I have them in multiple locations and don't forget the importance of hiding some in plain sight/places one wouldnt expect to find them.
Most of us can't afford "several safes" these days.
I have a similar game plan for my home. I will retreat to my master closet where my weapons are ready to go if needed and extra loaded magazines are also available, and I can trigger the security system from my closet. I can also position myself behind multiple door frames the way the house is built bc I know dry wall will not stop a bullet, but several 2x4s just might. From that position and viewpoint if I can see you, you’ve made your intent clear, and the first PID I get im lighting up that fatal funnel bc the only way to get to me forces the intruder to put themselves on the X. Make a plan. Practice it.
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Twice???What??
Not all of them
Law student living in a 1 bedroom apartment. I have a little drawer in my living room where I keep my gun when I’m in the house, and I keep it in another drawer in my nightstand when I go to bed. Lock your bedroom door if you live alone! That’ll give you a good second or two.
However, I have night terrors occasionally. So I keep the safety on and I don’t keep one in the chamber.
Pray to Jesus to deliver you from your night terrors. I had nightmares as a kid and my mom taught me to pray befoee bed that God would protect me from them. They went away then.
3 times I have seen demons in my dreams, attempting to harm another person or scare me from a distance (they are not allowed to harm me because Jesus is my shield). I rebuked them in Jesus' name and they shriveled up and fled. But first please read Acts 19 starting in verse 13. A good example of a time UNBELIEVERS tried to rebuke demons. You are helpless against Satanic atttack if you don't believe in Christ. If you are not a Christian read the Bible and repent of your sins, there is no higher priority.
Sorry for your night terrors: I do not have night terrors and they are all ready at hand and chambered Including the home safety scatter gun.
“The fourth little piggy had a house made of wolf skulls. Not very sturdy….but it sends a message”.
Good video and solid advice. Thanks for sharing!
Much appreciated brother🙏
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Jason - your advice on gun safes make a lot of sense. The only problem I see with biometric safes given what recently just happened is the likelihood of companies having a backdoor code to get in and the management/ownership of the safe company caving in to dubious/questionable warrants to search.
or locking you out because you said there was only 2 genders.
F Liberty
Haha bruh do you really think they need a code to get in that safe if they wanted
you can wipe the "backdoor" code on liberty safes.
Buddy of mine had a biometric lock on his pistol safe, months down the road they learned it opened for anyone putting their thumb to it. Lesson of the day, don't go cheap
I luckily live in a free state. I have a heavy duty gun safe with a combination however, my safe is always open when I am home. It wouldn’t really matter if it was closed because few of my weapons are in it anyway. They are strategically placed throughout my home except one which is basically within six inches of me or on me 99% of the time. The only time that most of my weapons are locked in the safe along with my checkbook and iPad is when I leave my home. I have carried for decades so one is still on me when I leave.
Unfortunately this is not practical for everyone. I have no children here so that concern isn’t there. That being said I grew up in a home with weapons. My father was a career marine with three tours of war and a drill instructor for a couple years so let’s just say that I had very good training from beyond memory almost. The long guns were in a cabinet. Not very secure but these were different times. One time dad was gone for a couple weeks and a neighbor saw that my mother had a peeping Tom visiting our windows. When my father returned and found out, he immediately took my mother out and taught her to shoot. We all went, but I was like four years old so it wasn’t my time to learn to shoot, but we were taught gun safety. We could see up close the destroying power that a gun has. My father answered every question I had. He let me handle the weapon any time I asked and would teach me more stuff. I knew where the weapon was located where my mother could quickly retrieve it should the need arise. She became a very good shot and I felt more safe knowing she could protect us when he was on maneuvers.
I learned to shoot around eight years old. I hunted on my own or usually with a friend at age fourteen. These were different times. I sometimes took my weapon to school with me and left it leaning against the wall in the principals office with my satchel and vest with my permit and picked it up after school let out. This saved me a two mile walk and a good bit of daylight, out of my way to my hunting grounds. As I said, these were different times. After my military service I got my CWP and just never gave it much thought, it seemed normal. I did handle a good amount of cash so it seemed prudent. Every neighbor I knew had guns and they weren’t locked up. There were crazy people, but back then we had institutions where they were put. They pretty much did away with them. Seems to me like that was a bad call. I don’t know how everything got so out of whack.
