I have 5 things on my nightstand:
1. Clock
2. 1911
3. Flashlight
4. Spare magazine
5. Eyeglasses (Something some contact lens wearers forget.)
I put the gun away downstairs each morning. Each night I grab it as I head up to bed. My kids have friends over to play. All the kids seem nice enough, and well-behaved enough, but in the event one of them should wander into the master bedroom "against orders," I don't want a loaded pistol available to them. Should anybody need a gun during the day, my wife has hers and my 15 year old daughter has hers.
