Thursday, November 16, 2017

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When something goes bad you have to address with what you have to hand.

"I really should have self defense ammo in this house gun for the 3AM home invasion, instead of ball ammo."

I've been thinking on this because of the video of that guy that stopped that church shooter in Texas.  He has to get his AR out of the safe.  Hearing the volume of fire he might have felt a rifle was necessary, and I agree.  You can hear the anguish in his voice that he had to dig it out of the safe.  That was precious time.

He probably had quicker access to a pistol?  His CCL weapon?  He is an NRA instructor in Texas, I bet he has that in a holster.

He also has kids to home, as the reporting mentioned a daughter, so he is thinking safe storage for sure.

Now all this got me thinking.  What is the gun/guns I have to hand?  Two revolvers, really.  A snubbie and a full sized.  J and L.  Flashlights and reloads.

Which is one of the reasons I have been looking at higher capacity 9mm pistols for a house gun.  Something that has a light rail.

But after Texas, thinking on a way to make an AR more accessible in an emergency, too. 

2 comments:

Will said...

Set your AR up with the two push-pins. There are a number of small bags/cases designed to hold an AR broken down like this. Not an obvious gun-sized container. Usually they are sized for the 16" barrels. For that matter, there are a couple of quick barrel removing systems, along with a folding stock adapter that adds some variety in storage sizing.

Will said...

Forgot to add, make sure you have at least one loaded mag. That TX neighbor had to load a mag with individual rounds before he could respond to the church.