Gun safe

Gun safe

A gun safe is a secure and protective storage container for one or more firearms and/or handguns. Gun safes are primarily used to prevent access to unauthorized or unqualified parties, and protect the contents from damage during a flood or fire. Access prevention is required by law in many places [ [http://www.bradycampaign.org/facts/issues/?page=capstate Brady Campaign - Child Access Prevention Laws] ] , necessitating a gun lock or safe.

afe Manufacturers and Features

Safes come in many shapes and sizes, and may include additional security features such as fire protection, voice-activated lock, and fingerprint identification. The internal locking mechanisms differ in both strength and quality, and manufacturers boast about different aspects of their respective safes [ [http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/catalog.asp?catalog_=F Browning Gun Safes] ] [ [http://www.tucsonguns.net/Gun_Safes.php Fort Knox Gun Safes] ] [ [http://www.sturdysafe.com/minuteman.htm Sturdy Safe - Gimmicks about other manufacturer's safes] ] .

Some major gun safe manufacturers include:
* [http://www.amsecusa.com/ American Security Products (AMSEC)]
*Browning Arms Company
*Cannon
*Fort Knox
*Liberty Safe
*SentrySafeclear

Potential risk

Although rare, large gun safes may pose a hazardous risk to small children who could accidentally lock themselves inside of one [ [http://www.telegram.com/article/20070814/NEWS/708140455/1116 Rescuers free boy in 15 minutes] ] . To minimize this risk, stores should not leave large safes unlocked & unattended and home owners should always lock them after use.

ee also

*Safe
*Firearm case law in the United States
*Gun safety
*Chamber lock

References

External links

* [http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=228534 Safe Storage Gun Laws: Accidental Deaths, Suicides, and Crime]
* [http://www.senate.gov/~schumer/SchumerWebsite/pressroom/record.cfm?id=260276 Schumer Pushes Tax Credit for Gun Safes]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQY/is_1_49/ai_94765136 "The gun safe maze", Guns


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