shesulsa said:
And just for that, you don't even get to see my tattoo.
Hey, do I get to see your tattoo? I'll show you mine if you show me yours. Then my wife will kick both our asses...in a tattoo showing contest of course - she has way more then me! lol
This was a very specific and detailed question and if anyone wants to answer it that's fine for them. I just don't wish to reveal all my little secrets.
Do you?
I think it would be O.K. to speak in generalities, though.
I think that there are many good places to stash a weapon of opportunity.
Next to the bed is one important place. If you don't have kids, this is where your pistol should go.
I have heard os some people keeping a blade or a gun even in the shower. A "letter opener" by blackie collins is a good shower stash because it is not metal so it will not rust. I think that a sharp thing in the bathroom is a must, even if it is not the shower. In a drawer or medicine cabinat should be fine; it just has to be accesable.
In other areas of the house, often there is a weapon of opportunity already there; just know where it is. Knives in the wood block in the kitchen is one obvious example.
Most of the time, where you stash your toys does not have to be in a real clever spot. Usually, simple is best here. I have heard about people getting way too creative about where they stash their toys; which ended up being counter productive anyways.
You may need to get creative if you have kids, though. Just leaving a knife in a drawer, for example, may invite kids to play with it no matter how well you teach them. So, you may have to get creative in certian areas of the home so that they don't endanger themselves. One thing that might be a good idea is to tape a blade with duct tape high and behind the curtians of your home. Let the kids know it is there, but that they aren't allowed to touch it, but it will still be out of site out of mind. Tape it in a way so that you can easily rip it off to use it if needed; but also have it taped in a way so that if anyone takes it down to play with it you will know, even if they cleverly try to put it back. Hopefully when the kid is clever enough to put it back without you knowing, he/she will be old enough to understand knife safety as well so this precaution won't be needed.
Anything I missed? Any other suggestions that any of you may have heard about?
What I am curious is about children. I don't have any so I don't know much about this. How do/would you parents with small children handle the issue of keeping weapons in an accessable place without endangering them?
Paul