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Lauren3323 wrote:Sorry if I've offended you, that was not my intention. I'm not looking for confrontation. I appreciate your feedback.

Lauren: I'm not offended, and don't mean to be confrontational. I commended you on your concern in my first post.
I only want to discourage you from seeking an easy answer that might be what you want to hear, but may be bad advice. Your comment about being afraid you might shoot the wall, or your dog, leads me to believe you DO have concerns about the possible gravity of the issue. That's why I think medical advise is your best course of action. It might cause you to alter the method of night time access to your gun, or may allow you to dismiss any worry about the issue entirely. Either way, it will put your mind at ease. My bet would be that a doctor will tell you that you are worrying unnecessarily.

A friend of mine once opened his second story bedroom window while sleepwalking, and almost fell out. He is lucky his brother stopped him just in time. His mom decided to place a mouse trap on the window latch. She didn't want to lock or seal off the window for fire escape reasons. One incident with the mouse trap ended his window adventures. You might consider placing a couple mouse traps next to your gun. In any event, the fact that you are concerned speaks well of you.

Lauren3323 wrote:I don't think posting the question here was pointless. I got a lot of valuable feedback. I'm capable of making my own sound decisions when it comes to my safety. I was looking for advice and/or experience from other gun owners. Not looking for advice from a doctor, or expecting to get professional advice on a forum. If I felt that I needed professional help, I would certainly seek it elsewhere. Thank you to everyone for your responses.

Quote from your original post: " I would like to think that because I am so safety conscious and trained with firearms that this would carry over into my subconscious mind if I were to ever sleepwalk and pick up my gun. But at the same time I'm afraid I might pick it up and shoot a wall, or my dog, or anything who knows."

Oh yes. It really sounds like you are capable of making your own sound decisions when it comes to your safety. What about the safety of others ? Who knows ?

Lauren3323 wrote:I don't think posting the question here was pointless. I got a lot of valuable feedback. I'm capable of making my own sound decisions when it comes to my safety. I was looking for advice and/or experience from other gun owners. Not looking for advice from a doctor, or expecting to get professional advice on a forum. If I felt that I needed professional help, I would certainly seek it elsewhere. Thank you to everyone for your responses.

Quote from your original post: " I would like to think that because I am so safety conscious and trained with firearms that this would carry over into my subconscious mind if I were to ever sleepwalk and pick up my gun. But at the same time I'm afraid I might pick it up and shoot a wall, or my dog, or anything who knows."

Oh yes. It really sounds like you are capable of making your own sound decisions when it comes to your safety. What about the safety of others ? Who knows ?

It is good that you are concerned about the issue, but posing that question here is pointless.
You should start by consulting your regular doctor, and let him/her refer you to a specialist if necessary.

We all have not only legal, but also moral obligations to ourselves, our families, and society in general. So, good for you for your concern. You will likely find it is not a genuine concern, but you owe it to yourself to seek out a definitive answer for your own peace of mind.

It may turn out to be a non issue. If so, then you will know that, and can go about your life in a normal fashion with confidence.
If it is, or may be an issue, then you should make reasonable concessions to your life style as necessary. If there is a legitimate concern, then the answer should be obvious. Don't have a firearm available where you can get at it while in that condition.