Pistol storage

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How do you store you pistols? Do you just lay them down inside you cabinet or safes? leave them in the plastic pistol case? have them on stands? Just wondering, I have a steel cabinet with them layed down, but they would take less room if they where standing up on stands or something. Probably look better to when opening it up, all those pretty guns! Pictures would be nice. I'll included one of mine current storage.

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Mt cabinet is not as deep as yours, so I lay them flat and angled 45 degrees from front to back. With your cabinet, you could probably get pistol rests that are rubber coated that allows you to store the upright; someone gave me one, but it does not fit, so I use it as storage on my bench as I clean. If you stored them upright, you could probably squeeze almost all of waht you have now in the bottom row.

I keep my magazines stored in the range box that I always take to the range; first time you get there and realize the magazines are in the cabinet you cahgne your storage placement :).
 
HighOutput said:
I can't beleive that that just worked on my safe! Too Funny! :p
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Funny? I was pissed...well and mildly amused. I tried looking for the contact information for Garrison but nothing so far.....

Hopefully, my safe is hidden away well enough no one would find it. :p
 
The magazines are there temporary for now, and I know that stands would optimize the space. Here's what I'm wondering, would the guns get scuffed from taking them on and off the rack over time? Probably not, but was just wondering if that happend to other people. I kinda like showing them off when you open the doors.
 
I was wondering about that. But the cabinet is locked and bolted extremly well to the wall studs with anchors. The cabinet dosn't look anymore solid than the rifle cabinet I purchased from Home Hardware and is an all steel construction with hinges on the inside of the cabinet. The lock is on a swivel with 2 rods bolting the door on top and on bottom, like my gun cabinets. I normaly use them for transport (trigger locks), but it definitly wouldn't hurt to have them on all the time, plus it's probably the law.
 
Your correct! Gotta put those trigger or slide locks on thoses puppies

From CFC:

Restricted and Prohibited firearms:
•Attach a secure locking device so the firearms cannot be fired and lock them in a cabinet, container or room that is hard to break into; or
•Lock the firearms in a vault, safe or room that was built or modified specifically to store firearms safely.
 
Safe/Vault is not defined in the Firearms Act. Its open to interpretation.

Based on the specs you listed, it could be argued that the storage vessel was modified spefically for the storage of firearms.
 
HighOutput said:
Your correct! Gotta put those trigger or slide locks on thoses puppies

From CFC:

Restricted and Prohibited firearms:
•Attach a secure locking device so the firearms cannot be fired and lock them in a cabinet, container or room that is hard to break into; or
•Lock the firearms in a vault, safe or room that was built or modified specifically to store firearms safely.
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Like you, I use a sheet metal storage unit and I see no CFC guidence as to whether it is a vault/safe or cabinet.

The Black's Law dictionary definition of safe includes sheet metal cabinets. Also, if you were charged, the court would likely sway your way as when the law is vague, the interpretation that benefits the defendent is usually used.

Therefore I see no reason to use a secure locking device. Also, only morons let the police search their storage conditions, so even if my interpretation is somehow wrong, who cares because police will never find out.
 
Wildbore said:
Like you, I use a sheet metal storage unit and I see no CFC guidence as to whether it is a vault/safe or cabinet.

The Black's Law dictionary definition of safe includes sheet metal cabinets. Also, if you were charged, the court would likely sway your way as when the law is vague, the interpretation that benefits the defendent is usually used.
Therefore I see no reason to use a secure locking device. Also, only morons let the police search their storage conditions, so even if my interpretation is somehow wrong, who cares because police will never find out.
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the only problem is: at the time you want to argue the term safe or vault in court, your guns are already seized and you find yourself in a very weak even lousy position to "teach" the court what a safe or vault should look like !
To add insult to insury, this escapade could cost you at least $15000.00 in legal fees and you might never see your guns again...

Would be less of a hassle and a lot cheaper to get some trigger locks or a real safe.:cool:
 
Thanks Can-Down, that's what I was looking for. My concern is will the leave wear marks on the pistols from taking them in out of the storge locker? As for the safe issue, I'll just leave the trigger locks on them, it's safer anyways.
 
HighOutput said:
I'll just leave the trigger locks on them, it's safer anyways.
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Safer for whom? How you store your firearms is completely upto you, but don't believe that a trigger lock is going to stop a thief or anyone else. Most of them can be pried off in about 10 seconds.
 
Onagoth said:
Safer for whom? How you store your firearms is completely upto you, but don't believe that a trigger lock is going to stop a thief or anyone else. Most of them can be pried off in about 10 seconds.
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Yes but I keep my trigger lock keys and the cabinet key stored seperatly, so if my 4 yr old opens the cabinets, and loads the gun, he can't pull the trigger. So it's safer when you have a nosy child in the house. I know I've did it with my fathers rifles. I know that education will go a long way, but still better safe than sorry!
 
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