When a relative of mine was in the hospital, he asked us to go get his guns, because he was afraid someone would steal them. He lived in a 4 room house with 1 & 1/2 baths.
Every room had more than one gun. We collected more than 20 guns. Almost all were for hunting deer, or shotguns. A couple of 22 pistols to use for shooting game in the head if wounded, I assume.
With out exceptions, every single gun was fully loaded with one in the chamber, and ammo for each within less than an arm’s length. He was in his late 70s and lived alone with a little dog that yapped like crazy at anyone who came around.
A man after my own heart.