A guy I used to hang out with had broken into quite a few houses. Time and opportunity permitting, he would always check the nightstand to see if he could get a free gun out of the deal.
There’s a loaded gun in easy reach of everywhere in the house I spend time. Including my night stand.
Sure if somebody breaks in when I’m not there I’m sure they’ll look there. But so what. The important part is if they break in when I AM there I want to be able to leave the bedroom with something more helpful than my dork in my hand.