Timely with news (but vanity) Best bedroom gun safe???

01/14/2013 | jdsteel

[Marcella]

I bought a “book” safe from Sears on line for $24.99. looks like an antique book - kids aren't drawn to a big book. You lift the antique book cover and there is the safe. Two keys come with it. Inset the key and lift the top of the safe and there is your gun. Two guns would take two books. it's fast to open this safe. I have mine in the top drawer of my night stand but the book could sit on top of that night stand. I don't think a kid would go for a book, but if one did, they wouldn't have the key to open it. I think you would be aware if one got the book.

[JRandomFreeper]

Grandchildren are not allowed in my house. That solves that problem. ;)

All of my firearms are loaded and ready to go, and in various places in the house. Then there are the razor sharp chef's knives in the kitchen, and the ham radio gear with all that 'lectrikity.... This house is a Darwin test, so no grandkids until they get old enough to pass their NRA certification.

/johnny

[DCBryan1]

Here is another mfg: Under bed gun safe review

Get the best safe you can afford. The economy is sinking, violent liberals are emboldened, and the criminals are running amok. Plus, you need to protect yourself from liability incase your guns get stolen, or God-forbid, a child gets ahold of your gun. It is either on your person while awake, or secured from unauthorized use/theft while asleep.

[outofsalt]

Trigger lock when the kids visit and keep it up on top of a dresser. Unlocked and on hand at all other times.

[outofsalt]

Trigger lock when the kids visit and keep it up on top of a dresser. Unlocked and on hand at all other times.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

I have a large vault type to keep mine. I too have grand kids and take the time to simply lock them up when they come over. These days < $1000 can get you a very nice fireproof model. It’s not real pretty but... You can keep all your valuables and important papers inside. A friend of mine has been in this business for over 30 years. The peace of mind is priceless.

Typically a moving company delivers them and they can be bolted to the floor.

http://agenglish.com/

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I keep this one by the bedside. The Stack-On PS-514. It can be bolted down and has a 4 digit combination that requires a 5th button be pressed. It also has a key. I have set up a small LED button size light outside and a magnetic sensor LED on the inside. Wifey keeps her pieces in one on her side of the bed.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***Just leave 'em out in the open.****

[LadyBuck]

Leave them where they are, unload & hide your ammo.

Then teach the kiddies gun safety - good bonding time for you & them.

[Labyrinthos]

If the only purpose for having the safe is keep your guns from the grandkids, then you really don't need a safe. In an emergency situation, when mere seconds could mean the difference between life and death, the last thing you want in the middle of the night, in the dark, after waking from a deep sleep, is to have to fumble with a combination dial, key pad, or even worse, a fingerprint scanner that only works 50% of the time. A trigger lock or receiver lock is a lot cheaper and a lot faster to unlock in an emergency than a safe. Keep the key on your person at all times when the grandkids are around and teach your grasndkids about firearm safety.

The other option is to nix the safe and the trigger lock and simply store the gun unloaded and keep the magazine on your person at all times when the grandkids are around. Again, in an emergency situation, popping in a magazine and racking the slide has got to be a lot faster than unlocking a safe or trigger lock.

[neefer]

Not sure how old your grandkids are, but my family starts teaching gun safety with cap guns around age 4 or 5. I babysat two neighborhood girls and they were very curious about my shotgun, to the point it scared me. It was out of reach on the wall but I kept a close eye on them at all times. When I overheard whispering about pulling a chair up to the wall, I decided to show them what it was all about. Took it off the wall, explained it was loaded, why I had it loaded and that they could kill someone. “Imagine how your mommy would cry? And you wouldn’t have a sister anymore.” Then I unloaded it and made them count the shells with me. Then each one held it. “This is too heavy!” And like that, their curiosity was gone.

[trebb]

Gonna have to be a personal choice on the safe - I decided on one that will hold my guns/ammo and other valuables. Big enough to not be toted off by thieves and electronic lock to make entry easier than having to dial up a combo. Have always sanitized the household when grandkids are due because I keep several locked/loaded/ready to speak whenever at home - I’d rather be within a step or two of help rather than hoping for time to hit a single point of access across the house - too old to get into a foot race if someone decided to home invade..

[showme_the_Glory]

Purchase and apply a couple trigger or cable locks (cheaper than a safe).

I saw a video of a kid removing one with a screwdriver in less than 30 seconds. No damage to the lock or gun. I tried it. It works. Don't need no steeking keys.

[Mister Da]

I might suggest one of those small fireproof safes, about the size of a large lunch box, & keep it near/under the bed. This will keep the guns out of innocent hands, yet be handy in case of emergency.

I own one of these safes - got it at Walmart cheap. Solid as a rock with a key lock. Yeah, it is easily carried away, but much safer than a pistol in a bedside table & nearly as accessible.

Obviously, any safe will require a key or combo. Punching in a combination in the dark is not an option, IMO. So, a key safe nearby to the bed is necessary. Wear the key around your neck, but don't get one of those barrel keys - very uncomfortable.

[PowderMonkey]

LOL! That’s how my father lost his entire collection. It was stored in a hall closet, holding six stacked shelves with two (unloaded) pistols on each shelf. Little sister climbed up and reached the prettiest pistol in the collection, a nickle plated Colt 1911 chambered in .38 super. She walked into a room full of adults attending a cocktail party, teething on the business end of that pistol. Epic hysterical screaming ensued. Mom ordered the entire collection immediately “liquidated.” Ahem, and she wasn’t very nice about it either. Women. Go figure.

[Render]

I like my Gun Vault. It has a shelf in it and provides enough space for me to keep both Glocks and multiple magazines in it. You can open it by key or through a 4 digit code you program into it.

[bgill]

A gun safe is to keep the burglar safe.

Sorry, if the grandkids can’t learn to keep their hands off dangerous things that don’t belong to them, then they don’t need to be at anyone’s house. I’m betting the vast majority of FReepers were raised in homes with guns and we’ve all lived to tell about it.

[Lancey Howard]

[Izzy Dunne]

[jboot]

I second that. Training the grandkids is superior to a safe. I grew up around loaded guns (and sharp knives and explosives and antique heavy machinery without “safety” devices). It never crossed my mind to play with a gun or a knife or the hydraulic press without first asking permission. I had seen what these machines could do and I was a bit terrified of all of them.