WHERE SHOULD YOU KEEP YOUR GUN SAFE?

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WHERE SHOULD YOU KEEP YOUR GUN SAFE?
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• There is a great responsibility associated not
  only with owning a firearm, but with storing it,
  and the general consensus is that a gun safe is
  the best place to keep a gun, or multiple guns.
  However, while most Americans keep their guns
  protected in a gun safe, many dont properly
  evaluate where the safe itself should be kept in
  their home, and often place it where it might be
  compromised.
• So, where should you keep your gun safe for
  maximum protection? Lets look at why and how you
  should hide your gun safe

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• The advantages of keeping your gun safe out of
  sight
• You might think that once your gun is secured in
  a safe, thats it, problem solved. Your gun cant
  be reached by anyone without the key or code, and
  this includes children, visitors to the home or
  criminals seeking to steal the weapon and sell
  it, or who might use it to commit other crimes
  within your home or elsewhere. However, while
  its true to say that a gun safe is the most
  secure place to store guns, no safe is 100
  impenetrable should someone get lucky with
  cracking the code, or a particularly determined
  burglar manages to force it open. With this in
  mind, its best to conceal your gun safe by
  keeping it out of plain sight, while ensuring
  that you can still access it should you need to
  in an emergency.

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• Hiding your gun safe in your closet
• This is generally thought to be one of the safest
  places to conceal a gun safe, as while it keeps
  it out of sight of an intruder, it also enables
  you to quickly and easily access it should you
  need to in the middle of the night, which is one
  of the most common times for an intrusion to
  occur. Large enough to accommodate a standard gun
  safe, the average closet also has doors (or a
  door) that allows the safe to remain hidden at
  all times.

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• Hiding a gun safe that isnt stored in a closet
• If you decide not to keep your gun safe in a
  bedroom closet (maybe you dont have a closet
  large enough, or dont have a closet at all),
  then you can place your safe in another location
  and hide it by placing something on or over it,
  keep it behind a door, or surround it with a
  shelving unit.
• How to decide where to hide your gun safe
• This will depend upon several factors, the most
  important of which concerns accessibility, and
  how easily you can get to it should you need to
  in an emergency. You dont want a criminal to see
  your gun safe, but your guns are useless if you
  cant get to them quickly when you need them.

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• Fixing your gun safe to a wall
• Many gun owners choose to do this, and even if
  you choose to hide your safe in a closet, its
  still a good idea to secure it to the floor of
  the closet so that it cant be removed.
• Keeping your guns protected is a big
  responsibility, and if youre looking for
  guidance about how best to keep your firearms
  secure, try talking to a licensed safe dealer
  about your options. Dont forget that many times,
  your local locksmith will be able to offer you
  the latest advice about safes and home security
  in general, and may even be licensed to sell them.

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