What gun should I stick in the safe deposit box?

[dukeofurl]

I'm thinking some type of revolver or maybe even a full size government model.

Requirements:

Fits in a 10"x10"

I think thats it. Anyone else have to make this decision before?

 

[Scottmkiv]

Why are you putting one in a safe deposit box?

 

[dukeofurl]

Some people have a gun for the glovebox.

Some have one for the desk drawer.

Some have one for the nightstand.

Why *NOT* the box?

 

[BlackJack]

Well,.....
What if you forget who you are and in your search to discover your identity you find this safety deposit box key around your neck and then you go to the box and find the gun in there. You have to admit it will be a pretty dramatic clue, won't it,... JASON!

Now lets see,...
silly little revolver=some civilian wuss
cocked and locked 1911=mighty warrior

 

[Redlg155]

I'm thinking that there might be some restrictions as to what you can place in the safe deposit box such as perishables, critters and weapons.


Good Shooting
Red

 

[R.H. Lee]

A plain jane 1911 with loaded spare mags.

 

[Bobothebigdog]

There may be restrictions but their not going to check it.

 

[det.pat]

box gun

one should not include anything with magazines that will have to set under full load for years at a time. a nice revolver in .45 or .357 would fit the bill i would think. also drop a knife and the other usual items in there as well.
harry

 

[Snake Eyes]

I put my Sig 226 in the box, along with two spare mags, holster, mag carrier and 200 rounds of 9mm JHP.

The main reason for selecting this gun was that it was bought from a private party.

Having already had one visit from BATF, I decided I wanted a firearm that they couldn't know about stashed some place off-premisis.

 

[R.H. Lee]

one should not include anything with magazines that will have to set under full load for years at a time.

That is a consideration, however, I heard a credible story (maybe from 1911 Tuner) about a cocked and locked 1911 that sat undisturbed for 60 years and fired flawlessly the first time.

 

[dukeofurl]

Warren, are you somehow implying my name is Jason?

FWIW, I just bought a 686 magnum at the show I was going to stow in the box. Its either that or I give my dad an early present.

 

[JL2152]

Put a gun you bought from a private party and is the same as one you currently own. There won't be a paper trail and you will be familiar with it.

 

[Bacchus]

dukeofurl,

The Jason reference is from the Bourne Identity. They're pulling your leg.

I think it's a great idea. I'd go with a revolver, speedloaders, and some ammo.

 

[Roon]

I'm a little fuzzy here, help me out.

You would keep a weapon in your safety deposit box because:

a.) You would be ordered by a thug to go to the bank and open it, with him or her accompanying you. The bank employee pulls out the box, puts it in the little room, you and the thug go into the room, you open the box, quickly grab the weapon and blast away...

or

b.) You just want a safe place to stash a weapon, in case the antis are successful...

or...

 

[Wayne D]

Reasons to have an extra gun in a safe deposit box

Let's see:

House fire
Natural Disaster destroys house
Burglars get your safe open
Some one takes out a Restraining Order against you and the cops confiscate all the guns in your house. Anyone can take one out on anyone they want to. I've heard of it happening in divorce cases just because one person wants to harass the other. You'll be disarmed until you can get a lawyer and prove the restraining order is not warranted.

 

[lee n. field]

Reasons to have an extra gun in a safe deposit box

Let's see:

Can someone else (meaning NatSecPol, police w/ warrant, bank folks, etc.) get into you safe deposit box, and under what circumstances?

 

[mpthole]

Interesting that this topic came up... I was just thinking the same thing about a month ago when my bank was running a special on safety deposit boxes. Hmmm...

 

[Wayne D]

I'm sure the bank would honor a search warrant.

 

[JPL]

The bank I had a box at for years had three rules:

1. No explosives or perishables that would make the vault smell like a dead fish.

2. No chemicals or pressurized containers.

3. We don't ask, you don't tell.

 

[twency]

Some one takes out a Restraining Order against you and the cops confiscate all the guns in your house. Anyone can take one out on anyone they want to.

In which case you will be in gross violation of the restraining order by still being in possession of that gun. Perhaps you don't care, but if the police figure that out, the courts aren't going to look too kindly on you breaking the restraining order like that, even if the order was for a bogus reason. If you have to use it, they'll figure it out. If you don't have to use it, you didn't need it.

[Ok, lemme hear the responding mantra:

"Better to be judged by twelve than to be carried by six."

I knew you were gonna say that. Just remember that violating a restraining order with a firearm is likely to get you found in serious contempt of court by a judge, not a jury.]


-twency
____________
If you think nobody cares about you, trying missing a couple of payments.

 

[Wayne D]

In which case you will be in gross violation of the restraining order by still being in possession of that gun. Perhaps you don't care, but if the police figure that out, the courts aren't going to look too kindly on you breaking the restraining order like that, even if the order was for a bogus reason. If you have to use it, they'll figure it out. If you don't have to use it, you didn't need it.

You can get the restraining order rescinded, but what's to say you're going to get the guns immediately? I've heard of it taking months to get your guns back even after the Judge says you can have them!

[Ok, lemme hear the responding mantra:

"Better to be judged by twelve than to be carried by six."

I knew you were gonna say that.

You don't know what I'm going to say! You don't know me!

 

[Standing Wolf]

My ordinary guns reside in a safe, except for a few home defense guns and the really expensive and/or irreplaceable guns, which live in bank boxes.

 

[TABING]

To the best of my recollection from working at a bank, it is against Federal Laws to bring a firearm into a bank that's FDIC affiliated (that's just about all of them). So, technically you'd be in violation of Federal laws to have a firearm in a bank safe deposit box.

 

[psyopspec]

Not so sure about the laws regarding FDIC affiliation...

I haven't heard of a bank that's posted signs for that reason ("It is a violotion of federal law ______ to be in possession of a weapon on these premises...).

Also, when signing up for the box (if they make you do such a thing, I've never done it so can't be sure) wouldn't they list all rules and laws that apply? I'm sure we all know the difference between "laws" and "rules"...

 

[cordex]

To the best of my recollection from working at a bank, it is against Federal Laws to bring a firearm into a bank that's FDIC affiliated (that's just about all of them).

Never heard of that one before ...