In a home 100% free from unsupervised children, I think it is a good idea. I have a mentor (former Air Force LtCol who served in Air America during Vietnam) who has several handguns hidden like that throughout his 5,000 square foot home in Pensacola, FL. He told me he wants to have access to a hand gun in every room, just in case.
Why doesn't he carry one on his belt?
I actually do both, i.e., a few handguns stashed about, and carried on my belt from waking till bedtime.
