An unloaded gun is a paperweight.
I use the combination mini safe bolted to my bed rail. Four fingers in the slots and a quick press of the combo and the door pops open. My Glock 26 with 12+1 HydraShok 124 +P+ is ready to roll. Under the bed in an unzipped assault case is my tricked out Police Tactical Mossberg, 5 rounds of #4 buck. During the day it stays in a vertical wall safe in my closet recessed in between the studs hidden by clothes. I have a large, two story house, several handguns are kept in combination mini safes in various closets hidden by clothes so regardless of where I am I'm never far from protection. I'm nearing 65, severe arthritis, multiple surgeries, I'm helpless without an "equalizer."
Our little town has had several home invasions in the past year. My old friend was in his study when his wife answered the door for a floral delivery from an uniformed woman. After entering the foyer she pulled a revolver and demanded money. My 93 year old friend, a distinguised WWII vet, blindsided the woman and forced her to the floor. She quickly retrieved her revolver and ran the hell out. My friend's lament was that he didn't have a handgun in the study. Guns are useless unless they are accessable and loaded.