So, being in the area affected by the "shelter in place" last evening (https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...y-in-budd-park) I did something I've not done before and kept one of the firearms by the bed, just in case.
But, it was just sitting "loose" on my nightstand and while not likely to happen, I was slightly concerned one of the cats might knock it off and at least wake the wife (she sleeps lighter than me.)
So, any suggestions on how to store a ready pistol at the bedside? Perhaps a cheap holster screwed into the side of my nightstand? The bed comes down to about an couple-three inches off the floor, so sliding under the bed isn't an option and the nightstand drawers all have stuff in them. We don't have kids, so there's no worries about little fingers finding the firearm in the night.
I mean, in honesty, the odds of any of the cats knocking the pistol off the nightstand are probably close to the same as the firearm going off on its' own in the night, so maybe I'm just over-thinking this?