All posts tagged Gun Safes

Less lethal weapons in the home

All I have to do is give  you a ballistics demonstration in a modern home to show you how dangerous it would be to fire off a 9mm round and at what point it would actually stop.   That modern construction may be efficient in keeping the cold out, but an exacto-knife and a hammer can get into your home faster than the big bad wolf could huff and puff and blow your house down.   Many police departments moved from the MP5 to the M4 Carbine because of penetration issues and I would highly recommend people consider using a Carbine or shotgun instead of  handgun caliber weapons.  One shotgun blast of size 4 shot can do an awful lot of damage in short ranges and the liabilities of bullets going astray and hitting neighbor are very limited.

I have seen ballistics testing where an M4 Carbine with frangible ammo penetrated less than a 38 special and if you live in a home with other people. Missed targets mean unstopped bullets.   I would not hesitate to tell people to consider less lethal weapons in their home.  You can use a gunvault gun safe to hide them in for the same reason you might want to lock up your guns.   Being on a second floor and spraying mace or pepper spray down the stairs is enough to prevent an attacker from coming up and a taser can easily fit into a gun safe.  Why not think about less lethal weapons, hide them in various points in your house for the what ifs and hide them in something like a gunvault microvault or minivault.

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New Crimes and home invasions

There has been a recent out burst of home invasions close to where I live.   Home invasions have always been something that occurs, but recently there has  been a new twist in the way it is being done.   Several older folks were the targets of invasions because they were easy targets.  Now a recent rash of daylight invasions where the  bad guys broke into the house while people were in it, ran up to the master bedrooms grabbed jewelry and valuables quickly and ran right out the same door they came in.   Most of the incidences occurred within less than 1 minute.   You might be in  your basement and hear a break in and by the time you call the police and come up stairs the person is already tossing something out a window to his counterpart or already out the door.

 

Crime is something that is always evolving, you will find the dunce novice criminal, but there are people that are good at what they do.   Smash and grabs have also become more common because criminal just want the fast easy money and don’t want a confrontation.   Think about making sure your Gunvault gun safes are properly mounted and out of sight even if it’s hidden in the obvious places.  Even bolting down a computer or monitor is something that can slow a bad guy down and help give the Cops a chance to catch them.

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Stealth mode for gun safes

I’ve been in some homes where there were serious gun collectors.   I guess I should feel fortunate that these people trusted me enough to allow me to view their stash of weapons because the liabilities of knowing that people “know” what you have in your home is considerable.   I’ve never heard of a gun collector getting his stuff stolen during a home invasion, but there was a rash of thefts in Bucks County, Pennsylvania a few years ago where the gun thefts occurred in places where the alarm systems didn’t even catch the bad guys.   If you are a gun owner, lock your guns up or get them complete out of sight and out of obvious hiding places.

I was at Shot Show 2011 this year and saw some inventive and interesting items.  The Console Vault for those on the road and the Stealth Vault for people that really want to hide their weapons in furniture ect.   If you have the time and the talent, go for it, but make sure someone in your will knows where you are stashing this stuff or somebody is going to get it at a flea market sale.  Gunvault gun safes are widely know for handgun safes.   I’ve thought about building a safe for an M4 Carbine since I personally believe that a .223 fragmenting round is a better thing to use in a residential neighborhood.

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Is your wifes jewelry locked up?

I have suggestion for all of my friends with firearms that are looking to get another gun safe or want to upgrade to something better than what they have.   I have an older model gunvault gun safe that I have to admit, is pretty out dated and there are some design flaws that have been addressed by the newer models.   When the batteries get weak on the older model, the door does not always kick open and after having a failure, I did some research and got a newer one.   A gun safe should be as reliable as a firearm and if you have one that is  not, get rid of it.

All of us have different financial backgrounds, but for those of you that have an investment in jewelry, talk to your wife about locking up all of here diamonds and gold and put it in a gunvault gun safe.   The benefits of putting it in something like this is that it will be somewhat fire proof out of sight, but be easy to access when she’s getting all dolled up for a night out on the town.   If it’s easy to get out, it’s easy to put back in.   For only about $100 you can both lock up a firearm or diamond necklace in the same place.  The deluxe models can easily handle 2 or 3 firearms and your wifes stuff.

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Keeping kids away from firearms

I’m going to continue to post info about this because I do not think it is common knowledge that gun safes are far more reliable and easy to access than ever before and there is no excuse for not locking up your loaded firearms.   I have conducted several firearms training courses where I have taught students that have never fired a gun before and they were all interested in learning how to keep a loaded firearm in their home and not have to worry about a kid getting a hold of it.   Gunvault gun safes are the best option and I strongly suggest people consider putting them in one or more places in their homes.   The best place is always the master bedroom, but a biometric gun safe means nobody but you can access it or anyone that you program to can use it.

I’m still waiting for the day when Gunvault gun safes comes up with a safe for a quick access AR15 or shotgun, but there are ways to conceal a location of a Carbine or shotgun and I personally would recommend a Remington 870 over a handgun any day and some ballistics tests I have seen would tend to say that a .223 fragmenting bullet is also a better option in a residential area where dry wall and partical board prevails.  Do yourself a favor and pick up the best Gunvault gun safe that you can afford and get your firearms locked up for safeties sake.

