Abstract: A pistol mounting bracket is shown for mounting a pistol holster of the type having a pistol receiving pouch and a belt loop attached to the pouch for securing the holster to the body of a wearer onto a bed. The mounting bracket has a support arm which is adapted to be fitted under the bed mattress and a holding arm connected to the support arm and depending therefrom in a plane generally perpendicular to the plane of the support arm. The holding arm has a connecting end fixed to the support arm and an opposite flange end adapted to be slidingly received within the belt loop of the pistol holster.