Safes & Storage

The ArmsReach handgun storage system keeps guns safe, and right where you need them. Instead of sitting obtrusivly beside your bed, this one hides on the side, right where you can find it easily, without knocking anything over. And best of all, it will tell you who has tried to get into it. A beside safe with a memory, too.

Liberty has expanded their Fatboy line, and have more small safe storage options. If you are looking for either portable security options, or mammoth safes, Liberty has options. Check out the SHOT Show coverage.

Small lockable boxes are ideal for handguns, but I’ve never managed to get a shotgun in one. What do you do if you want to keep a shotgun or rifle close at hand? We ran across the BoomDock at the SHOT Show this year, and it looks to be the answer. Fast access, secure storage.

Why do I need a safe? This is a question that many gun owners ask. In my opinion, the answer is easy. Bad things happen to good people (and guns).

Your guns safe is only as good as its lock, so make sure you pick what’s right for you.

If you already own a safe, almost everything I describe in this article can be done for free; but there’s no free lunch, and every choice has its pros and cons. You will have to weigh your options when deciding the placement of your safe and how to anchor it.

In a perfect world we all have enough secure storage for all of our guns, and not only do our homes offer us ample space for giant safes, those safes also magically appear with no conspicuous delivery and team of installers. For the real world, there is the bolt together, take apart Snap Safe. It still arrives by truck freight, but the box does not resemble a safe, and you can take the pieces in one by one, inconspicuously, up the stairs, whatever, without advertising your safe to the neighborhood.

Considering the everyday risks of fire in our homes that we all face, this disaster could be in the cards for any of us. What can we do to prepare our gun safes to withstand this potential known threat?

Let’s face it: Even when they’re in a safe, your valuables face plenty of threats. And you can’t always be there to defend against those threats. Many of us spend a considerable amount of time away from home, which is one of the reasons why we have gun safes in the first place. As I have said in my previous articles in this series, gun safes buy you time against threats such as unauthorized access, theft and fire; they do not prevent threats entirely.