| Having a safe is a great way to protect valuables | | | | depending on the space available. A gun safe is |
| from theft or natural disasters. Whether in your | | | | another common type of safe and may be used in a |
| business or in your home, a safe can help you feel a | | | | home or business. Gun safes are designed to house |
| little peace of mind about the things you need to | | | | all different shapes and sizes of various types of |
| protect. However, there are several different styles | | | | guns. |
| and purposes of safes. Each one is designed for a | | | | They work to protect firearms from falling into the |
| specific need. There are basically three different uses | | | | hands of thieves, but most often are used to keep |
| for safes: home, gun, and business safes. Among | | | | children from getting their hands on dangerous |
| those three uses, there are several different | | | | weapons. Fire protection isn't often an important |
| characteristics and sizes. | | | | factor in a gun safe. Business and commercial safes |
| Home safes are generally smaller and made to house | | | | are usually built for the highest level of security. They |
| important valuables or documents. One of the most | | | | are also made fire-resistant and are generally bigger |
| important aspects of a home safe is fire resistance. | | | | than home safes because they need to house more |
| Since a home can burn down in minutes without | | | | valuables. When considering the purchase of a safe, |
| warning, valuables in home safes need to be | | | | figure out what characteristics will best fit your |
| protected from the heat of a fire. Safes for the | | | | needs. |
| home can be installed in the wall or in the floor, | | | | |