| The second amendment to the United States | | | | store your firearms in a gun safe. Because every city |
| Constitution was adopted on December 15, 1791 and | | | | or state might impose their own specific gun liability |
| is part of the United States Bill of Rights. It protects | | | | and storage laws, all gun owners should make it their |
| your right to keep and bear arms. | | | | responsibility to know, understand, and follow those |
| The initial proposed passage that related to arms | | | | laws. |
| was penned by James Madison and brought to the | | | | With that being said, the best option a gun owner |
| floor of the House of Representatives during the | | | | could take in order to prevent unauthorized access |
| first session of Congress, on June 8, 1789. This is | | | | and theft is to buy and use a large gun safe. That's |
| how it read: | | | | because large gun safes, which can weigh five |
| "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall | | | | hundred pounds or more, are anchored to the floor |
| not be infringed; a well armed and well regulated | | | | and are designed to stop both common burglars as |
| militia being the best security of a free country but | | | | well as skilled safe crackers from breaking into them. |
| no person religiously scrupulous of bearing arms shall | | | | Large gun safes can often accommodate twenty or |
| be compelled to render military service in person." | | | | more long guns along with several dozen hand guns, |
| It went through a number of iterations and on | | | | accessories, and ammunition. These fire resistant |
| September 21, 1789 the House voted to accept | | | | safes often offer up to two hours of protection |
| changes made by the Senate. When the amendment | | | | should there be a fire, even if it's 1,300 degrees or |
| was ultimately entered into the House journal it read | | | | more. |
| as: | | | | And a variety of locks, which range from biometric |
| "A well regulated militia being necessary to the | | | | (fingerprint) locks to keys and/or high quality |
| security of a free State, the right of the People to | | | | combination locks, are available. |
| keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." | | | | If you are looking for a gun safe, probably the best |
| Today millions of people own guns. Along with the | | | | advice would be to buy a bigger gun safe than you |
| ownership comes responsibility. Because they are | | | | think that you need. That's because you probably are |
| potentially deadly weapons, guns must be safely and | | | | going to want to acquire more guns in the future. |
| responsibly stored. There are a number of ways to | | | | And you can also use the extra space to keep your |
| secure firearms in order to prevent their theft or | | | | passports, jewelry, and other important papers safe |
| misuse by children. | | | | and sound. |
| The best option, bar none, would be to buy and | | | | |