my guns are locked in a cabinet and ammo in a different location........ I'll use 911 and a baseball bat - not too many know my house as well as I in the dark.
I've found that my firearms function significantly more reliably with the ammunition inside of them as opposed to being store separately.
On the rare occassions when there are children in the house, the room with the guns is locked and my carry gun is on my hip.
All gun safety courses teach this!
it makes good sense if you have small children around
and if you just have them for hunting or sport.
But if you have a gun for self defense.
You are gonna want to keep it loaded and make other
Arragments to keep it secured