Bed Side Safe

[salazar44]

Then what happens if a BG is coming in your door, And your gun is in the safe?

Then you are SOL... and gotta hope your ***** kicking skills can save you and your families lives.

Just set it on your nightstand and lock it up during the day.

Not a great solution for people with kids. If something were to happen you can be sure child services would take your kids for endangerment. A small safe bolted to a heavy object within reach that can be opened in the dark is the best option.

Agreed!

[tacticalcity]

Not a great solution for people with kids. If something were to happen you can be sure child services would take your kids for endangerment. A small safe bolted to a heavy object within reach that can be opened in the dark is the best option.

Depends on the age and responsibility of the kids. At some point you are doing them a disservice by sheltering them. Assuming they are normal, and nothing is wrong with them. I say that because I have a younger cousin that I would never let within a mile of gun. Kid is not right in the head. The type to point the gun at you and pull the trigger just to see what would happen...because you told him not to do it, he will keep on doing it…the kid is just off. All the other nephews and nieces grew up with firearms safety from a very early age, thanks to me.

I'm told the Eddie The Eagle program from the NRA has a lot of information on how to educate kids on firearms, and has different age appropriate materials. I've never used them, but I assume they are useful.

My law enforcement buddy is doing his best to engrain firearms safety into his two very young daughters. They are both still at the "Stop, go tell an adult phase." Believe it or not it works. They get tested with an unloaded pellet gun every once in a while by their parents, and the kids pass every time (with an early miss step or two). Once he feels they are responsible enough he will move onto to more complicated things. It is hard, because there is three years difference in age, and the younger child wants to do everything the older child does. So you have to almost wait for the younger one to catch up responsibility wise. But with all their various cop friends around, and all their friends parents who have guns, the girls need to be able to watch out for themselves and do the right thing if one of their friends stumbles across a gun.

I personally grew up with all kinds of guns in the house. Father never had a safe. The idea of “playing” with Dad’s guns was unthinkable. Not just because of the beating he would give me (more in my head than in reality probably), but because I knew they were dangerous and were not to be treated like toys. I also knew that if I ever wanted to go shooting, no matter how young I was or how business my father was he would make time and we would go together. If I just wanted to check them out, he would stop what he was doing and we would go over firearms safety and he would let me hold the cleared and safe firearm for a little bit. Always including lessons like clearing it properly, finger off the trigger, never point it at anything you are not willing to destroy, and so on. They were not off limits, he just had to be there. No mystery to them? No messing around with them.

[Lead Waster]

Then you are SOL... and gotta hope your ***** kicking skills can save you and your families lives.





Agreed!

Well, you know your house and where all the furniture is. You can keep a big honking maglite next to your bed, or a Louiseville Slugger behind the bedroom door. Once you know the BG is there, you have the drop on them. Even if you stand quietly behind your bedroom door, or behind a corner in the hallway, the BG will be eating a foot of baseball bat.

My house is very very very small. If I hear a noise, they are already within 15 feet of either bedroom. My maglite and berzerker rage is all I have to offer until my kids are old enough to not touch all my stuff (even if it's in a bedside safe).

[USAbodypilot]

Not a great solution for people with kids.

^^^this

The ankle biters will find it the one day you forget to lock it up.

I use two pistol safes upstairs as the long gun safe is way out of reach for night zombies that might be roaming around the house. One by the bed and the other in the closet as a backup or retreat to room if it gets hairy.

[creepyoldgamer]

I would suggest one that does not beep loudly with each button press, nothing like letting everyone in the dark quiet house know you are opening it.

[SoCalSig1911]

I would suggest one that does not beep loudly with each button press, nothing like letting everyone in the dark quiet house know you are opening it.

You can always cut the wire to the speaker from the inside and then you have the lights to let you know that you opened it. That's what i did with my sentry, good call though!

[tacticalcity]

Kids are about the only reasons I could justify a bed side gun safe. I don't care how fast you can get it open, Murphy's Law says it will not be fast enough. Kinda like the "I'll wrack my slide to fill the empty chamber" argument. Just not enough time for that kinda Chuck Norris / Rambo crap.

I keep the guns locked up when I am not home. Guns get locked up into the large safe every morning on the way to work, and the safe gets unlocked when I get home. But then again, I don't have kids. Nightstand gun is loaded and ready to go. In my apartment, if I get any warning at all I'll be lucky...and even the place is so small it won't take but a second or two to get to me.

Not that I think that is something that is imminent. I just figure if I am going be prepared, might as well be prepared for the worst case scenario, and not a slightly bad but manageable scenario. Murphy is way too unforgiving for that!

I would like something for my car, but I would want something that works for the rifle as well. Something that says "if you want the guns you'll need to take the entire car." But the trunk is so tiny it's just not practical. The Lexus IS has a next to worthless trunk as it is. Back seat doesn't fold down to add more room. I was really disappointed with the lack of that feature. I am always having to get creative when moving things around in there. My bug out bag gets a lot of abuse just from being moved around.

[Javi]

I would suggest one that does not beep loudly with each button press, nothing like letting everyone in the dark quiet house know you are opening it.

Oh, you reminded me. The Stack-On I have has the option to turn sound off. I've had it off for so long, I had forgotten there was an option! I'll have to edit that in. Pretty cool little thing for under $50

[gl0ckc0ma]

I have this on my nightstand.

[thatryan]

I have this on my nightstand.

How do you like this one? I just ordered the non-biometric version of it...

[hornswaggled]

AMSEC with mechanical push-button combo lock. No batteries required and I can get it opened in the dark half asleep in 2 seconds.

[ThiZZ]

http://www.gunvault.com/speedvault-biometric-svb500.html

I bought it for like 120 on amazon i think

[ChaneRZ]

[Strykeback]

I liked this one as well minus the biometric reading since ive heard its kind of hit and miss plus slow.

Its that or a standard larger fire safe for the guns plus important documents and jewelry. The smaller ones look like they could be stolen way too easily.

[calif 15-22]

OH.. I like this one.
FAS1 SAFE

I did a ton of research before getting the FAS1. The biggest selling point was no batteries and I can change the combo as needed. Anything from 6 pushes to one push. I have it set at 2 pushes.

The way it "presents" the gun with a top opening and the gun holstered is very cool and easy to access. Not as quick as a nightstand but I have kids and kids friends in the house all the time so I must have them locked.

The "biometric" are cool but not foolproof or failsafe meaning in a panic it could take a couple of reads to open.

Batteries die when you least expect it then you are hosed.