Two fourteen year olds walking down the road with long guns only had neighbors stopping and asking what we were having for dinner, and what time should they come over. That kind of stuff. We would see five or ten neighbors on our way to our hunting grounds several times a week all smiles and waves. Not a concern whatsoever. One time I went with a friend to a store a couple miles up the road. There was a notorious dangerous “S” curve by an old cemetery on the way. My mother got three phone calls from neighbors concerned for my safety walking on that stretch of road. How did we get from that mentality to the one of today ?
The real problem is ignorance. We need to start teaching kids young about guns as some founding fathers suggested. Gun safety, proper handling, how to shoot. Fear is only out of ignorance, just as many/most prejudices are. They need to learn about guns long before they need to learn about sex and all of its many peculiarities. They need to learn why we have the second amendment. It has zero to do with hunting. It has zero to do with target or competition shooting. It has to do with the ability to provide safety for ourselves, our loved ones, and neighbors, communities, states, country, and primarily to guard against an overbearing authoritarian ruling body, weather from invasion by a foreign entity, or God forbid our own government becoming tyrannical. It’s kinda scary how close that seems these days. I’m an old man and we said the pledge and heard the morning prayer and that was in public school. Our schools need to get back on track. I won’t be here much longer but I’m praying that we can turn it back around. It really was a good life. Sorry for the lengthy diatribe.
I didn't grow up in a family that was familiar with guns. I have loaded and fired guns before, but never kept them loaded at home. I want to get more serious about personal safety, which would obviously mean keeping the guns loaded. However, I am planning on having children soon, and I'm afraid they could have some kind of terrible accident if they find a loaded gun. I would obviously try to educate them, but I don't think I want to trust the lives of my children entirely to their own judgment. How can I store a gun in a manner that is useful for self-defense, but out of the reach of children?
@@brendangolledge8312 You could do what someone I know did. Explain that when with you, they may handle them appropriately, and be instructed. If they do it without you, their hands will be broken. No lie. It worked well. Say hello to Gabby for me.
@@brendangolledge8312 Get creative. Children have limited access, especially during the first 4 to 5 years of life, so keep them out of reach or concealed. There are tons of new products coming on the market daily that offer concealment with varying degrees of easy access.
And you can in fact have guns unloaded in your home, but still be equally effective in defense. I don't carry on my person, so I have staged magazines ON MY WAY to my staged firearms. I have adopted the rule that I will never have a loaded firearm in my house unless SHTF - this eliminates the "accidentally found firearm issue" since it is by itself useless, and it also eliminates potential carelessness on my part when handling them at home). So it's a matter of grabbing the magazines on the way and moving to the final stop to insert them into my firearm.
I also have intentionally bought handguns with external safeties under the same belief than a number of police have, namely that if someone else gains control of the weapon, they may not know how to use it initially with the safety on, or at all, which could buy time and save you or prevent someone from discharging the gun.
So there are options, you just need to figure out a plan based on your situation.
Beautiful words old man! Every single one of them. A great read over a lunchtime sandwich and great reminiscence on how life used to be, and could be again if we don't give up the fight. At least I'd like to think so in some aspects. The only things that have changed are our culture and the fact that we used to embrace conservative values, self-reliance and self-respect as healthy virtues.
@@fleatactical7390 I just keep a springfield under the pillow. The dogs never play with it. No movement to "staged firearms" is required, if the problem is headed to my slumber room.
If I had children, I would have to tell them about the broken hands policy mentioned above.
Here is a tip for combo safes. Merely roll the dial right and all you have to do is roll to the last number of your combination. No batteries required and is actually faster that digital. Now that being said. My gun is on me at all times or by me when sleeping or showering. I also keep a long gun handy.
I used to do that till I realized all you have to do is turn it while holding down on the handle until it catches. No need to guess the last number. Bad idea.
@@northernninety7 I will give that a try.
I've owned a couple different, name brand, biometric handgun safes. I will NEVER trust my life to them. They fail rapidly.
Once a month (or more) I do a dry run just like this. I don't use a safe but I do store concealed/staged around the house. You ABSOLUTELY NEED To practice getting to your firearm(s) regularly and to change up the drill to ensure you are adequately prepared. Practice till you get it right. Daytime, nighttime, 3:00 am in the morning from sleep.
Great video! I'm so glad he pointed out something that is very underappreciated. When people are under the stress of a crisis situation, they can't put keys in locks or dial phone numbers. They are too nervous and shaking. Often they can't even think of the phone number.
Good advice on the doors.
I've not only done that (used longer screws than that), but also reiforce exterior doors and any interior needed with strips of steel. Anyone not up to cutting can find a loacl shop.
