Top 3 Handguns For Concealed Carry
It’s about as regular as clockwork.
Every time there’s another mass shooting, the gun control crowd talks about restricting the Second Amendment; enacting what they call “common sense” gun law.
The only thing is, those laws are only common sense to those whose main goal is to take guns out of the hands of law-abiding citizens. As we all know, those laws aren’t going to stop criminals and are only going to criminalize honest, hard-working Americans who want to keep their guns.
There are two results of this political posturing. One is an increase in gun sales. People become afraid that they won’t be able to buy their favorite gun and so rush out to buy it before it becomes illegal.
Does anyone really think that these people are going to peacefully turn over their guns, just because a law is passed, outlawing them?
Former President Obama can justly be called the firearms industry’s number one salesman, for the massive number of gun purchases that his anti-gun rhetoric caused. Had Hillary Clinton won the 2017 Presidential Election, we would see that continuing.
But But due to the fact that Donald Trump led a mandate in the White House, gun sales have entered into a slump. Even so, they still spike every time the gun grabbers start pushing new legislation to take away our guns.
The other thing that happens is that the gun owners in the country start looking for ways to hide their guns. After all, if it’s going to become illegal to own those guns, there’s a chance that the government will start trying to round them up.
If that’s the case, then of course none of us want them to find where we keep them.
But, while that’s a good reason to want to hide our guns, it’s not the only one. There are two other basic reasons to hide guns in and around your home:
- To have them available for use, in case of home invasion.
- To hide them from thieves, children and others who shouldn’t get their hands on them.
So, if we’re going to take a look at hiding guns, we really need to look at all three reasons for hiding them, as well as what will work in each case.
While there are some ways of hiding them that might work for more than one of these three reasons, there are others which might be perfect for one of them, but not work for another.
Ideally, you’re probably going to want to use a combination of methods for hiding your guns, keeping some available (but hidden) for home defense, while others are stashed away where no government agent is going to find them.
That means having enough guns to meet both needs, but that’s not an issue for most of us, as most gun owners have multiple firearms in their collection.
Hiding Your Guns for Home Defense
Probably one of the most common places for people to hide a gun, especially a pistol, is the nightstand in the master bedroom. The idea behind this is having it readily available, if you are woken up by a noise in the middle of the night.
From that point of view, it makes sense, but not from any other.
First of all, criminals know that most of the valuables in any home are kept in the master bedroom. That’s’ where they are going to find jewelry, guns, collectibles and other lovely trinkets that they can take to their local fence.
So from the point of view of keeping your guns safe from criminals, the entire master bedroom, including the closet, should be considered off limits.
That’s not to say that there is no value in having a gun in the nightstand, ready for use in the middle of the night. I place my holstered pistol on top of my nightstand, when I undress at night. But I don’t just leave it there; I wear it every day, carrying concealed.
Actually, carrying a gun concealed is the best place for hiding a pistol, if you are planning on using it for self-defense or home defense. That gun in the nightstand is only going to be useful if you happen to be in bed, or at least in the bedroom, when the bad guys come knocking on your door.
I can guarantee you that if you’re sitting in the living room, watching the television when they break in, they’re not going to wait for you to go to your bedroom and grab your gun. They’re going to attack you before you can do that.
Some people feel uncomfortable carrying a gun around at home, I can understand that. I was, until I became used to it. It always seemed a bit melodramatic to be armed at home; until I started looking at home invasion statistics and understanding how little time I would have to react.
Okay, but what if you don’t want to carry at home, what then?
If that’s the case, you want to keep guns in places where you frequent, so that they are readily available to you if you need them. If you have a favorite chair that you use while watching television, then make sure you have a gun located where you can reach it, without getting up from that chair.
Attaching a holster to the back of the adjacent chair or in an end table drawer works well for this.
If you spend a lot of time in your home office or workshop, keep a gun there. Attaching a holster to the underside of the desktop, so that it can be reached while sitting at the desk is an old trick, which you’ve probably seen in a movie sometime.
But there are easier ways of doing it, like hiding a pistol in a desk drawer or a drawer of your toolbox.
There are a number of companies who produce furnishings which are designed for hiding your guns in your home, in such a way as to keep them readily accessible, but out of sight. Some of the best ideas are:
- Picture frames which hinge open, with space to hide a pistol inside.
- Coffee tables with drawers that are custom fitted to your guns.
- Coffee tables with tops that split or slide open, revealing a place fitted for hiding guns.
- Entertainment centers and china cabinets that have end caps that swing open to reveal gun storage.
- Knick-knack shelves with hinged tops that open to reveal a place to hide a gun.
Keep in mind that you are hiding these guns to be readily usable in an emergency. That means that you’re probably going to want to keep them loaded at all times.
You should also keep a full spare magazine with the gun, just in case you need more ammo, as well as a good tactical light.
While most criminals won’t bother, some will try and cut your power, before attacking your family.
