Lets say you're keeping a gun at home for "protection." Then you have a break-in.

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20. Easy enough to answer

First things first.

My home is extremely secure, to get into my home you will have to defeat:

Gated community
Two possible secure entry points - front/back door - all windows are barred
Dog - not mean or anything - but you are not going to sneak up on her
Alarm system - hardwired and monitored

Yes, my pistol is loaded and easily accessible in the master bedroom, if you know where it is. The other guns are in a fire safe.

I have no children and generally visitors do not go into the master bedroom.

To get to the weapon in time requires one thing. Time. In reality it takes time to defeat the measures in place and during that time I would; call 911, retreat to the master bedroom, upstairs, and lock the door. I would then be armed. I would do everything in my power to not shoot someone including verbally warning them that I am armed. However, if they proceed and break into the master bedroom I would shoot and kill them.

I have never been in this situation and hope never to be, I do personally know people who have been in a home invasion situation and it is one thing that have a reasonable fear of. So I am prepared for that.

I do not own an AR platform rifle, kind of smallish caliber for anything I would use it for.

I hope that helps you understand.