BruiseLee
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I'm thinking of picking one up for quick but secure access in my house. I don't have any children, but I had some friends over recently who had a young son. While we were talking at the dinner table, the kid wandered into my bedroom and grabbed one of the stuffed animals my sister bought me out of my room. I was thinking, thank goodness the kid didn't dig around my room and find my S&W M66! When you are a bachelor, you just don't think like a parent about kid safety on a regular basis. At any rate, the incident got me thinking a handgun lock box might be a good idea.
Does anybody here have experience with a model they've used that they either like or dislike? Do you think keys are the way to go, or are push buttons the way to go? I'm leaning towards push buttons, because who is going to have keys in their pj's at 3:00AM in the morning?
Also is electronic the way to go or not? I've seen pistol safes that light up at night, making access easier, which seems like a good idea. On the other hand, dead batteries are just another thing that can go wrong and we all know about Mr. Murphy's Law.
I'm thinking a portable pistol safe would also be useful to legally transport an unloaded handgun to the indoor range here in the very Second Amendment unfriendly state of California. I certainly can't see any judge, jury, or cop claiming a pistol safe is NOT a locked container, even here.
Oh, by the way I already have a full sized safe for theft protection, so that is only a secondary concern. The main thing is to prevent unauthorized casual access for others, and quick emergency access for me.
Does anybody here have experience with a model they've used that they either like or dislike? Do you think keys are the way to go, or are push buttons the way to go? I'm leaning towards push buttons, because who is going to have keys in their pj's at 3:00AM in the morning?
Also is electronic the way to go or not? I've seen pistol safes that light up at night, making access easier, which seems like a good idea. On the other hand, dead batteries are just another thing that can go wrong and we all know about Mr. Murphy's Law.
I'm thinking a portable pistol safe would also be useful to legally transport an unloaded handgun to the indoor range here in the very Second Amendment unfriendly state of California. I certainly can't see any judge, jury, or cop claiming a pistol safe is NOT a locked container, even here.
Oh, by the way I already have a full sized safe for theft protection, so that is only a secondary concern. The main thing is to prevent unauthorized casual access for others, and quick emergency access for me.
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