Gun Safety – Secure Guns in a Gun Safe

This year across the country background checks on people purchasing concealed firearms is up an average of ten percent. Carrying a concealed weapon in public is legal in forty-nine of the fifty US states, as long as you have a permit; there is also a requirement that firearms are secured when not being carried. Reports are also showing large amounts of ammunition are also being sold. These sales of guns and ammo are in line with spikes in requests for secluded pistol licenses whenever there is a gun related tragedy.

AX11678 Compact Gun Safe

Guns left in a car must be locked, concealed from view and preferably secured in a gun safe. The AX11812 Compact Key Lock Safe is an ideal size gun safe for the car or when travelling.  When being used in motor vehicles as a gun safe the AX11812 can be mounted using the included steel mounting sleeve and mounting hardware. For gun owners looking for a combination lock gun safe the AX11678 Combination Compact Gun Safe features solid steel construction and comes with a long self-locking security cable to keep the gun safe secured to a large fixed object inside the vehicle.



AX116522 Biometric Gun Safe

For the home and office, there are multiple types of safes suitable for use as a gun safe. There are gun safes specifically made for long guns and pistols that includes safes featuring biometric, combination, key and electronic keypads. 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 floorsafes 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, visitors and family the security they deserve.

Gun Security - There are over 1,500 accidental firing fatalities a year in the United States. What is alarming is that guns are the second highest cause of non-natural deaths for children in the United States. Surveys reveal 40% of US homes with children have guns and that 50% of homes with guns do not store the firearms safely.

The American Academy of Paediatricians (AAP) recommends:

• The gun should be locked up
• The gun should not be loaded
• Ammunition should never be stored with the gun
• Ammunition should be locked away separately to the guns
• Safe keys or combinations should not be available to children

To secure guns the best protection is a fireproof gun safe. A good gun safe offers both fire protection and in the event of fire water protection from the gallons of water used to extinguish the blaze.