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Posted on 3/15/16 at 8:54 pm to Pavoloco83
Posted on 3/15/16 at 8:54 pm to Pavoloco83
Not sure about Atlanta.
Wife has a Glock 19.
Keep the gun safe? Hers is kept on her bedside table and that'a bout it.
Wife was in the Army. Didn't need any training, so I don't know.
For a Glock 19? 9 mm ammo.
When our son is roaming the house, we have a hidden top on our chest of drawers where it is stored. Easily accessible but our little guy would have no idea that it's there.
Wife has a Glock 19.
Keep the gun safe? Hers is kept on her bedside table and that'a bout it.
Wife was in the Army. Didn't need any training, so I don't know.
For a Glock 19? 9 mm ammo.
When our son is roaming the house, we have a hidden top on our chest of drawers where it is stored. Easily accessible but our little guy would have no idea that it's there.
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Posted on 3/15/16 at 9:17 pm to dmjones
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When our son is roaming the house, we have a hidden top on our chest of drawers where it is stored. Easily accessible but our little guy would have no idea that it's there.
Some advice? It's free.
Invest in a safe. Even a small pistol lock box with the buttons for quick entry.
Introduce your son early and often to gun safety. Make it annoyingly clear that he is not to touch a firearm unless he's with you or Mom.
Trust me, he'll eventually be old enough to reach your hidey-hole and he will find the Glock.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 9:21 pm to five_fivesix
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Some advice? It's free.
Invest in a safe. Even a small pistol lock box with the buttons for quick entry.
Introduce your son early and often to gun safety. Make it annoyingly clear that he is not to touch a firearm unless he's with you or Mom.
Trust me, he'll eventually be old enough to reach your hidey-hole and he will find the Glock.
Amen to that.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 9:29 pm to five_fivesix
five_fivesix
We're aware of all of this. He's 15 months old. He's not reaching five feet up right now. We've both been around guns since we were babies, both growing up in Alabama. Hell, our bedroom door is locked most of the day.
We're aware of all of this. He's 15 months old. He's not reaching five feet up right now. We've both been around guns since we were babies, both growing up in Alabama. Hell, our bedroom door is locked most of the day.
This post was edited on 3/15/16 at 9:30 pm
Posted on 3/15/16 at 9:43 pm to dmjones
I don't know, 18 mos ain't too young. I just read on here the other day an "infant" shot his Mom in the back.
Sounds like you and the wife got a handle on it.
Sounds like you and the wife got a handle on it.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 11:11 pm to Pavoloco83
1. No idea.
2. Remington 870 12g (shotgun) or a Glock 19 (pistol)
3. Safe
4. Needed? Regular range time. But most ranges will have a variety of classes to choose from as well.
5. See #3
2. Remington 870 12g (shotgun) or a Glock 19 (pistol)
3. Safe
4. Needed? Regular range time. But most ranges will have a variety of classes to choose from as well.
5. See #3
Posted on 3/16/16 at 1:28 am to five_fivesix
how much do you want to spend, does she want to carry it concealed, do you want something thats gonna be fun and accurate at the range (soft shooting) or is size/weight/concealment most important. If you want an all around great gun, go for a CZ 75 of some varity in 9mm. relatively inexpensive, best feeling guns around, impeccable craftsmanship, low recoil due to hefty steel frame and a slide that rides inside the frame for accuracy and low bore axis. 9mm ammo has come a long way in performance, to the point where there is not much to distinguish between 9mm, .40sw, and .45. You can also buy large quantities of cheap 9mm ammo in bulk online, and thats the real key to being safe with a fire arm, getting out and practicing.
I just bought a very interesting gun that im absolutely loving, the Lionheart Industries LH9N mkii. Its a tricked out import of the south korean k5 service pistol, which is an upgraded s&w 5906 (even takes the same mags), which in turn is and upgraded development of the browning hipower, arguably the most successful handgun in history. What makes the Lionheart so cool is it gives you another mode of operation in addition to the normal SA/DA automatic. with the hammer cocked you just push it forward and it staged the trigger to DA trigger pull length but with single action trigger pull weight. so you can carry cocked and locked like a 45, you can carry with a round in the chamber and the hammer down and the safety off, or you can carry with this double action + mode (thats what they call it) with the safety either on or off. with the safety off you essentially have a glock type setup, with it on you have a more safe version of cocked and locked due to the longer (but still light) trigger pull. it gives you options.
if she wants a smaller subcompact type semi auto, just be aware that many of the smaller guns are extremely hard to work the slide, due to being simple blowback designs instead of a locking breach, so the spring has to be really stiff. my wife has a little beretta 84 in 380 acp she inherited from her mom, and its a great gun, but she can barely operate the slide. and its not really safe to lighten the springs on guns of that kind because the spring and the inertia of the slide is the only thing keeping the chamber closed long enough for the chamber pressure to drop to safe levels.
I just bought a very interesting gun that im absolutely loving, the Lionheart Industries LH9N mkii. Its a tricked out import of the south korean k5 service pistol, which is an upgraded s&w 5906 (even takes the same mags), which in turn is and upgraded development of the browning hipower, arguably the most successful handgun in history. What makes the Lionheart so cool is it gives you another mode of operation in addition to the normal SA/DA automatic. with the hammer cocked you just push it forward and it staged the trigger to DA trigger pull length but with single action trigger pull weight. so you can carry cocked and locked like a 45, you can carry with a round in the chamber and the hammer down and the safety off, or you can carry with this double action + mode (thats what they call it) with the safety either on or off. with the safety off you essentially have a glock type setup, with it on you have a more safe version of cocked and locked due to the longer (but still light) trigger pull. it gives you options.
if she wants a smaller subcompact type semi auto, just be aware that many of the smaller guns are extremely hard to work the slide, due to being simple blowback designs instead of a locking breach, so the spring has to be really stiff. my wife has a little beretta 84 in 380 acp she inherited from her mom, and its a great gun, but she can barely operate the slide. and its not really safe to lighten the springs on guns of that kind because the spring and the inertia of the slide is the only thing keeping the chamber closed long enough for the chamber pressure to drop to safe levels.
This post was edited on 3/16/16 at 1:31 am
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