I always have a hand gun and a 410 ready just in case of a home invasion.
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Isnāt it illegal to have more than 3 shells in your shotgun in California?
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Hello and welcome @Wesley53
As long as they each have a Prop 65 warning on them, have gone through a background check, taxed heavily, and are atleast 30 years old they are probably ok. 
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I have a 410 pistol which we call āThe Judgeā
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I have a .40 caliber pistol at my bedside. I wear it around my home, outside on my property and I lock my house whenever I am not inside.
Also, next to my bed is a Tac-14 if I need a shotgun. Having a short barrel it is as manageable as the pistol.
I also have a dog as an early warning system.
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A pistol, 9mm. I keep it loaded and hidden very near my bed. I donāt want kids to know where it is.
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Iāve trained several scenarios while in the army. I took a home defense class for a single occupant and training with family in the house scenario. I have a SF XD 9 next to my bed and a SF Elite hidden but accessible. I do have an AR 15 pistol as well. All within arms reach away.
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Handgun. To me, EDC is every day, all day, everywhere, even in the house. Itās in a pistol case by my bed at night - no children in the house.
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A thought on Shotgun storage. I keep a Tactical Shotgun - āMuzzle Downā in a corner of my bathroom. With an old towel thrown over it- to hide it. My standard is : Use my Pistols to fight to āGet toā my Shotgun or AR, AND an (AR) 2 steps from my bed, w/mounted Light - Covered with old shirt and Muzzle Down in a corner of my Bed Room - Just Grab Grip and Goā¦ 3 Pistols in Night Stand(w/Mounted Lights). So the standard SOP of using my Hand Guns to fight to āGet Toā my Rifle or Shotgun. I shoot Combat Competition Multi-gun, Rifle and IDPA every mo for 10yr now. State and DHS Certified Instr. So - 3 Options at hand - Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun. And the old Standard option - Use you Pistol to fight to āGet Toā your Rifle. āALLā Fully Loaded with 1 in chamber, All loaded with Hp Defensive Ammo (An unloaded gun is just a āClubā - maybe).
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Well done - Good for You. Look for groups that shoot Combat Competition like IDPA or 3/Multi-gun, in your area. Go watch a match then sign-up. IDPA has Clubs all over the US that shoot a match most every month. IDPA is very accommodating to New Shooters. And will even train you in standard Combat Pistol Tactics - Usually a āNew Shooter Meetingā for Rules and TTPās - Tactics, Techniques, & Procedures, etc.
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I have both handgun and short barrel shot gun for home protection. Of course I carry the handgun every day, at home or not at home.
I applaud the 93 yr old gentleman for protecting his life and home. Shot guns do get bad guys attention!!
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Iāve had concealed carry permit training, security officer training, and military training. Nothing specific on home defense training yet but there is a class on home defense that I would like to take. I just reinstated my carry permit and when I reinstate my armed security guard license I would also like to take Simunition Weapons Force on Force training that they offer for police and security in Nashville. My EDC is a Glock 19 9mm which I also keep on the night stand for home defense along with 4 spare magazines of 15 rounds each and 15 rounds in the pistol. All hollow points!
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Keep up the training and welcome to the club
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I took a home defence shotgun class at the local shooting range and have a conceal carry permit, but keep a bear spray can on my night stand. I took a home defence for using pepper spray also. Purchasing an easy access lock box to keep my handgun on my night stand also.
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