Right NOW, you need a gun...

[olds]

About 30 seconds

 

[madoka]

I'd probably take an hour or so trying to decide if I should shoot them with an HK

Sig

or Plasma Rifle in the 40 watt range

 

[DrPizza]

I have a herd of animals. The dogs can handle a few coyotes, and can probably drive away a black bear, or at least alert me to the problem. If needed, I have a magazine in one location & rifle in another. I can be out the door in about 10 - 15 seconds, loaded and ready for 1 yard to 300 yards.

 

[Carson Dyle]

If needed, I have a magazine in one location & rifle in another.

Smart. I keep the wheels to my car in my basement, just in case I need to drive somewhere.

 

[clamum]

...how long would it take you to get it?

Less than 10 seconds.

 

[Pandasaurus]

If I need one right NOW...?

No weapons allowed at work, so... 10-45 minutes, depending on traffic and how fast I drive. That said, this is probably the only instance where I could call 911 and the cops would show up in time. It'd take some time for someone to get close enough to me to cause bodily harm, where I'm at.

If I was at home? That depends, do I need a .40S&W, or a 7.62x39? The AK is kind of hard to get to right now, it'd take at least a few minutes. .40 is next to the bed, so <5 seconds?

 

[sandorski]

Don't need one. Won't need one, unless Zombies happen.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Derp

:thumbsup: I loved that scene.

We are in this life for such a short time... why spend it trying to kill each other?

I own a bunch of guns... haven't touched any of them in months.

 

[DrPizza]

Smart. I keep the wheels to my car in my basement, just in case I need to drive somewhere.

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I assume that's sarcasm. Search for &quot;store guns and ammo separately&quot; - the third hit on Google is from Walther Firearms. Unlike car wheels, it only takes 1 second to insert a magazine into a gun. Further, if someone were to sneak into my house, it makes it less likely they can turn my gun against me. It also improved safety if kids or grandkids are over. I realize that having children or grandchildren is a foreign concept to people who live in their mother's basement.

 

[Sonikku]

...how long would it take you to get it?

Don't own a gun and live in NY so...

When Obama seizes power and initiates Civil War 2 I'm basically screwed.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I suppose in a dire situation I could probably get a gun in less than an hour. I know somewhere that I have a key to that has guns. As for ammo, no idea. I think Canadian Tire sells it and I don't think you need a license for it, just the guns. Not sure though.

If it was an emergency situation like zombie apocalypse I'd want a simple melee weapon and not a gun though. Guns need ammo, can jam, etc. I just want something I can whack them over the head with fast without needing anything special that will be hard to come by.

If there was the level of violence here that there is in the states I'd probably get my hunting license and just have a shot gun in the house, and probably learn more self defence, like karate or jujitsu or something. But thankfully I don't have to worry about that stuff here. I've never even fired a gun before. Would be kinda fun to try at a range or something though, but it's not really something I want to do bad enough to seek out how. If I was given the opportunity, sure I'd try it.

 

[Carson Dyle]

I assume that's sarcasm.

Good call.

Search for &quot;store guns and ammo separately&quot; - the third hit on Google is from Walther Firearms. Unlike car wheels, it only takes 1 second to insert a magazine into a gun. Further, if someone were to sneak into my house, it makes it less likely they can turn my gun against me. It also improved safety if kids or grandkids are over. I realize that having children or grandchildren is a foreign concept to people who live in their mother's basement.

Wait. You don't keep your guns locked up? Instead, you just store the ammo in a different location?

Yeah, it only takes a second to insert a magazine. A rifle that you use for hunting or warding off coyotes needn't be kept loaded at your bedside. But I wouldn't want to have to go down to the basement to get the gun, then out to the garage to retrieve the ammunition to make something that is capable of being used.

 

[Red Squirrel]

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I assume that's sarcasm. Search for &quot;store guns and ammo separately&quot; - the third hit on Google is from Walther Firearms. Unlike car wheels, it only takes 1 second to insert a magazine into a gun. Further, if someone were to sneak into my house, it makes it less likely they can turn my gun against me. It also improved safety if kids or grandkids are over. I realize that having children or grandchildren is a foreign concept to people who live in their mother's basement.

That's not very American, every person over 6 months old should know how to properly use a firearm, and always have a piece on the ready at all times!

 

[John Connor]

Got two .380's with hollow points. One in the upstairs living room and one in the down stairs living room. Walther PPk is in my desk. Like to get an assault shot gun.

I keep a flare gun in the car. They will put a hole in your chest. Not too accurate, but it will do the job.

I also have knives galore. Thing with knives is you better know how to use it. I also carry a knife on me and a tactical pen.

 

[DrPizza]

Good call.



Wait. You don't keep your guns locked up? Instead, you just store the ammo in a different location?

Yeah, it only takes a second to insert a magazine. A rifle that you use for hunting or warding off coyotes needn't be kept loaded at your bedside. But I wouldn't want to have to go down to the basement to get the gun, then out to the garage to retrieve the ammunition to make something that is capable of being used.

All my guns are locked up except one rifle; most of the year, that's locked up too. I'm of the opinion that having an unlocked, loaded gun in the house is not safe. The grandchildren visit from time to time. They would not be able to operate the gun; they'd have to figure out how to put in the bolt, and figure out what the magazine actually is and where it is. The magazine for that rifle is loaded, not in plain sight, not in the rifle, and readily accessible to me. So, yes, guns and ammo locked up, with the exception of 1 rifle for emergency purposes; not really for self-defense though. It's rare that I need to use it - we have a lot of babies right now, so time would be of the essence in case of a predator - we've had fox come in this time of year before. Dogs tore them up - rifle was used to end their suffering. Dogs can handle a few coyotes too.

 

[JimmiG]

Couple of years to get training and a permit.

 

[KMFJD]

/right now, i feel like a crystal pepsi

 

[x-alki]

1 second. P30L on the desk.

 

[TwiceOver]

The only person I know that I know has a gun (even one that I could borrow) is about a 20 minute drive.

OP Didn't describe what the hurry was so I'm going to go with the I'm Dead option.

 

[Zodiark1593]

By the time I need it, the perp will have been turned to Swiss Cheese.

 

[Fern]

A second or two. It's in my desk drawer.

Fern

 

[jlee]

I'm in NJ now. A long, long time.

If I was back in AZ, a matter of seconds with many, many options.

 

[kage69]

Carefully step over the prickly pear and cholla, pull the bars off the window, break the window, climb in, hit the floor, slip on the cat puke, and break his skull on a rock, you mean? About twenty minutes. Cholla's nasty business.

My kind of home security! Damn. Living up north where it snows means the closest I can get is stinging nettles or blackberry, which don't even come close on the nasty scale.

 

[MongGrel]

I had to, for some odd reason.

Random things in searches are amusing sometimes.

I give that guy a +1 for TP marksmanship.

 

[zinfamous]

about 3 minutes, but I haven't cleaned them in a year or so, much less used them, so who knows. I'm also not a sociopath thinking that danger lurks behind every door every second of my life.