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  • Mr310
    Calguns Addict
    • Feb 2011
    • 5692

    Handgun Safe Question

    Quick question: will every DOJ approved safe fit a full size handgun like the Sig 226 or Beretta M9?
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  • #2
    Munk
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2010
    • 2124

    Originally posted by Mr310
    Quick question: will every DOJ approved safe fit a full size handgun like the Sig 226 or Beretta M9?
    i can't think of a locking box that wouldn't fit a full-sized pistol.

    Also.... your sig is WAY TOO FRIGGIN HUGE!
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    • #3
      NorCal Einstein
      Senior Member
      • Nov 2010
      • 1242

      Even those tiny GunVaults will store a full sized without issue.

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      • #4
        Mr310
        Calguns Addict
        • Feb 2011
        • 5692

        Originally posted by Munk
        i can't think of a locking box that wouldn't fit a full-sized pistol.

        Also.... your sig is WAY TOO FRIGGIN HUGE!
        Haha fixed it. Thank's for confirming my suspicions. Appreciate the quick response too. I was looking at a stack on for 50 bucks which I thought to be a great deal as I thought I was gonna be on the hook for at least 150. Just wanted to make sure.
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        • #5
          Librarian
          Admin and Poltergeist
          CGN Contributor - Lifetime
          • Oct 2005
          • 44680

          The requirement of such a box includes "Shall be able to fully contain firearms and provide for their secure storage;"
          See http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/gunsafe.php

          Welcome to Calguns and California. You note you're moving out of Chicago - perhaps you might like to join this thread - http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=416787 - and offer some advice to our member who is moving TO Chicago.

          And yes, that sig is really too big; kindly find a smaller one.
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          • #6
            Mr310
            Calguns Addict
            • Feb 2011
            • 5692

            Originally posted by Librarian
            The requirement of such a box includes "Shall be able to fully contain firearms and provide for their secure storage;"
            See http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/gunsafe.php

            Welcome to Calguns and California. You note you're moving out of Chicago - perhaps you might like to join this thread - http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=416787 - and offer some advice to our member who is moving TO Chicago.

            And yes, that sig is really too big; kindly find a smaller one.
            I'm from Santa Monica. Just finishing up undergrad out here. I'll check that thread out, though. I resized it again to within the pixel limit. Is it ok now?
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            • #7
              Librarian
              Admin and Poltergeist
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              • Oct 2005
              • 44680

              Originally posted by Mr310
              I'm from Santa Monica. Just finishing up undergrad out here. I'll check that thread out, though. I resized it again to within the pixel limit. Is it ok now?
              Ah, welcome back then!

              Yes, much better, thanks.
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              • #8
                sanjosebmx
                Senior Member
                CGN Contributor
                • Dec 2010
                • 1065

                I've got the Stack On with the shelf....and it fits my M&P full size, like 3 magazines and around 250 rounds of boxed ammo...plenty of room..



                S&W M&P .40 Shield / Ruger SR9 / Win Defender 1300

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                • #9
                  Bryansix
                  Calguns Addict
                  • Feb 2011
                  • 5311

                  So I have a question: If you keep the cable lock on the gun all the time, does it really matter if the safe is DOJ approved?
                  My Guns:
                  SP 2022 9mm - 2575 rounds
                  Hi-Point Carbine 9mm | Bushnell TRS-25 Red Dot |Magpul BUIS 45 degree offset - 140 rounds
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                  • #10
                    Mr310
                    Calguns Addict
                    • Feb 2011
                    • 5692

                    Originally posted by Bryansix
                    So I have a question: If you keep the cable lock on the gun all the time, does it really matter if the safe is DOJ approved?
                    I'm under the impression that you still need to own one in order to actually take possession of the handgun.
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                    • #11
                      paul0660
                      In Memoriam
                      • Jul 2007
                      • 15669

                      ????? The cable lock is a semi-common sense thing that lets you take possession of the pistol when you leave the gun store, per Federal law. A California approved safe gets you around the requirement to buy a new cable lock when buying a long gun, not a hand gun.
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                      • #12
                        Librarian
                        Admin and Poltergeist
                        CGN Contributor - Lifetime
                        • Oct 2005
                        • 44680

                        Originally posted by Bryansix
                        So I have a question: If you keep the cable lock on the gun all the time, does it really matter if the safe is DOJ approved?
                        No. There are no storage requirements for guns in CA, though there may be issues if a minor gains access to your gun and Something Bad happens.

                        However, that cable lock has no value whatsoever for transport. It's a requirement imposed on FFLs by both state and Federal law that the gun cannot leave the FFL's hands without a lock/safety device.

                        See http://wiki.calgunsfoundation.org/in...es.2C_and_Laws
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                        • #13
                          Mr310
                          Calguns Addict
                          • Feb 2011
                          • 5692

                          But I'm still required to show proof of purchase of a DOJ listed safe at the time of purchase of the handgun, right?
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                          • #14
                            Librarian
                            Admin and Poltergeist
                            CGN Contributor - Lifetime
                            • Oct 2005
                            • 44680

                            Originally posted by Mr310
                            But I'm still required to show proof of purchase of a DOJ listed safe at the time of purchase of the handgun, right?
                            No.

                            Because the rat-fink BATFE refuses to accept CA's safe affidavit as proof of ownership of a 'safety device'. It now works only for long guns.

                            Typically, you will have to buy a new lock. See the wiki link in my previous post.
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                            • #15
                              McTerry
                              Member
                              • Feb 2011
                              • 244

                              Originally posted by Mr310
                              But I'm still required to show proof of purchase of a DOJ listed safe at the time of purchase of the handgun, right?
                              I wasn't required to provide one, nor was I even asked about a safe when I bought my M&P back in February.

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