To quote it ' s always sunny in Philadelphia that nipple placement is CRAZY <| sep |> I took Mega Gin to a CMDR in Sgr A before the Mug was a thing . Does that count ? <| sep |> A lot of this comes down to personal situation . My situation is that I ' m 29 , my dad is 58 , and we live together . We don ' t often have visitors and in the last year everyone else who has been in the house is a firearm owner , and there are no small children in the house . Ever . If I had children in the house , my attitude would be totally different . But I have multiple loaded guns in the house . Is it safe ? Of course . Guns don ' t go off by themselves . You have to pull a trigger to make a modern firearm fire . I have two holstered handguns that are hidden . Neither of them can possibly go off and shoot someone , but both are accessible at a moment ' s notice . From a safety standpoint . Rule # 1 . Treat all firearms as if they are loaded . Even if you remove the magazine , you still need to assume that firearm is loaded , because maybe you forgot a round in the chamber . In the instance of a robbery . I ' m going to assume that anyone who is willing to break into my house while I ' m home intends me harm . I can ' t imagine a burglar breaking in in the middle of the night while I ' m sleeping and thinking if anyone wakes up , I ' ll just run away ! Especially since I have a furry 70 lb alarm system that barks as soon as anyone so much as touches the screen door . Someone who breaks in despite the warning of a large dog definitely means me harm . As for introducing a loaded firearm . I carry a loaded firearm daily . I ' ve answered the door with my hand on my pistol more than once . In the middle of the night , and during daylight . If I look out the window and don ' t recognize you , chances are I ' ve got a hand on my pistol . Have I ever pointed it at someone , shot someone , or even drawn it ? Nope . But I ' d rather be prepared , and safe than sorry . I ' m certainly not going to run to the top of the steps , look out the window , then go back in my room , load my gun , then go downstairs to answer the door .