The advantage is this (and there are videos out there). That wood casement is cheap, wont take much to kick in. Put your lock throught a 1/8 piece of steel, 5 foot long and screwed into the studs 8-10 times..... it's gonna take em a bit longer.
I'm so glad someone finally had the courage to address this topic. Great job. Honestly, safes have a purpose, but to secure your home defense weapon in it isn't one of them. You won't have time to get it. It defeats the purpose of having one for protection.
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why is you home so easily broken into that you have so little time to react?
@@memyself898 my home is not easy to break into, and you obviously don't have a clue what you're talking about.🙄
@@memyself898Because most people don’t live in a fortress
@@eancola6111 you don't need to live in a fortress. Alarms are cheap. Reinforcing a door can be cheap and pretty easy. It doesn't need to be fort knox.
I can't imagine how hard it may be to open a safe with a combination lock when you see someone coming in or already in your home... The stress and pressure especially for someone without proper training.
In california, you dont HAVE to lock it in a safe. Its just if children are in the house it has to be inaccesible. And if in that case its not in a safe locked away all the responsibility is on you. (Unless they changed it recently)
I have a metal cabinet for defensive firearms. It takes a key like in your video. Everyone has a couple of different carry sidearms based on what you wear or where you are going. One of those handguns is on me or beside me, with the other locked up. I have a shotgun out if I am in the home. Same for my AR which goes around the ranch with me in my daily work and exits the truck if I go inside. If we are going to town, all guns not going with us go in the vault safe. It is fireproof and massive and is the old dial entry style. I live on a ranch in south Texas, 60 miles from the border. It is the wild west down here. Over the last five years all I have done is upgrade my cameras, alarms, lighting, lighting power sources and backup system, communications equipment, hardening of out buildings, etc. I sold a lot of bolt action rifles, bird hunting shotguns, revolvers (not all of them but many), older not recent semiauto handguns etc. and put that money to upgrading my defensive weapons, optics, and lights, and two tactical shotguns for my wife and I. Lastly, I finally got a windmill for my well as a backup to the electric pump. Those are not cheap to get anymore and install. I had to hire a well service to make it all work right.
Fantastic video! This is a lesson everyone needs to take very seriously. Love your channel.
Another thing to consider when setting up a biometric safe, many of them can store north of a hundred fingerprints these days. Get multiple scans of both thumbs and pointer fingers for each user authorized to access the safe. This can drastically improve reliability of the unlock process, and help eliminate user error.
Great point. Definitely do that. 🙏
I hadn’t thought about this and it’s a great idea
Good point. Even my phone finger print unlock takes me 3-5 tries every time
The door jam is basically how my grandfather did it but with a Winchester. And he got him good.
The only reason I like gun safes is the fact that I can lock away my other guns that I'm not carrying when I leave the house unattended as to make gun theft a bit more challenging. It's not practical to load every gun into my vehicle every time I leave the house, so it's a good option for storing extra guns you don't have on your person while you are away.
Same, I use mine for when I leave to make it a little harder for them to be taken.
My gun safe is actually just a decoy. My instruments for defense are hidden and easily available when needed. My entry doors and windows are lined and reinforced with quarter inch steel plate. My bedroom door is really special, custom made myself. I made a two part door frame connected together with steel plate and old Chevy big block valve springs. When the perp tries to kick in the door or ram the door, the springs absorbs all the energy, flexes and returns the door back in its seated position. It works excellent. The door also has a little sliding peep door so I can greet and welcome the perp before I show and tell how my 12 gauge works. It was all a bit of work and time to put that all together but being that I am a victim of multiple burglaries and home invasions, I'm actually looking forward to the next one... to make the world a better place.
Just found your channel!
I keep my guns locked up for when I’m not at home. But, a pistol on hand…..a 12ga out of site but close by for home defense.
I love that shirt!! I wish I knew where to get one!!
Great channel!
Thank you my husband kept telling me the same thing that he wanted to carry even in the living room on him and I said no I would rather have a safe or a lock on the gun. Now I understand were he was coming from. Thank you for this video.
Mind boggling how many women think they should be allowed to have opinions on everything. Your man should be in charge and have the final say. He is in charge of security.
I can’t imagine letting a woman act like she has any authority to tell me how I run security when we both know that if it comes down to it you’re going to freeze and be completely useless and I’m the one to handle the situation. You don’t get to have any say, your opinion is completely invalid. I’m the man I’m in charge period.
