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{{short description|Safe for storing firearms}}
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[[Image:Gun Safes.JPG|thumb|right|240px|An example (open and closed) of a typical gun safe
A '''gun safe''' is a [[safe]] designed for storing one or more [[firearm]]s and/or [[ammunition]]s. Gun safes are primarily used to prevent access by unauthorized or unqualified persons (such as children), for [[burglary]] protection and, in more capable safes, to protect the contents [[waterproofing|from damage by flood]], [[fireproofing|fire]] or other [[natural disaster]]s.
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==Features==
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Gun safes may include additional security features such as fire or water protection, combination lock, digital lock, and [[fingerprint]] identification.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Garcia|first1=Mary Lynn|title=The design and evaluation of physical protection systems|date=2007|publisher=Butterworth-Heinemann|location=Amsterdam|isbn=978-0080554280|edition=2nd}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=6mmbr|title=Buyers guide|url=http://www.6mmbr.com/gunsafes.html|accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref>
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Electronic locks as well as mechanical locks are available on many models of safes. The highest reliability exists for mechanical locks, although they are often more time consuming to open than electronic locks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Electronic Keypad vs Dial Combination|url=http://www.vaultandsafe.com/electronic_vs_dial.shtml|accessdate=26 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323094332/http://www.vaultandsafe.com/electronic_vs_dial.shtml|archive-date=23 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Some mechanical combination locks have key locks, too, that lock the combination lock dial from turning, thereby precluding casual attempts by anyone with physical access to the safe from trying multiple combinations in the hopes of unlocking the safe.
Some safes use live locking bolt technology and pry resistant metal to ensure the secure protection of its contents against forced entry. Some safes provide only protection against smash and grab burglary and unwanted access from young family members at home or outside,<ref>{{cite web|title=Secure handguns in vehicles|url=http://securehandgunsinvehicles.com/|accessdate=26 Feb 2016|archive-date=1 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101110112/http://securehandgunsinvehicles.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> while other safes provide additional protection against fire and flood and other natural disasters.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gun Safes and Chaos Kits — Essential Preparation for Any Disaster|url=https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/gun-safes-and-chaos-kits-essential-preparation-for-any-disaster/|accessdate=26 Feb 2016}}</ref>
Vault doors are available for creating walk-in gun safes or vaults in a dedicated [[room]] or gun armory in one's home. Such rooms are also sometimes used as a dual-use gun safe or [[Safe room|panic room]], or even as a dedicated shelter for use in the case of a tornado or hurricane.
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Some gun safes are designed to be hidden from obvious view.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hidden gun safe examples|date=24 February 2019|url=https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/hide-in-plain-sight-hidden-gun-safe-storage-options/}}</ref> False walls with hinges located at one end of closets are also sometimes used to hide gun safes, although simply installing a gun safe in an existing closet with a door that closes can achieve much of the same advantages to prevent intruders from becoming aware of the existence of a gun safe.
Depending on the place where the gun will be stored, different types of gun safes have appeared: under the bed, bedside, in-wall, vehicle, cabinets, drawers, mirror, and nightstand. But most of them particularly the handgun safes are found by various locksmiths and independent researchers to be unfit for firearm storage and to be best avoided.<ref>[http://
== Gun safes in various countries ==
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Requirements vary when transporting firearms in vehicles in different states. Most require that the gun is hidden from view, and locked so that it is not easily reached by an unauthorised person. Firearms must be unloaded and the ammunition transported in another section of the car.
===Canada===
A gun safe is a vault, cabinet, container or room that is difficult to break into. A sheet metal commercial gun safe, or other locked metal container for the preservation of valuables fits the description of “safe” in Black’s Law Dictionary. Safe storage conditions increase in severity from non-restricted class to restricted class and prohibited classes. The firearm must be either trigger locked, or have the bolt removed, or must be stored in a secure locked container, receptacle or room. A restricted or prohibited firearm must be inoperable by means of a keyed trigger locking device. A full-automatic firearm must be further disassembled to remove the bolt or bolt carrier, which must be physically separated from the rest of the pieces.<ref>Accessed 24 May 2022, [https://nfa.ca/safe-and-legal-storage-of-non-restricted-firearms/ Safe, And Legal Storage Of Non-Restricted Firearms]</ref>
===Ireland===
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===United Kingdom===
Many gun safes sold in the UK are tested to BS BS7558/92, the British Standard for gun safes. The British Home Office recommends that new cabinets should conform to this standard. Legacy cabinets already in use are usually accepted, at the opinion of the visiting firearms officer, when the license applicant has their home visit and security inspection. Glass fronted cabinets are legal in the U.K, provided the security glazing comply with BS5544 requirements and have no more weak spots than a full steel cabinet.<ref>{{cite web|title=Firearms security handbook|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/117636/firearms-security-handbook.pdf|accessdate=26 Feb 2016|year=2005}}</ref>
If citizens do not own a gun safe, according to 'Secure Storage', it is acceptable to remove the firing mechanism from
Additional security, such as CCTV and/or alarms, may be required in higher risk areas, and also for High Muzzle Energy rifles (over 13,600 joules at the muzzle of the weapon).<ref>https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/77/pdfs/uksiem_20230077_en.pdf</ref>
A gun room is also acceptable.
For full details of what is acceptable, refer to the latest version of the {{cite web|title=Firearms security handbook|date=20 January 2021 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/firearms-security-handbook}}
▲If citizens do not own a gun safe, according to 'Secure Storage', it is acceptable to remove the firing mechanism from the firearm and store it in a secure container. It is then required that you lock away the rest of the firearm.<ref>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/citation/quotes/7181</ref>
===United States===
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Although rare, large gun safes may pose a risk to small children who could accidentally lock themselves inside one. To minimize this risk, gun safes are usually bolted down, both to deter crime, as well as to eliminate the possibility of the safe tipping over upon a person opening the door; the heaviest portion of many safes being the door.
It is advised that a gun safe is installed in a place where there is little risk of fire, which is not too humid and where there is little risk of theft. Humidity also poses a risk to the life of guns and gun safe, but this can be prevented with the use of a dehumidifier, to avoid moisture.
==See also==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{commonscat|Gun safes}}
[[Category:Containers]]
[[Category:Firearm safety]]
[[Category:Military technology]]
[[Category:Security technology]]
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