I keep a shotgun and a pistol next to my bed for now, because a) my grand-kids are never alone in the house, b) they aren't allowed in our bedroom, and c) none of them are physically able to operate the pump or the pistol slide - yet. When they get older, that will change.
(Why so much firepower? we had a drive-by next door a couple of years back, and SWAT was called out last year to help evict some scumbags living on the other side. This is usually a good neighborhood, but renters in the area have been a mixed lot. Better safe than sorry.)
However, this is an accident waiting to happen. I can easily see me (or my wife) putting an arm up over the head and ending up with a shotgun bouncing off our noggins...besides, where would we store books for reading in bed? 
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