@@dwill5724so…are you still single? LOL
@@ekraszewski so… are you still a soy boy liberal that’s girl runs the house? My girl is hotter and more submissive than yours. LOL
@@ekraszewskiYou both are
Totally agree with the size of a safe. I once had to bust open a wall in a basement to remove a safe from the basement as a contractor. Thankfully the house was being demolished and the builder allowed me in to take all their recyclables so it didn’t matter how much damage I did anyways. The safe was wedged under the stairs and I swear the basement was finished around it. Wasn’t even a big safe it was just boxed in
my dad has a safe where he puts a certain bracelet up to it and it unlocks its pretty badass
I love the reality based humor you inject in your vids. From your t-shirt to the short out takes from movies! “I’m all jacked up on Mountain Dew!”
“Shake and bake!” 🤣
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"Little pig little pig let me in."
"Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin."
If I had been drinking anything at that moment, it would have sprayed my computer screen. Absolute gold!
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a safe is for storing a bunch of weapons or imortant items such as deeds and cash you always should have a fire arm near you keep one tucked away in your living room and one on the nightstand or in a drawer by your bed
My wife and i were federal law enforcement. We didn't lock up our weapons for the kids when they were old enough to understand firearms safety and shoot the balls off a mosquito at 25 yards. That being said, kids have friends and stuff happens. All the guns we were not being employed to combat the zombie apocalypse were locked up. Our personal favorites, that Sig P220 I carried for almost 30 years, was always at hand. Pirates had parrots right on their shoulders, and I had my pet right here on my hip. Epilogue: My beloved P220, with the Brazilian hardwood grips, had to be put to rest in the safe because it wasn't as reliable as those damn plastic wonders of the 21st Century. An elegant weapon for a more civilized time.
A Sig not as reliable as polymer? Probably time to retire the gun because it must have been used a LOT. My P229 is my home gun BECAUSE it's so reliable.
Sig P226 mk25 is my favorite, most reliable and my bedside gun. Also have a 12 gauge hanging on the wall next to the bed. And an AR in the closet if it really goes down.
The P220 is a great handgun. Very reliable i love mine and use it for daily winter carry.
Ever TRY killing a glock 17/19? An HK USP? A Mk. 23? HK45? Polymer guns are nothing to scoff at. If they're good enough for SEAL TEAM 6? They're good enough for you!
P226 Legion. My first love. Don't tell my wife! 🤐
Being from CA as a woman, I'm seriously considering getting a firearm. After going thru all the steps needed, I will need sufficient training, and once I have a firearm, I will keep it in a safe place but not in a safe.
Definitely get a firearm
Appreciate that fast response brother. Thank you Yes I found it and it’s on its way. Thanks so much for your channel. Been learning ALOT!!!
Bible verse of the day! Psalms 119:114 - You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.
Remember that god loves you, I love you. Stay safe out there 🤙.
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I intend to keep my gun handy and loaded at all times. If a cop ever asks me where my gun was prior to a home shooting, my reply will be "I dont answer questions". If he presses, my next reply will be "I request a lawyer; end of discussion".
Places where they have safe storage laws, are catch 22 states. Where as if your firearm was noy locked up, you will be charged. And if you did manage to get your firearm from a safe, the DA will say since you had the time to open the safe you were not really in any danger....you could have called 911 or ran away. Yep you will loose no matter what
If your state is not friendly and you can't leave, go ahead and get a safe, you'll have plenty of time to open it and claim your firearm was in it between when you needed the firearm you had in a sensible location for quick access, like your hip, and the police arrive
Please don't put nails in your door jamb latch. 3" Screws I believe is what you meant. Replace the standard screws in the exterior entry doors to your house, both the latch and the hinges. Use the same screws for your bedroom and/or safe room in your house. Stay safe everyone.
Yes screws is what I had intended to say. Don’t use nails 😂
I did exactly that, good advice.
@@frogmantacticalBut you can use large nails in the door jamb itself. They won't snap.
When my dad was younger he had a pistol stashed in every room for easy access. Only a few of us know where they were. He'd also put them away when we visited on account of his grandchildren.
My safe is Never locked while I’m in my house. And I Always carry if I go outside my house, even just to take out the trash. Not scared… just prepared.