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Spicing up your gun collection with handgun displays

Long before I moved to where I am presently living, I was able to turn a closet in my home  into a gun safe.   I think there needs to be some serious thought put into how safe it is to keep your guns in a closet, but depending on the location in  your home and how strong and secure the door is, the only bad thing other than any a break in would be fire.   If you have a good fire alarm system in your home, the notion that your house is going to burn to the ground shouldn’t really be much of a reality, although it is possible.   There are ways to fire proof areas of your  house especially around closets that can help you avoid having to bring a 500lb safe down your basement steps.   I strongly recommend keeping any kind of firearms safe out of visibility because I have learned that a good $2000 gun safe will only slow a thief down, but not necessarily stop them.

If you have the time to build a small fire proof room  in your home for your firearms, you can avoid all of the clunking and banging around that can happen in other safes.   There are good pistol display racks like the Versatile rack that can organize and spice up the look of your collection.   Springfield Armory also has fun looking GI 1911 gun cases that are a wooden box that looks like you just received it from an airdrop in Europe.  Gun cases can help you keep your guns and stuff organized and protected, but it’s no fun to have to store your guns in a gun safe that is cluttered.  Build yourself a gun closet.

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Putting a price on gun safes

When I think back to the first Gunvault gun safe was that I picked up and how much I liked being able to store loaded firearms in easy to open storage, I can’t believe the technological improvements there have been to an already original idea.     I work in and out of various locations where sometimes I have to actually take my firearm off and on 3 or 4 times a day.    Various security and Government buildings that I’m in don’t allow this so I have to think about the type of gun holsters I am wearing and how easy it will be to get things off and on.   I still mostly use paddle  holsters or clip on IWB holsters because they are so easy to get off and on.

One issue that has been been happening to several of my computer friends is they can’t leave things in their car at all anymore.   I know of 2 smash and grab incidences in recent weeks where lap tops were stolen, but even though I know better than leaving my stuff in sight, you never know when it could happen.  I have been looking more and more and getting a Gunvault gun safe bolted to my car floor or in the trunk just so that anyone that gets into the car would have a heck of a time trying to pry the safe out.   Getting my lap top is one thing, but a criminal getting my firearm is something I want to avoid at all costs.   The difference between the biometric gun safes and the regular ones is about a 100 bucks, but I’m not really looking to pay that price for quick access when the gun is really only being stored there for anti-theft reasons.

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Trigger locks are worthless, gun safes are practical

I must have a pile of trigger locks in my  house that all came mandatory with various firearms that I have purchased.   There is absolutely no logic in having firearms with locks on them.  I have seen plenty of video demonstrations where firearms can still go off even if a trigger lock is installed.  Will a trigger lock prevent your firearm from being stolen?  Absolutely not.   Will it keep a loaded gun in a safe position so that a child finding it will not be able to shoot it?  Possible not.    I do  not think we need laws making it mandatory to lock up your firearms, but common sense says we should.  I know there are people in some situations where they may want quick access to a firearm, but modern gunvault gun safes are so fast that you can access a firearm in less than 2 seconds.   If you factor in the 2 second rule for CCW engagements, waking up, getting out of bed, and getting your gun from a gun safe in less than 10 seconds is very reasonable.

I am a strong believer in taking young children to a firing range even if they are not old enough to fire guns.  It may be a good idea to make sure they know that Mom and Dad have real guns and that the guns that they can play with are toy guns and let them see the difference.    Give your trigger locks to your kids for locking up their bikes, but do yourself a favor and research the various GunVault gun safes that are out now.   They are very impressive and can help keep your wife’s jewelry locked up and out of sight also.  The Gunvault gun safes that are being used for firearms can easily be bolt to hard to get to locations and be used for jewelry.

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Transporting guns while travelling

Whenever I go away on vacation, I have to pay attention to the States that we are crossing into because some of the States are not CCW friendly at all.  As a matter of fact, I’d be a criminal and get thrown in jail if I carried a gun in some States.   Every once in awhile I hear about a story about someone that crossed into a State with unloaded firearms and ran into a bad cop and ended up not knowing how to deal with the person and got into problems.   One way to avoid the situation is to keep your guns out of sight, avoid getting yourself into a situation where it’s obvious that you have a car load of firearms.

Another thing to think about is actually putting small gun safes like the Gunvault gun safes inside your car for added security.   There were a few major incidences in recent years of gun owners getting their cars broken into in and around gun shows because criminals would wait for them to stop and go into a restaurant or food store and then make their smash and grab.   A gun show vendor actually lost several thousand dollars of firearms because of something like this.  Conceal you firearm when you are carrying and conceal and lock up your guns when travelling.

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Technology has improved, you can lock up your guns now

I am very much aware that not all of us live in the safest neighborhoods and some of us have jobs  or careers where we are at a higher level of personal safety than others.   I have seen on numerous news stories about how children can and do find out where hidden guns are and depending on whether or not the child new it was real or a toy, some children are not developed enough to fear real guns.   I have a lot of experience in dealing with new students and young adults and there are reasons we have to start slowly when teaching a novice shooter on how to handle a firearm.

The reality is this, children can get into things and if you think you can hide your guns from a child and not have it locked up, you are taking a risk that in this day and age, isn’t worth taking.   I feel comfortable that the young family members that dwell in my home know what real guns are, but when the dumb friend of your kid shows up and starts messing around when the parents aren’t around, Well…  GunVault gun safes are easy to bolt down and hide in closets, bedside, floors ect. and if  you think a finger keypad is too slow to open, try one of the gun safes that has a biometric print reader.  Considering how small these gun safes are, you really should consider ending the liability of not locking up your firearms.

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