We are 3 middle to late age women living out in the middle of nowhere. We keep 2 mossberg 500 20ga pistol grips located around the house and a 9mm by each bed in the 3 bedrooms. Even mom practices semi regularly and she is in her 80's. I have lived all around the country and even a few years over seas. I have been broken into 3 times and each time the invaders have left immediately when confronted with the sound of a shotgun racking. All our firearms are loaded and available. We warn friends that if they see a gun in the house then it IS loaded. We do lock them up ONLY if there are small children over and only until they leave. Dad was a career cold war officer and he trained us to shoot starting around age 10. The only time I have been helpless was in a county that had very strict gun laws and I will never live in those areas again.
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