A quick look at a typical pistol safe - Ensuring safe storage of your weapons comes with the responsibility you take on by owning a firearm. If you store guns in the home you have an obligation to make sure that they cannot be stolen and that they are kept out of the hands of your children. In some states, and in many places in the world, secure storage of your pistols in the form of handgun safes is a legal requirement of gun ownership. Here we will discuss a few popular methods of doing just that.
Handgun safes are, thankfully, a fairly inexpensive item compared to other safes. They are sturdy but only need to be small which reduces the cost. A pistol safe starts at around US$100 for small, basic models going right up to over a thousand dollars for the larger, more advanced, biometric handgun safes.
A good example of an inexpensive pistol safe is the range offered by DAC. DAC handgun safes start as low as $115. One of these models would easily accommodate two pistols and holsters and ammunition for both. These are a fairly conventional type of safe, opened with a key. However, their small size means that stealing the whole safe, or picking the lock, are not out of the question. Therefore, as with any safe, simple but important security measures must be employed including making sure the pistol safe is securely fastened to the floor or wall that it is installed near, and by making sure it is not in plain sight.
If portability is what you're after then there are options open to you too. Sometimes it is necessary to take a gun on the road, but, as with storing guns in the home, responsible firearm safety requires that the gun be securely locked away and stored safely when not in use. The Amloc II handgun safes are a kevlar briefcase gun locker, padded on the inside and made to comply with FAA regulations for the transport of firearms. Subject to the individual policies of airlines, it is legal to transport a pistol on American airlines with one of these. They serve equally well as an immobile gun locker, with mounting points to bolt onto the floor or in the trunk of your car, or to the bottom of your bed. Amloc II handgun safes are similarly priced between $90 and $150.
It is not always practical or possible to be mucking around with safe keys and combinations if you need your pistol in a hurry. This is where biometric handgun safes come into play. By simply scanning your fingerprint, you can have exclusive one-touch access to your guns. Safe from juvenile hands and burglars alike, if you have the budget and need for it, biometric concealable handgun safes are by far the most attractive option. Quick, reliable, and secure, they get the job done. Biometric handgun safes start at about $350 and can go anywhere upwards from there.
