Gun Safes - Are designed to keep your guns secure.
Gun safes are being sold in many places, sporting
goods stores, gun stores, hardware stores, big box stores of all kinds, and some
even by safe dealers or professional locksmiths who sell safes. Do want to trust
the expertise of the guy who answers your plumbing questions? By dealing with a
reputable safe dealer or professional locksmith, who make their living selling
safes, you are more likely to end up with a safe that protects your guns for the
risks you are trying to protect them against.
Gun safes are available in many shapes and sizes,
from small boxes designed to store a hand gun, up to walk-in vaults designed as
virtual armories. They also offer many differing degrees of protection, and they
protect from different risks. The consumer needs to be aware of these
differences, so they can make an intelligent and informed choice.
Many gun safes are sold that do not
carry a burglary or fire rating, many of these units look very substantial. If
you are looking for a specific type of protection, be very sure that a UL®
label is attached.
Some gun safes are rated and UL®
labeled for burglary as well as fire protection , however there are many
gun safes advertised as
burglary and/or fire resistant that do not meet the standards of UL®
testing, they are rated by the manufacturer. Some that are rated as burglary
resistant could be little more than a locked thin gauge steel box.
Of course anything that locks up a firearm does
have some value, just be sure of what you are getting.
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