[ReignOfError]

2) 12 guage shotgun is within easy reach of the door.

I've thought about that, but if someone manages to pick the lock in the night without waking you, you've just armed him.

[Spktyr]

Not necessarily. There are electronic one gun safes that open in an instant with the proper key code or chord press that otherwise cannot be accessed quickly or easily.

[Lancer_N3502A]

2) 12 guage shotgun is within easy reach of the door.

I’ve thought about that, but if someone manages to pick the lock in the night without waking you, you’ve just armed him.

Sorry, only when I’m awake. At night it’s next to the bed.