Two presenters cover firearm storage options from free cable locks through Project Child Safe to biometric safes and large cabinets. They recommend matching your solution to how you use the gun: range and hunting versus home defense. Biometric safes are expensive, unreliable when batteries fail, and slow if your hand is wet.
Safe storage. So it can be as simple as a lock because you stick the lock through here and now this gun is inoperable. It doesn't stop anyone from stealing the gun from you, but it does stop them from a negligent discharge or someone accidentally shooting themselves with their firearm. You can get these for free from Project Child Safe, which is actually one of the things on your handout. Okay, so nssf.org/safety/projectchildsafe, or if you're lazy, just click on the link on the document that I'm going to send you. Or if you don't get the document because I'm in— for whatever reason, just look up Project Child Safe, and they provide these safety locks for free. You can get them at most police departments, fire departments, places like that. So when you get here, down here on the bottom, they have a wonderful little video that shows you safe firearm storage. And I don't know how to do this, but it's a minute. It's actually 2 minutes.
No matter what type of firearms you have, there are several ways to keep them safe and secure in the home. Firearms should always be secured when not in use, especially if you have children. First, decide how you intend to use your firearm. Range or hunting firearms and ammo should be stored under lock and key. And separately. If you have a firearm you plan to use for personal defense, you need to store it differently. There are lots of options for both uses. Ask your local range operator or firearms retailer for professional advice about what's best for you. A simple safety device is a cable lock. Cable locks are placed so the action of the firearm cannot be closed. They're an affordable and effective safety device. In fact, you can even obtain a cable lock free. Visit projectchildsafe.org and find out how. Another option is a lockbox. They come with different types of locking mechanisms, including keypads and biometric-controlled access. These allow quick access to firearms. There are also firearm cabinets. These lockable metal cabinets are wall-mounted and can store multiple firearms. Safes are designed to hold multiple firearms. They're very secure and provide the best protection against fire and theft. These are only a few of the types of safe storage options available. Ask your local range operator or firearms retailer about what's right for you. They're the ones that know what's available, and they'll be more than happy to find what's right for your home and your budget.
I hope you guys could all hear that well enough. I should have done a sound check at the beginning of that. So there's lots of options for safe storage. There's lots of ways that you can— sorry, make me big again. There's lots of options that you guys have. So in the chat, if you guys would be all kind enough to throw in there, what kind of safe storage did you already know about? And then if there was anything that you just learned about that you didn't know. I will say one of the things about their video is they talk about biometrics being one of the easy ways to get to your stuff. That is not necessarily true unless you're going to spend a boatload of money on your biometrics. The other challenge with the biometrics, which is, by the way, it's how they— you just get a fingerprint scan And I have one of those safes, and it's great until the batteries run out. It's also not necessarily great when you're in a rush because I don't— I sometimes I have my whole hand, but it's only for one finger at a time because they don't always work right away. So that is the plus and minus of biometrics.
