Liko81
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Euromutt wrote:
Ifa punk gets yourgun, he can disassemble it and manipulate the lock. Or he can use a paper clip. It's of greater importance that it not take 10 seconds to ready your weapon when you need it than to frustrate a punk trying to steal it, because an internal lock is not going to do so.
Bolt the lockbox to your nightstand. If a punk wants your gun in a hurry he's gotta take the entire nightstand with him. If you have small children in the house, your gun stays on your hip or in the safe, and that safe is only open while it is empty or you are right next to it. End of discussion.
Euromutt wrote:
tapper95 wrote:Did you notice the bit where I said "as many things as possible"? I don't rely on the internal lock/mag disconnect alone to keep the firearm secure. I do have a quick access lock box for the thing, one of these to be exact; I bought it before I bought the firearm. I also intend to buy a larger safe in due course as I expand my collection, but there are certain considerations why I don't have one yet (including possibly moving house later this year).Oops... sorry, that was me falling out of my chair and crashing into the keyboard in utter disbelief. If you have to worry about a safety mechanism preventing your 2 year old from discharging your firearm then you have no business owning or keeping a firearm.
Okay, there's something I should have made more clear. The kid's two now, which means that there's no way he's going to be alone in the house with a firearm. Also, he's just not curious about them yet. But my son's not going to be two forever (heck, his birthday was just over two weeks ago and I'm already going "he's two already"), and while I also have a copy of Massad Ayoob's Gun-Proof Your Kids, and I already have the site bookmarked for ordering Eddie Eagle stuff,
I want back-up security measures for when that time comes.
There's another consideration, which is that if some punk were to break in while everyone's out (at some place where you can't carry), said punk might be able to makeoff with the entire lockbox, and crack it open in a safe place, but as long as I keep the keys to the internal lock on me, the weapon is going to be of very limited use to him. Sure, spare S&W keys can be acquired, but I'd like to make the process as difficult as I can.
Ifa punk gets yourgun, he can disassemble it and manipulate the lock. Or he can use a paper clip. It's of greater importance that it not take 10 seconds to ready your weapon when you need it than to frustrate a punk trying to steal it, because an internal lock is not going to do so.
Bolt the lockbox to your nightstand. If a punk wants your gun in a hurry he's gotta take the entire nightstand with him. If you have small children in the house, your gun stays on your hip or in the safe, and that safe is only open while it is empty or you are right next to it. End of discussion.