Owning a gun is an awesome responsibility. It allows you to put food on the table, provides opportunities for improving skills at the range, and for many, gives them a sense of security.
Being a responsible gun owner doesn’t just involve getting the right permits or familiarizing yourself with your weapon. It also involves storing it in the safest way possible.
Let's look at the best storage containers you can use to store your guns at home. We’ll also look at things to remember when storing multiple firearms in your house.
Here are some of the most common yet reliable means of storing a weapon at home.
The best method is the one that makes weapons easy to access when you need them but hard to reach for kids and robbers.
Steel gun safes are the most secure means of keeping firearms in the house. They’re hard to get into, fire-resistant, impact-resistant, and are only accessible via codes you know.
Gun safes are known for their thick steel and complex locking mechanisms. This gives users the best firearm security knowing that nothing’s getting through that safe door.
Gun cabinets allow you to consolidate your weapons in one place without trapping them in humid conditions. It’s great for gun owners with multiple long guns, and a variety of ammo sizes and cartridges.
The steel gun cabinet offers more ventilation than a gun safe, lowering humidity levels and lessening the number of nicks and cuts a rifle or shotgun can get in a steel container.
Every pistol owner can benefit from using a portable carry box, whether heading to the range, the car, or the store. It is the safest yet most mobile way to carry a pistol.
A hard pistol case comes in many different sizes. The standard side comfortably carries 1 pistol and 1 or 2 magazines. A larger one carries 4-6 pistols and all their accessories.
While a portable carry box is much more secure than your belt holster, it can’t be brought everywhere. It can’t fit neatly in your car’s glove box or under your work shirt.
It is the bare minimum container that many pistol owners are looking for. It covers the trigger and provides some resistance to prevent accidental discharges.
A good alternative to this is an external trigger lock with a combination code.
If you’ve invested in a high-quality rifle and spent your hard-earned cash on all the bells and whistles, chances are, you’ve already invested in a hard-shell case.
Military personnel, law enforcement, and those with expensive loadouts use hard shell cases because they’re impact resistant and can take abuse while protecting the gear inside.
Hard shell cases are bulky and unwieldy. They’re less mobile than soft gun bags, which can be tossed on top of any shelf or slid under the bed with minimal fuss.
Soft gun cases also appear more inconspicuous than hard shell cases. They can sometimes look like instrument cases or camera bags, making them easier on the eyes of ordinary people.
A lock box can be as small as a pistol carry box or as large as a rifle. The difference is that it’s meant to stay in a single corner of the house and can be locked off when unused.
These lock boxes allow you to store your weapon safely and forget about it until you need it. If you need them, you’ll know where to find them because they’ll be in the same place every time.
In addition to finding the right storage space for your firearms, it is also important to store them properly. This allows you to stay safe and helps your weapons function properly.
The most common places hit during any home invasion are the bedroom, the office, and the living room. You can keep your guns there when you are home, but not when you’re away.
If you are going away, you may want to store your weapons in the kitchen cabinets, secret stashes, or places people wouldn’t consider looking.
A firearm is not a toy. It is a fearsome weapon, but children who don’t know how to use guns pose a larger threat to themselves and others than those that do.
The best way to avoid accidents is to store your guns in a room your children don’t frequent, or at a height they can’t climb.
To satisfy their curiosity, you should explain to them what the gun is, what it does, and how to handle it safely. This will teach them to respect the gun as a tool for protection.
This may seem intuitive, but if you store your ammo separately from your guns, it is important to keep them away from gasoline, cleaning agents, and the like.
It's always encouraged to store guns and ammo separately.
Newer gun owners tend to buy containers too big for their gun collection, overestimating the space they need.
While it would be tempting to buy more guns, giving your weapons space to breathe helps keep them running. It prevents them from bumping into each other while in transit.
It also prevents them from increasing the humidity inside stuffy gun safes, which can lead to rusting and wear and tear.
Part of owning and maintaining firearms is finding the safest place to store them in your house. You can keep them in safes, cabinets, and hard or soft cases.
Whichever method you choose, find the one that works best for you but will also prove the safest for those around you.
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