jad0110
Member
I currently own a full-sized gun safe. At night, I remove my primary and backup home defense handguns and simply lay them on the floor beside my bed for quick access. When I get up in the morning, they go straight back in the safe.
However, my son is getting older and it is only a matter of time before he’ll be walking, and just a little longer before he can reach door knobs (that’s a few months away), but I’d like to find a solution in the next few weeks. I could just leave everything in the big safe, but it is in our closet, and I may not have time for that (God forbid).
Here are my requirements for a bedside mini handgun safe:
- MUST be fast and simple to operate under stress. I would much prefer something without batteries, but I am flexible there.
- Must be portable – protection against fire and theft are the job of my big monster safe – the mini-safe I have in mind is only intended to keep my kid out as I sleep. I’ll just put it on top of my big safe, out of sight in my closet when not in use. NOTE: an under-bed mount is not possible, as the rails of our bed frame sit VERY close to the floor (like 3 or 4”) - not condusive to quick access under stress.
- The ability to hold a second handgun (a 5” 1911), in addition to my 4” S&W 686 would be a nice bonus.
- Must be affordable – I don’t like to set artificial price ceilings, but the more affordable, the better, as long as it meets the above criterion. Think one-hundred dollar range or lower.
I would greatly appreciate your suggestions, with links, if you can provide them. I would especially like to hear from those of you with very young kids and what you do.
However, my son is getting older and it is only a matter of time before he’ll be walking, and just a little longer before he can reach door knobs (that’s a few months away), but I’d like to find a solution in the next few weeks. I could just leave everything in the big safe, but it is in our closet, and I may not have time for that (God forbid).
Here are my requirements for a bedside mini handgun safe:
- MUST be fast and simple to operate under stress. I would much prefer something without batteries, but I am flexible there.
- Must be portable – protection against fire and theft are the job of my big monster safe – the mini-safe I have in mind is only intended to keep my kid out as I sleep. I’ll just put it on top of my big safe, out of sight in my closet when not in use. NOTE: an under-bed mount is not possible, as the rails of our bed frame sit VERY close to the floor (like 3 or 4”) - not condusive to quick access under stress.
- The ability to hold a second handgun (a 5” 1911), in addition to my 4” S&W 686 would be a nice bonus.
- Must be affordable – I don’t like to set artificial price ceilings, but the more affordable, the better, as long as it meets the above criterion. Think one-hundred dollar range or lower.
I would greatly appreciate your suggestions, with links, if you can provide them. I would especially like to hear from those of you with very young kids and what you do.