| Biometric gun safes are a great and secure type of | | | | not is water proof. Most safes are not specifically |
| safe to have for storing your firearms. They work | | | | built to withstand lots of water. They will withstand |
| based on your fingerprint and offer many | | | | some small amounts of water, but don't expect your |
| advantages, but there are some things that they are | | | | gun (or other contents) to survive a flood. |
| NOT. | | | | - NOT fool proof - As good as they are, biometric |
| They are | | | | locks will sometimes not open when they should and |
| - NOT difficult to open - A biometric fingerprint safe | | | | open when they shouldn't. In other words, they may |
| opens by simply touching the biometric pad. If your | | | | not sometimes open for you, and may sometimes |
| fingerprint is stored in its memory, the safe will open. | | | | open for some unauthorized person. These 'failure" |
| If the fingerprint is not stored in its memory, it will | | | | rates are generally very low. Most say that a 1%, or |
| not open. Biometric safes can easily be opened in the | | | | less, failure rate is acceptable. A lot of studies show |
| dark, when you are in panic mode, when you | | | | that the failure rates are usually much lower than 1%. |
| panicking and in the dark, or when you have all the | | | | If a safe won't open for you, there is usually a |
| time in the world. They are so easy to open because | | | | "backdoor" to get into the safe. This is usually a key |
| you just have to touch the pad. No keys, no codes | | | | which is supplied with the safe which is used the first |
| and no combinations. Just touch and go. | | | | time you open the safe and whenever it won't open |
| - NOT fireproof - A popular misconception is that | | | | - if that ever happens. |
| biometric gun safes (or all safes) are fire proof. This | | | | - NOT cheap - Biometric safes cost more than other |
| is generally not true. Many of the more popular | | | | safes because of the highly technological "guts" that |
| biometric gun safes are not fire proof or fire | | | | make up a biometric lock. While these prices are not |
| resistant. They may protect the guns for a little | | | | extraordinarily high, they are higher than your typical |
| while, but unless the manufacturer specifically states | | | | combination or electronic lock safe. Then, too, the |
| that the safe have passed Underwriters Lab fire | | | | more sophisticated the biometrics, the higher the |
| resistant testing, they will not keep the gun safe | | | | price. While these safes are higher, they are still |
| through a fire. A fire proof or fire resistant safe is | | | | affordable, running up to a few hundred dollars. |
| specifically built to keep the contents safe from fire. | | | | The bottom line is that biometric gun safes are |
| This will include specially designed walls and door. The | | | | excellent safes. You just have to be aware of what |
| manufacturer should publicize this and the price will be | | | | they can't do so that your valuables are safe and |
| higher. | | | | protected no matter what may come. |
| - NOT water proof - Another thing that the safe is | | | | |