Why Homes with Guns Need a Gun Safe

It doesn’t matter if you are at home or out and about in the car, if you have a gun and you have children you need a gun safe. In the last month Associated Press has reported three child shooting fatalities. Fatalities, which could have been averted if hand guns had been kept in some type of gun safe. 

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This month a three year old in Tacoma fatally shot himself in the head with a pistol put under the seat when his father went to pump gas. There are gun safes suitable for use in motor vehicles and in many instances a biometric gun safe is the perfect answer. Had the weapon been kept in a biometric gun safe in the car this tragedy would not have happened and the father would not be facing possible manslaughter charges. In Washington State it is legal for permit holders to carry a concealed weapon on their person. But, if left in a car the gun must be locked, preferably in a gun safe and concealed from view. 

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Two other child deaths were reported around the same time. A seven year old daughter of a police officer shot in the car by a sibling and a 8 year old girl critically wounded when a gun discharged inside the backpack of a 9 year old boy. A biometric gun safe in the car and a gun safe at home would have provided the gun security missing with these fatalities.

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The use of a biometric gun safe in motor vehicles allows quick access to a gun in an emergency while keeping the gun secure. For the home there are multiple types of safes suitable for use as a gun safe. There are gun safes specifically made for long guns and pistols. Fireproof home safes come in many sizes and are perfect for use as a gun safe and there is a safe for all budgets. Wall safes and floor safes are also used as gun safes and provide the added security of stealth when securing guns from inquisitive children. If yours is one of the 40% of US homes with guns and one of the 50% that doesn’t have a gun safe now is the time to purchase a gun safe and give children the security they deserve.