More on gun safes

12 Dec 07

On gun safes, from a friend in WI:

"A month ago, I bought a new Liberty gun safe. Since this safe has a higher fire rating than any of my others, I put all my tactical rifles in it, along with many of my carry pistols. Fortunately, I didn't put all my carry guns in it.

I say, 'fortunately,' because, when I tried to get into my new safe yesterday, it refused to open. The electronic key pad fried itself! Nextweek, Liberty Safe is sending a technician out to fix it, but it will be severaldays that I don't have access to my primary guns!

Lessons learned:

I'll never buy another electronic lock. The technician will replace the fried one with a conventional, dial lock.

As soon as I get back into my new safe, I'm spreading my tactical guns out over all my safes. I'll never put all my important guns in one safe again!"

Comment: When we make our guns "inaccessible" to unauthorized hands, we make them inaccessible to ourselves too! Gun safes are surely secure, but they are not designed for quick access, and, when they refuse to function normally, professional assistance will be required to regain access. In the interim, you'll have to do without whatever you have locked up!

/John