Where can I keep a gun?
Bound's hubby here: I admire your desire to respect your wife's wish. Based on your dilemma, I presume the pistol you are looking to buy is not intended for home defense. (You have your wife for that... remember to post the signs!) Since you want a small handgun, it doesn't sound like it is for serious target shooting, nor hunting. Keeping your handgun in a bank safety deposit box is out of the question. First off, in many states, walking into a bank or a post office with a gun is a felony. In addition, you would have to restrict your shooting to banker's hours... work might get into the way. Letting a friend keep it may not be a wise move either. It's your gun and you are responsible for it's security. How do you know that you friend would secure it and not use it, lose it or lend it out. This leads to the question... Do you have a garage that your wife would let you keep it in? Your car is out of the question, you can only transport from gun store/gunsmith to home to range. Unless your wife relents, and allows you to keep your gun safely secured in your house, I would strongly recommend that you reconsider purchasing a gun. You have a moral and legal responsibility to insure the gun is properly secured and you can only do that in your home. Obviously, you love your wife and you do not want to cross her. Seriously, could I suggest that you consider purchasing a bow and arrow, that can be kept in your home? There are many good safes available for storing a handgun. and their purchase, in many states is deductible on your income tax. I think your best bet is to sell your wife on the idea of having a gun safe in the home and then get your gun... or lay in a supply of "House Protected by Determined Wife" signs. Good luck.
How do you get a permit to keep a gun in your car?
What about carrying a concealed weapon? I have been terrorized by a stalker awhile back. I want to stop living in fear and know that I could protect myself. Do you need a special status for these types of gun permits? What public areas can people carry concealed weapons?
Can I keep a gun I find?
no... I don't think so.
Do you get to keep a gun after you go home from basic training in the National Guard?
No!
If I keep a gun in my home is it better to keep it loaded?
IF I KEEP A GUN IN MY HOME IS IT BETTER TO KEEP IT LOADED. ? I was going to say if you’re keeping it for self defense ,then yes , keep it loaded. But then I thought about it a little more. It’s going to depend. Do you have children in the house?Where are you keeping the gun? Etc. If you have children , keep it unloaded. Place it in a secure place that is easily accessible to YOU. Keep the loaded magazine(or speed loader if it’s a revolver) on your person. If you have no children (or anyone else who shouldn’t have access to a firearm) then you have more leeway. Again ,it’s going to depend on where you’re going to keep the gun. If you’re going to keep it on your person,by all means keep it loaded. But if you’re going to keep it where it’s unattended, then no, Like I said a lot is going to depend om your situation.When my gun is on my person,it’s loaded. But when it’s unattended I keep it unloaded but accessible. The ammo is nearby but separate. It’s a toss up between preparedness and safety.
How do you keep a gun safe, but accessible, in an emergency? Do you recommend a gun safe, if so, which one? And where do you keep it?
I applaud you for taking a sensible approach to household gun safety. "Don't ever touch this" is the safeguard many parents use, and it is woefully inadequate. Injuries to children from the mishandling of firearms is a 100% preventable problem. There are several gun safes that are designed for quick access and still offer reasonably good security. I own several from Gunvault, which I've found to be a reliable and reasonably priced line. There is a flat-format model (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000TG9RCC), suitable for mounting on top of a nightstand on inside a drawer or closet, a drop-down style (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006OGNLKA) for attaching to a vertical support, and another vertical model (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006OGOHD0) with a biometric fingerprint reader. Just about all of their products come with a keyed or combination lock, a push-button lock, or the fingerprint reader. The keyed or combo lock are not suited, IMHO, for quick access, but the push buttons can be accessed in under two seconds with practice. I'm not sure if I trust fingerprint readers enough to depend on them in an emergency. I don't mean to disparage manufacturers other than Gunvault. I know about them from owning their products. I'm sure there are others of equal or better quality (and probably some that are worse). A major consideration before you make a purchase is where you are going to mount the safe. It should be firmly attached to a solid surface, such as a heavy piece of furniture, a wall stud, or a floor joist. This won't keep a determined thief from prying the safe off if they have enough time, but burglars usually go for the low-hanging fruit. All of these safes have holes for mounting screws pre-drilled in the underside. As whatever children in your household get older, do not underestimate their ingeniousness in getting into things you have forbidden them. When I was teaching and the gun control and safety issue came up, I'd conduct an unscientific poll of the class. The question was "How many of you grew up with guns in the home, and of those, how many of you could get to any of them, anytime you wanted, without your parents knowing?" The response was invariably close to 100%. You need to change the combination on a regular basis, and rig some telltale to determine if the gun had been accessed by someone other than you.Added 7/29/2012: as it turns out, gun safes may not be as secure as advertised: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel...
How to keep a loaded gun in my home,legally in California?
i have a loaded 12 guage pump with a pistol grip and a barrel thats too short to be legal. it is under my bed . all i have to do is rack in the first shell and its ready to go. if someone breaks in to your home, you want that gun to be close by and ready to go. if you have to monkey f*&k around with a lock or safe, than you might as well not even have a gun for home defense. i have said it many times and it will always be true. it is better to be alive and in jail than to be dead and in compliance with the law.
Would a gun work if you stored it in the freezer?
I agree with Robert H. I live in Alaska and I have used firearms in temperatures down to -60s below. A typical freezer is from zero to 10 below. At 60 below zero gunpowder burn rates change, some lubricants take on the consistency of honey or tar, rubber can shatter, some plastics act like glass but guns still go bang as long as none of the working parts froze up. This is why many here prefer bolt action rifles over semi-autos; they are more dependable. I also use Teflon lubricants when it gets below zero. So yes its very possible to have a gun in a freezer and be able to pull it out and fire. But if ice builds up inside the barrel the gun could have catastrophic failure. Also moisture causes rust, this is why you don’t want guns to get wet and then put them away wet. You have to consider war with guns were waged in every weather condition possible, from the rainforest jungles to the bitter cold of Siberia. What really does a number on a gun is fine sand and salt water.