| How many times have you woken from a sound | | | | The safe is designed to accept a certain number of |
| sleep in the middle of the night and not known what | | | | different fingerprint patterns that we, as the owner |
| woke you? Did a sudden noise wake you? You are | | | | or administrator, authorize. When access to the safe |
| not really sure because it is quiet now as you are | | | | is desired the user places their finger on a scanner |
| laying there. But then, all of a sudden, you hear | | | | pad. The safe reads the details of the fingerprint and |
| somebody walking around in your living room! | | | | compares them to the prints that have been already |
| You have to do something! OK, lets call the cops | | | | been authorized. If it detects a match the safe will |
| first. Good idea. Next, lets get our gun. Thats' right, it | | | | open in less than a second! |
| is in our gun safe in the closet. We scurry over to | | | | Who would have thought that some day this |
| the closet as quickly as we can without making any | | | | technology would be available to the masses? We |
| noise. We pull out our gun case and try to remember | | | | can only guess the different ways this technology will |
| the combination or try to find the key in the dark so | | | | be used in the future. |
| we can open it and get our gun out. Not real easy to | | | | We are fortunate that one of the first uses of this |
| do when you are in such a stressful predicament. | | | | technology for the general public is on gun safes. We |
| Now, doing something has become a whole lot easier. | | | | do not have to worry about our children finding some |
| Of course you still call the police first but then all you | | | | way to get into our old style safe. You know they |
| have to do is reach under your bed, slide your | | | | almost always succeed with very unhappy |
| biometric gun safe out, place your finger on the pad | | | | consequences. We have seen the results in the news |
| and watch the safe open immediately. Reach inside | | | | too often. |
| and you have your weapon in your hand before you | | | | Keep your family as safe as possible and replace |
| even got out of bed. | | | | your old gun safe with a new biometric gun safe. |
| We have probably seen biometrics technology being | | | | You will not have to worry about unauthorized |
| used in a movie or on TV. Someone wants to enter | | | | access. The only people that will be permitted to |
| a room and they have to have their eye scanned. | | | | open it are the ones that you designate. |
| The scanner will "read" the eye and then look for | | | | Sure, it is vital that you can grab your gun as quickly |
| matches against the stored information it has. This is | | | | as possible in an emergency. The biometric gun safe |
| biometrics. Fortunately for all of us it is becoming | | | | permits this. Just as important, it prevents the gun |
| common technology and is a real advancement that | | | | from reaching the hands of a child. |
| helps us secure our guns and valuables. | | | | After all, security is what it is all about. |