Top 10 Places To Hide A Gun In Your Home

There’s simply no question that a firearm is one of the very best home defense weapons you can have.

There’s also no question that leaving your firearms out in plain sight is a bad idea, and for more reasons than one. The last thing you want is someone with unauthorized access to get their hands on one of your guns, and that’s why you need to take action to keep your firearms hidden.

Now the obvious solution here is to invest in a strong, affordable gun safe, which has the added benefit of protecting your firearms from fires and other elements.

But this may not be a viable solution for you if you don’t presently have the funds to invest in a safe, or at least not in one that can hold all of your guns for you. (Editor’s note: be sure to follow any local laws regarding proper storage, even if you’re generally against more regulations, like me.)

So what are you supposed to do now? Simple: you need to find other places throughout your house to hide your guns in instead.

Here are the best places to hide guns in your home:

1. Food Boxes (i.e. Pizza Boxes)

Yes, any random food box such as a pizza box will be a perfectly viable option to hide a handgun, because it would be one of the very last places a criminal would even think to look.

The added benefit here is that the kitchen is a good place to have a firearm hidden anyway for defense against home intrusions.

(Editor’s note: be sure the box is thoroughly cleaned, otherwise it will get smelly!)

2. Pottery Pieces

Besides food boxes, you can also try to hide your handguns inside pottery pieces throughout your house as well. Take note that criminals will definitely think to look inside pottery pieces before food boxes, so it may not be as secure of an option. You’ll also definitely want to wrap the pistol in a towel of some kind before placing it into the bowl, just in case if a guest to your home peers inside out of curiosity.

3. Nightstand

It’s always a good idea to keep a firearm on the nightstand for quick access should you wake up in the middle of the night to the sound of something breaking downstairs. That being said, nightstands are also places that burglars would be sure to check for jewelry, electronics, money, and other valuables, so you’re definitely taking a risk here.

The best solution here may be to invest in a small pistol safe that you can drill into the bottom of the nightstand, where the pistol will be kept both concealed and secured.

4. Under Furniture

Who says that you only have to drill a pistol safe underneath a nightstand? What’s to stop you from drilling one underneath other pieces of furniture, such as office desks, chairs, sofas, and so on?

5. Under The Floors

Underneath the floors is another great location for hiding firearms.  You can also hide long guns here such as rifles and shotguns besides handguns only.  Just be careful about where you choose to cut into your floors. In a hallway that’s commonly used wouldn’t be as strategic as say underneath furniture.

6. Concealment Shelves

There are a variety of concealment shelves on the market that you can buy as well for hiding handguns.  Many concealment shelves are designed as everyday home furnishing items, such as drawers, clocks, picture frames, and so on.

7. Air Vents

Air vents are another location where you can hide firearms.  Granted, burglars may think to look there for money or other valuables, but children and anyone else curious probably will not.

8. Fake Books

This is one of the oldest tricks in the book (pun intended), but hiding a small pistol in a realistic looking fake book ensures that the firearm is kept both hidden and accessible. For larger pistols, you made need a real page turner. Try a dictionary, old Bible, or maybe your favorite edition of Harry Potter.

9. Closet

You’re taking a major risk by hiding your guns in the closet, because it’s often the very first room where burglars will go.  But it’s still an option for you. Just be careful and strategic about how you choose to hide your guns in the closet (i.e. underneath a pile of shirts or pants isn’t very strategic).

Editor’s note: get a good handgun safe if you’re going to use the closet for this purpose… thieves will go straight for the closet every time.

10. Underground

Last but not least, you can also always hide firearms underground, such as in a PVC pipe, pelican case, ammo can, or anything else that can keep the firearms shielded from moisture.  This is a topic that you’ll want to research much more careful to keep your firearms fully protected from moisture damage.

Conclusion

Hopefully this article has given you a solid idea of a variety of different places where you can keep your firearms hidden.  But of course, these aren’t the only viable options for hiding guns, so  if you put your creative cap on, you’ll no doubt think of a number of other hiding places as well.

(Editor’s note: This was a guest post.)