It is absolutely no secret that home burglars are looking for items that are easy to sell in pawnshops. That’s why computers, jewelry, and handguns are the three biggest targets for home burglars. They are easy to carry out of the home and easy to sell in pawnshops or the black market.
The two biggest threats to keeping your firearms secure in your home is home burglary and secondly, keeping them out of reach of small children.
Recently a small town in southwestern Colorado a five-year-old girl wandered upstairs to her parents’ bedroom and found a handgun on top of the table. She accidentally shot and killed herself.
You can read the whole tragic story HERE.
Aside from burying your handguns in the backyard the best thing you can do from a home security point of view and a child safety point of view is to get some gun safes. The best ones are a sure way to prevent them from being taken in a home burglary. Hidden safes use the time-tested theory of hiding things in plain sight. That is why they are so effective. It is a proven fact that burglars spend less than 6 minutes in the home so if they don’t find what they are looking for right away they leave.
Here are three of the best hidden gun safes. First is a set of two books safes. They are matching reddish-brown covers that fit right in with other books on your book shelf. The large book will handle most full-size handguns. The smaller book can handle small to medium firearms. The covers are hardbound and show the book titles on the front and side for good realism.
The second is a book safe also with a combination lock. The locking metal compartment is big enough for most handguns. It has a lock with a combination that you set on your own and is built right into the book safe. It is big enough for other items as well such as cash, jewelry or important documents.
The one is the most popular is the Mantle Clock Safe. It is a fully functioning clock with a quartz movement. It has a magnetically latched front hinged panel that when open reveals an 8″ x 5″ compartment for handguns.
For the best in home protection, home security and child safety get one of these gun safes to secure your handgun and hide it from home burglars
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