The moment you decide to invest in a gun(s), purchasing a gun safe also becomes important. This is the only logical way to minimize the possibility of accidents or loss of firearms. Buying a safe however, is not always a straightforward process. You need to first familiarize with a couple of recommendations, regulations and marketing techniques in order to make an informed choice. Let us briefly take a look at what to look for in a gun safe – as detailed under the following 7 questions.
1.What is the right gun safe capacity to go for?
Something you may not be aware of is that gun safe manufacturers have a habit of bragging about the large number of guns they can squeeze into their safes. Unfortunately, what may be advertised as high capacity
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That is why safes made of concrete amalgamates and steel are ranked as the most reliable. But at the same time, some RSC gun safes are light – yet still categorized as reliable. Are they really safe? Well, yes because modern technology has enabled manufacturers to maximize on available resource to build lighter yet effective units. The best way to determine if a safe is worth its weight is by comparing its height-weight ratio. For instance a 60 inch tall gun safe (RSC) can weigh anywhere between 500 and 800 lbs. Anything below 300 lbs would be questionable.
5.What Quality Of Steel Is Used?
Steel is usually the most valuable component of a safe as it provides resilient burglary protection and withstands damage remarkably. However, there are some cases where manufacturers produce substandard steel and use it to make commercial gun safes. Some use misleading tactics such as “thick robust doors” but what they don’t tell you is that only a thin part of this door is actually made of steel. Others even boast of providing 2 inch of steel thick walls only to use a 14 gauge piece of steel combined with layers of drywall. The recommended minimum guidelines of steel usage are as follows.
*Door Outer Sheet – Should be at least 7 gauge. Remember, even a thin looking 7 gauge steel is better than a thick-looking composite door that’s made of 12 gauge steel wrapped around some weak
A safe not only provides security from theft but also a protection from flood or fire. A safe can come in all sizes and vary massively in price. The price not only reflects the size but amount of time it can with stand water damage and fire damage. A top of the
CornelCookson is a leading manufacturer of overhead coiling doors and custom closure products. One of their most popular products is the steel slated rolling steel door (see Figure 1), which is used to provide security and weather protection across a wall opening of a building. An astragal (see Figure 2), which is a weather seal, is supplied at the bottom of the door to help prevent the transfer of fluids from one side of the wall to the other. The current material of the astragal is Thermoplastic Vulcanizate (TPV), which is composed of 40%
A small safe greatly fits in each house because of its compact size as well as it protects a gun or valuables just like a bigger one. Are you afraid that a burglar may take your whole safe away? Don't
Data from the NCVS imply that each year there are only about 68,000 defensive uses of guns in connection with assaults and robberies,[16] or about 80,000 to 82,000 if one adds in uses linked with household burglaries.[17] These figures are less than one ninth of the estimates implied by the results of at least thirteen other surveys, summarized in Table 1, most of which have
Studies have demonstrated, repeatedly, that homes with a firearm are no safer than those without guns. In fact, the sight of a gun during an intrusion is cause for action, deterring thought, which could make all the difference between life and unnecessary death. Besides which, most gun murders at home aren 't perpetrated by an intruder, but rather by a family member or an acquaintance.
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In “How US Gun Control Compares to the Rest of the World” , author John Donohue states that gun control in the United States should be much stricter, as we posses the most guns, yet our homicide rate is highest out of all industrialized countries. Safe storage is one suggested method of gun control: many believe it prevents criminals or children from obtaining guns. According to the statistics provided by Donohue, guns are rarely used as a means of self-defense during attacks. Research from a noted university found that violent crime rates increased in areas with right to carry laws, policies that permit concealed carry of a firearm.
Some gun advocates often suggest the more law abiding citizens that have guns the less crime there will be. Gun control advocates will argue the opposite, and that no guns are better. People will always have their opinions on guns and gun control but most gun owners people are very responsible. This includes the safety of taking care of guns and putting them safely away. Keeping firearms locked up, trigger-locked, stored separately from their ammunition, or some combination of the three, the gun advocates, as well as non-gun owners, believe less accidents would occur. It is possible that this could make guns if gun owners took these actions. Statistics show that every year thousands of guns are stolen each year and end up in criminal’s hands because of improper handling and storage of guns. People sometimes abuse their rights to the second and fourteenth amendment. Sometimes guns do end up in the hands of irresponsible people. Thousands of people are killed, injured because of careless people leaving guns
With gun safes and holsters, personally I like to utilize a concealed carry holster and a tactical safe. I wish, but do not own enough guns (yet), to own a large gun safe. Which,
* Guns kept in the home were 22 times more likely to be used in unintentional shootings, murder or assault, and suicide attempts than in an act of self-defense.
This country must normalize safe gun storage practices. There 1.69 million children and youth in the United States greater than eighteen years old are living with loaded and unlocked household firearms. Unintentional injuries, suicide, and homicide among youth may happen because young persons are able to access an improperly stored household firearm. Approximately 90% of fatal firearm incidents involving children occur within the home. Twice as many firearm
Dr. Jeffrey A. Roth states that “research has shown that a gun kept in the home is 43 times more likely to kill a member of the household, or friend, than an intruder. The use of a firearm to resist a violent assault actually increases the victim's risk of injury and death.”
In a survey study, it is shown that 48% of people who owns a gun purchased them for their own security (Pew Research Center) and 57% of Americans said that owning firearms was beneficial for them from becoming victims of a crime (Williams). There are responsible owners of guns who used them to protect their loved ones such as Melinda Herman in Loganville, Georgia who protected her two children during a home invasion when she grabbed her handgun and used it protect her son and daughter after a burglar broken into the home (Brumback). Herman was alone with her children and her husband was away from the home and Herman utilized lessons she learned from a firing range session and wounded the burglar in her home with several bullet rounds and the police later arrived and arrested the man after he escaped elsewhere (Brumback). In addition, another case would be that of Ronald Dixon, a Navy veteran with 2 jobs and a father who protected his 2 children and girlfriend in Canarsie, Brooklyn after a man broke into their home during a home invasion (Haberman). Dixon shot and wounded the intruder, who is a thug with a very big record of burglaries and other crimes, and was later arrested at the scene of the crime (Haberman). Not only are guns necessary for home protection, but also in the general public as well. During a
On October 12, 2015, an article was posted about the statistics on how many children are killed from a gun being stored carelessly. In this article, it states that two children are killed a week from guns being stored in an improper setting (“Leave Your Gun Out, Go
***For added protection, there are different types of storage and/or locks for guns also. The first is a lockbox. It is a small metal case that is used for handguns. An advantage of this case is that there is quick access if the lock is pushbutton. A disadvantage is that it costs more than a trigger or cable lock. The average price is anywhere from $40 to $200+. Second, a gun vault or safe comes in a variety of sizes to fit all types of guns. Some advantages are that it is difficult to steal, allows for numerous guns of different sizes, there is storage for other items and valuables, and they are usually fire safe. Some disadvantages are that it costs more than cable locks or lock boxes and they are also heavy and difficult to move. The price range is anywhere from $100 to $2000. The cable lock is a cable that is inserted into the chamber and locked (like a bike lock) to prevent a shell from being fired. Advantages are that the long cables are able to thread through several guns and they are inexpensive. Disadvantages are that the cable is thin and can be easily cut. Price ranges from free to $20+. Next the trigger lock is a two piece rigid cylinder that fits behind the trigger so it cannot move. A combination opens this lock. Advantages are that it is inexpensive, they are widely available, and there is quick access to the gun. Some disadvantages are that they may break easily and may not prevent theft because the locks can be removed later. Some models can be