Why Do I Need a Gun Safe?
The reasons why you need a gun safe are mainly security related, but it is especially important if there are children or teenagers in the home. A gun safe is essential when it comes to keeping your firearms away from intruders, and away from small children.
Gun safes come in various sizes such as shotgun or rifle safes, extra deep rifle safes, extra tall safes, ammo cabinets and Auto Sentinel. You can also get key safes to store your gun cabinet keys, under-floor or wall safes for smaller handguns, and site or vehicle safes that are designed to be laid down.
Where you store your gun safe can be an important factor, and a secure installation is important so that home intruders don't take your safe and all of its contents. For this reason, there are many people that use underfloor safes, or store a gun safe under a stairwell, where it is out of site to intruders that may be casing your home.
Since guns can be an expensive investment in most cases, gun safes are a great way to secure your guns, 
especially collectible or antique models that might be irreplaceable.
If you carry a gun in your vehicle, an Auto Sentinel safe is designed to be used lying on its back, and can be used in your car or home. This is especially handy for going on hunting trips, and you can install the Auto Sentinel safe in the trunk of your vehicle for secure, out of sight, yet easy access.
Shotgun and Rifle safes are capable of protecting multiple guns and come in a number of sizes. These police approved cabinets are a way to secure your guns and are capable of holding up to 9 firearms in the larger cabinet safes.
The other reasons you might need a gun safe is that they also have shelves, in most cases, so you can use them to store other valuable jewelry or documents and photos. If you have other collectibles or knives you may also want to store them in your gun safe. Typically, if you have more than one firearm, you should definitely consider purchasing one to keep your guns secure and out of sight.
When you consider the price of firearms, a gun safe can make good mathematical sense. The price of a hunting rifle can be from $350 to $1500, depending on what brand you have. Even if you have a couple of basic hunting rifles, the replacement cost would be as much as protecting them with a gun safe. That makes it a good value if you have more than one firearm in your household.
Besides safety and cost considerations, some of the gun safes are fire rated, keeping your guns and valuables safe from intruders, and protected in the event of a disaster such as a fire. This can be especially important for retrieving your valuables and important documents or photos of household goods for insurance company claims.
Since there are various reasons for owning a gun safe or gun cabinet, it just makes good sound advice to consider them for the security and safety of your family and valuables, in addition to your firearms.
Derek Rogers is a freelance writer who writes for a number of UK businesses. For Gun Safes, he recommends Safe Security Services.