Top 4 Reasons Gun Cabinets Are a Must for Firearm Owners

Gun cabinets are usually a secondary consideration when an individual is considering purchasing a firearm. Unfortunately, unsecured hand guns, rifles and the like can be quite the temptation to young children who witness senseless violence multiple times a day on television and in video games. Equally tempting is when a criminal breaks into your home and has easy, unfettered access to your weapon(s).

One way you can reduce, even eliminate some of these negative actions is by storing and protecting your firearm purchases in a responsible manner. The best way to do this is budget for a gun safe or cabinet with the purchase of your very first gun.

Following below are 4 of the top reasons why you should consider investing in the proper storage facilities for your hand guns and rifles.

Security: Simply put, if you've spent the money to buy a personal gun, chances are you spent a good amount. Nothing is cheap now a days, and the quality firearms available on the market make for quite the investment. The last thing you want is to leave your expensive investments lying around, unsecured. A quality gun cabinet will provide you a safe, lockable place to house your guns. The more security you can afford the less chance a criminal or child could gain easy access to the firearm.

Value Protection: As previously stated, those firearms you're investing in are not cheap; the better the gun the higher the resale value. Storing your guns in a cabinet will provide you with a clean way to keep your investment free from the possibility of damage. Some better cabinets are carpet lined to reduce the chances of scratches and nicks in the metal of your guns. Proper racks for rifles will help to keep them separate and provide years of perfect storage and value protection.

Accident Prevention: Though there are a lot of myths surrounding the numbers, types and victims associated with gun accidents, one fact cannot be more true: If your guns are responsibly stored in a quality cabinet under lock and key, or digital access entry, you have every chance of reducing your incidence of accident by a maximum amount. It's not enough to simply hope that your stern words will keep prying fingers away from your firearms. Put those guns under lock and key. Separate the ammunition from the devices. But still make sure you do the proper amount of education. That will surely pay dividends in addition to locking your guns away safely.

Fire Damage: Fires happen. As many as 415,000 a year causing billions of dollars in damages, not to mention injuries and loss of life. Some gun owners are justifiably concerned whether or not their guns are at risk in the event of a home fire. Many factors come into play regarding that question, but the short answer is most likely. A quality gun cabinet will provide a fair amount of protection not only to your firearms, but other valuable, personal items you might like protected from fire damages. If this is an important issue to you, make sure you look at the fire ratings of the gun cabinets you're considering buying.


At the end of the day, if gun ownership is important to you, know there is some responsibility that comes along with those rights. Not only will you want to be careful around yours and others children, but having guns properly stored and secured in gun cabinets can mean the difference between gun theft and a bevy of unsavory consequences which could result.