How Commercial Gun Safes Work
Learn How Firearm Safes Protect Your Business
People often discuss the importance of gun safety at home to keep them away from children. But what about in commercial settings? Many institutions rely on armed security guards and firearms to protect against burglars. How can you safely store firearms so they don’t fall into the wrong hands?
Keeping guns in drawers or closets, even locked ones, still leaves them vulnerable to theft or misuse. If your business is planning to store firearms on the premises, you need gun safes to ensure they’re off-limits to unauthorized personnel.
But how do gun safes work? What makes them different from other lock boxes, and what kinds of businesses can benefit from them? Our security company in Greeley, CO, answers all your commercial gun safety questions below.
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- Security Firms: Many security companies store firearms on-site to equip security personnel for protection and emergencies.
- Jewelry Stores: High-value items attract the risk of theft, making it common for jewelry stores to have firearms and gun safes.
- Pawn Shops: Businesses dealing with valuable goods might keep firearms to safeguard against theft and to ensure the safety of employees.
- Financial Institutions: Banks and credit unions may have armed security guards and, in some cases, store firearms to deter potential robberies.
- Pharmacies: Pharmacies dealing with controlled substances may have security measures in place, including firearms and gun safes, to protect against theft and unauthorized access.
- Government Facilities: Courthouses or government offices handling sensitive information may require on-site security and firearms.
- Hunting or Outdoor Supply Stores: May store firearms on-site for sale.
- Manufacturing Plants: Certain manufacturing plants, especially those dealing with high-value goods or sensitive materials, may have firearms to protect against theft.
Burglary and Fire Protection
Gun safes aren’t just for storing firearms—they’re meant to keep them off-limits to anyone who isn’t permitted to use them. At Greeley Lock & Key, American Security is our preferred gun safe manufacturer, due to their incredibly meticulous testing and highest degree of security.
American Security’s gun safes are foolproof against burglary and are tested with thirty-minute attacks with sledgehammers, chisels, and saws. No weapon or tool is cracking an American Security safe open! If anyone attempts to steal your firearms and doesn’t have the lock code, they will not be able to get inside.
American Security’s gun safes are also fire-resistant, built to withstand up to 120 minutes of fire without damage to the interior. The high-security composite fill and Palusol door seal (made of hydrated sodium silicate material) will protect firearms and other valuables against exposure to fire and smoke. So, if your business experiences a fire emergency, you don’t have to worry about weapons burning or being stolen in the aftermath.
Electronic Lock Options
American Security’s gun safes offer a wide variety of electronic keypads to choose from, all battery-operated, so they will still work in the event of a power outage. Prefer something manual? The Rotobolt Redundant Lock has all the convenience of an electronic keypad with the reliability of a combination lock. American Security’s safes can also include 50-caliber handles that you’ll turn to open the safe—just like in the movies.
Find the Perfect Gun Safe at Greeley Lock & Key
Visit our showroom in Greeley, CO, to compare gun safes for yourself! We have a full floor of gun safes of varying sizes with configurable shelves, lighting, color finishes, fire resistance, and more—ready to be installed today.
Contact us here to learn more about our gun safes and installations!