Secure Your Firearms for Home Defense
By Tim Kelly
Many families across the nation choose the shotgun for home defense. Unfortunately, many families keep their tools beside the bed without securing them from unauthorized persons (their kids). The positive of having an easily accessible tool to protect yourself in the home is evident. It's quicker than storing it in a locked box or gun safe far from your bedside. The alternative answer is that it is also quick for a child or burglar to access it and hurt themselves or someone else. It is simply not worth the risk when devices exist that allow you quick access and deny access to unauthorized persons.
Our firearms training business attended the NC Homeschooling Conference as a vendor in May. This conference allowed us the opportunity to meet hundreds of families interested in the topic of kids and guns. It was exciting to see the sincere interest in parents who wished to take matters into their own hands and learn better ways to educate themselves and their children about firearms.
While there, we had countless conversations with enthusiastic parents looking for a better way to secure their home defense tools. Luckily, we contacted StopBoxUSA before the event, and they shipped us some of their excellent options. First was the StopBox Chamber Lock.
The StopBox Chamber Lock is Designed to prevent unintentional access while your firearm is at the ready. This device secures the shotgun allowing the user quick access to the tool without concern of having to find a key or remember a code. The device activates by pressing exposed lock tumblers in a specific sequence. When practiced, this works exceptionally well. It happens so quickly that it appears the user is simply grabbing the device and ripping it off. It will only be so easy if you know the code.
We also had a StopBox Handgun Retention Device to use for demonstration at our booth. The StopBox Handgun Retention Device is designed to conceal and prevent unintentional access while your firearm is not on your body or in the safe.
There are many other ways to prevent unwanted hands on your firearm. Locks come with every gun sold in gun stores. You can buy cases from Harbor Freight with a combo lock. RFID, biometric, and other electronic gun safes are widely available in many big box stores. Amazon Prime can ship viable options to you in 2 days or less!
Implement preventative measures to buy yourself time from potential home invasions. Locks, Lights, security alarms, etc. (These only work if you use them. LOCK YOUR DOORS.) If you can achieve 2-3 minutes of warning before someone can BEGIN to gain access to the inside of your home and another 2-3 minutes before an intruder can make entry, that is 4-6 minutes for you to access one of your self-defense tools that is safely stored away.
If you can follow the above recommendations, you will have plenty of time to access your bedside firearm, prepare it to protect yourself, AND keep it away from little hands.
Ultimately, finding the best option for you and your lifestyle is too easy. Even if you don't have minors in your home, it is still a good idea to keep it out of the hands of someone that gains access to your home while you are away. Consider the alternative before you suggest that it couldn't happen to you.