So my S & W 357 magnum, loaded, and sitting beside my speed loader, in my bed stand drawer, and my 12 gauge shotgun, loaded with 00 Buckshot, would be unlawful?
Yes. As would my two loaded pistols in the quick-access draw safe next to my bed and the shotgun behind the closet door. Which is one of many reasons not to live in Massachusetts. They don't want anyone but cops and criminals capable of self-defense.