No kids in the home ever.
If I had no children in the home, I'd probably keep one of my handguns on the nightstand next to the bed while I slept, with a round chambered. I would leave the safety on.
Then keep one by each entry door, one in the garage, and one each in the bathroom. Don't want to be surprised while sitting on the can.
Since no kids.
Your Sig has no safety; like a Glock. It is normally kept loaded and round chambered with the hammer lowered by using the decocker. It is double action on the first round and single afterwards.
No pillow! Keep it within arms reach and it is best if not visable by an intruder.
Nice choice in handgun... I have a Sig 226 on a shelf next to my bed. The wife has a CZ82 on her side.
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My first pompous remark is that having a pistol ready is not a complete home defense plan. Visualizing and planning are your friends.
I suppose the worst case it someone already n the bedroom with a knife at your throat. In that case a gun within reach would be nice. Maybe also a knife of your own
Next worst (? Is that English?) would be in the bedroom, but not near you. Maybe gun and Surefire or gladiator that will dazzle the intruder.
Next worse, at the bedroom door - whatcha gonna do now, Daddy?
Not so worse: "Honey? I hear something downstairs." I'm serious about having plans for various possibilities.
Okay, so you have prevailed. The guy is backing off, hands up, saying,"Hi, my name is Clarence Weatherbeam Cholmondely III, and I just thought I'd stop by. Don't shoot me, bro'.", somebody is calling 911, you've got a wait ahead of you.
So are ou going to keep pointing the gun at him untilt he police come, even though you are now wide awake and if you don't get to visit the "place of flowing waters" really soon it's going to get ugly (and damp) on the floor near your jammies.
Maybe cuffs? Maybe getting someone to teach you how to put cuffs on someone while also maintaining control?
I have no kids in the house. By my bed I have a Surefire, two knives -- loose in their sheathes, my Sig with one in the chamber and a full mag (and know where my other mags are), and a pair of handcuffs (with another pair nearby). I am fortunate in that I can keep these things so that there's no way I can bump into them accidentally, but they are within easy reach. My cell phone is also there.
Something I like when I'm travelling is the Wilderness Safepacker. You can tuck the flap between the mattress and the box and you are ready to rack 'n roll.
These are just my thoughts and I don't know what I'm talking about. (Just ask my wife and daughter.)
Oh, and I always tell people, "Imagine pieces of skull and brain spatter on your bedroom wall behind the guy you just shot. Imagine ungodly amounts of blood on our floor and a guy who's alive but will never walk again. Now: Are you ready to be responsible for that? Make sure you are, or sell your gun. When the battle flag goes up, your head has to be in the right place. It's too late then to 'think what this really means'."