Do you keep a knife in your end table?

[Lesknife]

Yeah I have several that are part time edc rotation that are in arms length away. Actually I have knives stashed all around the place at home, work, vehicles, tool boxes and garage never know when you might need a sharp blade.

 

[mushka]

My end table and coffee table don't have drawers. My bedside table has a drawer with a bunch different kinds of knives and a 1911 in the top drawer. A .30 carbine is the house gun propped up next to the bed.

 

[Corton93]

Gunz gunz and more gunz
I inherited all 11 of My dad's rifles
Have no earthly idea where they are all gonna go

I'd say at the rate things are going, leave 2 or 3 out to use and hide the rest between the studs behind the drywall

 

[dericdesmond]

Yes, and everywhere else. If someone breaks in while Im sleeping Ill likely be murdered by my own knife.

 

[snuffle]

There's usually one on a bed table, right now it is a Protech Runt. But that's really only about protection from hangnails, stray threads, etc.

But then the house has a thin film of knives all over, I think it must be something akin to Brownian motion.

 

[Sibyrnes]

My EDC knife sits on top of the stand. Knife for self defense? A 357 Colt sits in the drawer for that.

 

[GmpaJim]

Another thing you may want to keep with your knife (or gun) is a whistle.
There are some insane loud ones on the market. Unexpected loud noise will freeze the reflexes while the mind processes it. The body tends to flinch away, both, good for you, bad for the creep

 

[mobilerd]

End table, coffee table, night stand, dresser etc. etc.

 

[Lee D]

My bedside is an 870, a Glock 21 and a Surefire flashlight…does a tomahawk count?

 

[Hammer67]

There are a variety of knives stored in my bedroom, but I don't feel any need to have them right next to bed. I store far more effective items within reach in my nightstand.

 

[VorpelSword]

Uh . . .NO.

I live in Texas and could keep a piece of towed artillery in my night table drawer if it would fit.

What I do keep there is not open for discussion except to note that it is not a knife.

 

[19-3ben]

I do. I am a first responder, and I have a small shelving unit with a set of clothes, pager, radio, etc on the other side of my night stand. On my nightstand is wallet, phone, keys, knife and flashlight. If I get a call in the middle of the night, I need to be out of the house ASAP and keeping everything right next to the bed facilitates speedy response.

This has nothing to do with self-defense. Much like @Smithhammer if I need to respond to a threat in the home, I have more effective tools that are also kept at the ready and nearby.

 

[DMG]

Uh . . .NO.

I live in Texas and could keep a piece of towed artillery in my night table drawer if it would fit.

What I do keep there is not open for discussion except to note that it is not a knife.

Is it a mace?

 

[Steely_Gunz]

Is it a mace?

Is a smatchet a knife, or is it a way of life?

 

[Another Shepherd]

My desk is where a bed stand might be expected. There are about 10 knives on the desk, some of which live on the desk but most of which get carried at some time or other. No children, and the cats have not yet learned how to open folding knives. Autos and fixed blades are in sheaths or cases.

Burglars tend to prefer places that do not have multiple guard dogs. But anyhow, burglary rates in the US have dropped dramatically over the past 15 years.

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[Skar]

I'm ashamed to say this..
I sleep with a knife iwb 4 o'clock.

No I don't need it, but it's there just always has been.

 

[blanex1]

yes I do, I ones kept my 1911 in the same place thinking if stuff ever go's bad I wouldn't be without .

 

[Peter Hartwig]

5 there and another 7 in the top dresser drawer, at this time( have been more).
Not meant for protection, but who knows.

 

[VorpelSword]

Is it a mace?

C'mon over unannounced at 2 AM, enter uninvited and find out.

 

[luethge]

Is a smatchet a knife, or is it a way of life?

Both - I want a door mat with this question printed on it. Illustrated of course.

A Basic 7 has been my “night stand knife” for a few years now.