| It's an age-old problem: if you keep a handgun in your | | | | tampered with. Most biometric lock-boxes are kept |
| home for self-protection purposes, you want to be | | | | out in the open or in easily-accessed locations, and |
| able to access it in the blink of an eye; but you don't | | | | you want to be sure that your children or others will |
| want to leave it unprotected where kids might find it. | | | | not be able to open it in your absence. |
| Traditional gun safes are impractical in emergency | | | | --Multiple users: The best biometric designs will allow |
| situations when time is of the essence, but thanks to | | | | for storage of multiple numbers of unique fingerprint |
| biometric technology you can now keep your gun | | | | sets, so that your spouse or other select adults will |
| secure when not in use yet have it in your hands in | | | | also be able to access the handgun in an emergency. |
| seconds if needed. | | | | --Fast action: The whole point of having a biometric |
| The newest rage in the firearm storage industry is | | | | safe is to have lightning-fast access to your firearm. |
| the small biometric gun safe: once off-limits to | | | | When an authorized fingerprint hits the scanner on |
| anyone other than James Bond types, this | | | | the top of the box, the lid should pop open instantly. |
| convenient technology is not only widely available | | | | --Portability: The safe you choose should be small and |
| now but the price is affordable too. Biometric | | | | lightweight enough to move around the house if |
| technology has been in use for many years, most | | | | necessary. Look for one that can be |
| traditionally in corporate settings where fingerprint | | | | battery-operated for maximum portability, but make |
| detectors have become standard methods for | | | | sure to remember to check batteries often! |
| highly-secure, keyless entry into restricted areas. | | | | --Trust: Finally, go with a brand that has a reputation |
| Now, this fingerprint detection technology is being | | | | for trust and reliability. Anytime a new technology |
| used to allow for user-specific and super fast access | | | | appears, many so-called "experts" try to jump on the |
| into a secure gun storage container. Not all biometric | | | | band wagon to make a quick buck. Going with the |
| gun safes are created equal, however: here are the | | | | cheapest brand or an unknown one may prove to be |
| best features to look for. | | | | a costly mistake someday: always go with a product |
| --Complete security: Insist on high-strength lock | | | | manufactured by an experienced, trusted name in |
| mechanisms and solid construction which offer the | | | | the gun safe industry. |
| assurance you need that the safe cannot be | | | | |