Bedroom doors should be mounted opening outward. That way if somebody tries to get in they have to kick through the frame and the door. Not going to take long will the hollow core door, but you're going to hear them coming to give you a few extra seconds. I usually keep something within arm's reach at all times. Great video. Hiding behind the safe might give you an extra bit of protection. Heck if you got a big enough safe and it's got a way to open it from the inside you could probably lock yourself in. Having a solid metal door for a bedroom would be ideal, with reinforced framing and 4in screws. I would personally use the blue concrete screws because they don't break or bend. Everybody says that booby traps are illegal but what about one of those remote deployable claymores for use in paintball and airsoft? Fill it was pepper balls and see if there's a way to make it just a little bit stronger like with better springs. That way they could get a face full of pain.
A safe in plain view can also get your family members killed if there is a home invasion. If you're not home and the bad guys can't get into the locked safe, bad things can happen to your family members.
Ideally, your safe can be hidden in a secret closet.
exactly - a rope and 2x4 will get into any safe.
Your wife tied up with rope in a chair beaten with a 2x4 = you WILL give up the combination. We keep a hidden wall safe with the real valuables and a junk safe easily seen in the closet with fake rolexes and gold silver coins.
Good post.
Which is what the decoy safe is for ;D
be careful how one puts the screws into the frame then into the stud. over or under doing it can change the way the door closes and opens
I have these same challenges as in the video. My solutions are... while at home i still have my gun on my hip since i carry daily anyway.
At night, because i have kids, i have a quick access lock box at the bedside. It uses a button pattern that i can program. 4 pushes of pretty fat buttons and it pops open. In 3-4 seconds i can be ready to party.
I had access to my dads guns my whole life, we never had a safe, we had a closet. He had trigger locks on when I was real young and told me where the keys were just in case. The 590 was kept behind my door at 12 years old (my dad removed it when friends and family came over so they didn't flip out) and I've been shooting the Remington 12 guage since 4 years old. I will give my son the same discipline and treatment. I don't do gun safes either.
The pro of a gun safe is it helps prevent smash and grabs. Someone breaks in when you’re not home, they see some loose guns they grab em and run. I store about 90% of my firearms in a safe.
@@gunsforevery1 you are definitely right about that. I might consider a safe now for my more expensive guns.
@@joeydigrado382 not only are they for using, but they are also an investment. Guns will last forever, keep ‘em safe to pass them on.
People think about firearms as a first response to a home intruder, that should be your last tool you utilize. If you own your home or your landlord ok's it put 3" wood screws in your hinges and on your stricker plate and your stricker for your door knob. We don't have glass in our doors, they're solid wood. When you're home keep your doors locked. It wouldn't hurt to have a door knob jam or mounted kicker plate for your door going outside. Motion sensing outdoor lights are also a good preventative measure. If they get in your home before police arrive then you have your firearm. My neighbor told me that he thought i was being too paranoid. I told him no, I'm just trying to prevent me from having to shoot someone.
This is why we instructors always teach our students make sure you have a quick access safe that is almost no time spent to gain entry into and access your firearm for self-defense and then optionally a vault safe which is just there to keep the potential robbers from getting into and accessing your collection of firearms. I also teach students never ever just rely on a vault safe that's going to take you too long to get into to access the firearm you wish to protect and defend you and your family with.
My 'quick access' safe is the open top drawer of my desk where a loaded .45 resides.
What would you recommend
You should keep ready guns in small safes, preferably in multiple locations if possible, with biometric or quick keypad entry. The key should ONLY be used if the battery is dead, and should be extremely well-hidden. Also, check the batteries in the small safes at least monthly. The big safe should be for storage of guns that are not in use to protect from theft.
Sorta agree but best thing is to have one on you all times one big safe for bigger weapons and emergency back up safes in sports you I’ll be in the most or wear you expect to be during an attack.
People usually keep their spare firearms in their safe or gun cabinet but they always
Have a home defense weapon or two hidden and easy to get to.. So gun safes are good if you have lots of guns because they don't end up stolen etc. Too many guns laying around out in the open are just asking to be stolen. Plus most gun safes are fire proof so if there is a fire your firearms are not damaged or destroyed..
I'm a senior citizen, former Marine, and I carry in the house as well as legally concealed everywhere I go. I fell naked without a big caliber pistol on my person at all times. I just can't convince any senior in my community to even put a motion activate light at their front door and back door let along own a firearm. Seniors are about the most vulnerable people on earth and yet the least prepared by choice, and even X military seniors are on some kind of "it won't happen to me" dream. Go figure.
Better to have fences and sensors. Then multiple locations of fire arms. And have fortified doors to get time to get fire arms. :)
@@MrMannyhw My home *is* my safe place... I have no where to flee to, being I'm already in sanctuary. I still have my Marine Corp. Veteran disposition in my old age, and I'm not about to be a victim... if I go down, someone is coming with me.
