I recommend you acquire a GUNVAULT ‘biometric’ gun safe for the bedside. I have mine secure-loc’d (steel cable) to the bed frame, and all I have to do to open it is reach down and put three fingers on the three sensors, and it pops open.
This safe ensures any little ones or other unauthorized users cannot get to the weapon, but I can.
Also, I leave it open at night to eliminate any delay or fumbling around.
My wife is quite happy with that.
It doesn’t read fingerprints, but rather a touch pattern, so she and my USMC son can both open the safe as needed.
We arrived at the same compromise. We have a 10 year old and his friends that we have to consider. The drawer gun safe is unlocked when we go to bed with my car keys inside so I don’t forget to lock it up when I head off to work.
That works well. Otherwise when at home I am packing my 32 Tomcat, in case something happens during the daylight hours.