Why Should You Have A Handgun Safe?

In the crime infested times we are living in, most people are turning to fire arms to increase their security, which answers the question of why we need a handgun safe. There are several types of these safes available in the market from heavy duty safes, to home safes and office safes as well. To start with there are portable handgun safes that provide the security that a gun owner requires to ensure that their weapon is kept in a well accessible and easy to reach place.

The hand gun safes available have incredible security, reliability and portability, for instance, some come in a note book style design that allows you to take your hand gun or valuables with you whether you are in the car, at the office or even on an airplane.

The handgun safes are compact and light weight and these safes will fit inside a brief case or day pack that can be quickly accessed. However there is also the need to have a home gun safe to ensure the weapons in your home are safe from access by your children which can cause disasters instead of the security they were meant to create.

Most home safes are constructed with 20 gauge steel soft foam on the inside that protects both the gun and valuables from any damage for example, damage on impact form a fall. There are also heavy duty safes that are protected from fire as well so even in the occurrence of a fire the weapon will not misfire or explode from the gun powder present in the bullets.

The home gun vaults have fool proof security that will ensure no unauthorized entry is possible with precise fittings that are virtually impossible to pry open with hand tools. Quality gun safes also have built in computer systems that block access after repeated invalid entries. Another important feature of these home safes is that they have a tamper indicator that alerts you when an invalid entry is attempted. There are also those safes with monitor detectors that are fitted with an audio alarm that guards against direct tampering.

Added security is offered in high strength cables of 4ft security that secures the home gun vaults in the home and can also be used in office safes. The safes have learn buttons on the office safes and home safes that make it easy to program the safe that have over 12 million user selectable codes.

The safes have an interior light feature that makes it convenient to see inside the safe especially if reaching for the weapon at night. An adapter is included in quality gun safes that is easy to use and is conveniently located with a unique no eyes keypad for quick access.

Some home security safes have a feature that provides audio feedback that confirms correct keypad entry. This feature also has an audio disable function that adds the security of operating in silent mode in case the gun owner needs to access their weapon without alerting any attention to them.

Michael J P is the author of this article on Home safes.
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