I do have sensor's working 24/7 and a fabulous noisy watch dogs. I always recommend on person carry in and around the home. When an advanced in age senior says "I feared for my life," it's not the same thing as when a young person says "I feared for my life." Simply put... Play with fire and you get burned.
@@oldmanjoe6808 hahaha. How does veteran like you feel about the country’s affairs right now.
@@MrMannyhw Off Topic. Reply to the comment rather than change the subject, duh.
It seems your ex-military associates don't want to spend their later years like they're still in the jungle next to an airfield in Guadalcanal.
I'm not meaning to be rude to you (please don't take it that way!) but perhaps being a Marine gave you a heightened threat level that, back home amongst your own people, you can't let go.
Agree 100% real fire arms safety starts with education. Educate your children and loved ones on fire arms, because ignorance is dangerous. Safes are like an unfair handicap placed on victims. Home invasions can happen in the blink of an eye and you’re left sitting on the couch still processing what is happening in some cases.
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Great advice. so many first time gun buyers every day considering the current political climate in the US. I find your logical approach to many things very helpful. Thanks
Having decent residential security containers available at home is just another tool in the toolbox. I have young kids at home and the thought of them somehow hurting themselves because of negligently leaving an unsecured firearm around - despite training and educating them - is something that I think is worth considering.
We keep our general firearms collection in a large RSC, and then for at night time I have a night time stand that is pretty rapid access. Normal edc during the day. Tradeoffs for everything in life.
@thegunsngloryshow First 8 years? My kids are 28 and 30.
Jk. Yep, both of mine are 8 or under.
Excellent video. It’s unfortunate that we live in an insane evil world where the worst can happen to anyone of us and does happen to many daily at any time. Just found your channel and by a long shot you give out some of the best guidance that I have seen. I’m sure many that are from the blue or communist portions of this country will believe this information is extreme and hateful but reality is it is solid and will save you and your family if you take these lessons and get further training to protect your family.
Thank you for these videos. I’m going back watching videos from past few years and haven’t found any video that I can find any wrong teaching tactically and or morally. If we are going to save this Republic we are going to need real men start acting like God expects us to act and not act as society is pressuring men to behave. And this is not to lesson the many fine brave women out there, I have a wife and 3 daughters and I want and have taught them how to protect themselves at all cost!
AZ resident. I have a weapons safe. However, I have 3 located where I can easily get to them … to include by the toilet.
Thank you very much for educating us on these topics. I'm getting ready to start my training in a couple of weeks. You're doing a fantastic job helping people stay safe. God Bless, in Jesus Name.
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I will allow no law to turn me into a victim. Any law that would do that is unconstitutional and repugnant
My Mother in law is constantly asking when I'll get a safe, it's actually rather annoying because I don't bring in a lot of income and I live in a rough part of town. I appreciate you helping me find the words to explain why I prefer to NOT run a safe, though at some point I do want a biometric one for weapons that are not actively in use.
Just wear the gun 24-7. I’m sorry, but if you are defending a property have a loaded gun on you.
Yeah my fat ass has some rashes when I wear my iwb more than 2 hrs. Also my wife will flip shit if I wear a owb around the house. Any suggestions?
@bombomos Your wife will have to flip out then. If you choose the wife flip out route, you will have to put your foot down and let her know. YES MEANS YES, and YES I WILL CARRY.
The other option is tucking an undershirt in, behind your holster. Then put on your regular shirt. Perhaps the extra fabric will stop rashes.
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Trying a new holster.
@@bombomos get a new wife!
Unfortunately this is not possible in France….😢
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This is a chaotic world we live in and you never know what situation can suddenly be in front of you, my family sometimes thinks I’m paranoid but I go nowhere without my firearm, at home it is always within arms reach on my side table by my chair..my safe is electronic with a key in case of battery failure and the key is always on my person ..videos like this are important because there are many ignorant people out there when it comes to firearms and personal safety..my wife now keeps her firearm readily available when she is home alone ( hate to admit it but she is a better shot than I am ) ..well done Sir , and keep the instructional videos coming , we need them.
If everyone in the home is trained on weapons. Should the safe be locked only when away from home?
Locking the door. Lol. I'm 300lbs. I run through doors
A “door knob to floor” door jam is a smart back up to the door’s locking system, as long as there isn’t a door window next to the door. They sell them at Lowe’s in the lock department.