Editing Gun safety (section)

===Gun cabinets===

A [[gun safe]] or gun cabinet is commonly used to physically prevent access to firearms and [[ammunition]]. Various standards like the British Standard [[British Standards|BS 7558:1992]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Firearms Security Handbook 2020 |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6007f45dd3bf7f0bf63ab9e5/Firearms_Security_Manual_2020.pdf |website=UK Government Publishing Service |publisher=Home Office |access-date=24 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624115658/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6007f45dd3bf7f0bf63ab9e5/Firearms_Security_Manual_2020.pdf |archive-date=24 June 2024 |language=en-gb |page=32 |date=2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> or the California DOJ criteria<ref>{{cite web |title=Regulatory Gun Safe Standards |url=https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/gunsafe |website=Office of the Attorney General |publisher=Stae of California Department of Justice |access-date=24 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214142428/https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/gunsafe |archive-date=December 14, 2022 |language=en-us |date=June 17, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> define minimum requirements to qualify a container as a firearm storage device.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rscs built like true safes |date=6 November 2020|url=http://safegunowners.org/best-long-gun-safe-rscs-built-like-true-safes/|accessdate=15 July 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214182506/https://safegunowners.org/best-long-gun-safe-rscs-built-like-true-safes/|archive-date=December 14, 2022}}</ref>

Local laws may mandate or simply recommend use of a cabinet for storage, and may require that cabinets meet a particular standard.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Safe storage and thefts of firearms in Sweden - Licensing and Storage Policy – GunPolicy.org |url=https://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/citation/quotes/12003 |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=www.gunpolicy.org}}</ref> Some jurisdictions require that [[ammunition]] is stored separately to the firearm.<ref name="GAO">{{cite book | url=https://www.gao.gov/products/pemd-91-9| title=Accidental Shootings: Many Deaths and Injuries Caused by Firearms Could Be Prevented | author=GAO | year=1991 | pages=35 | publisher=DIANE | isbn=9781568065533}}</ref> Some jurisdictions may require that main components of the firearm such as the [[Bolt (firearms)|bolt]], is stored separately to the firearm, effectively deactivating it.

Many small safes sold as suitable for handguns have been found not to meet standards by independent researchers and professional hackers. Locking mechanism plays an important role in overall safety of the small safe.<ref>{{cite web|title=Handgun safe research|url=https://www.handgunsaferesearch.com/|accessdate=15 July 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516180819/https://www.handgunsaferesearch.com/|archive-date=May 16, 2023}}</ref>

Handloaders must take special precautions for storing primers and powders.

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File:Gun safes for visitors firearms at a courthouse in Prague, Czech Republic.jpg|Gun safes for private firearms at a courthouse. 
File:Interior of a gun safe for visitors at a courthouse in Prague, Czech Republic.jpg|Visitor's unloaded pistol and a pepper spray within a courthouse gun safe
File:Gun Safes.JPG|A large gun safe for rifles and shotguns. An internal lockbox for ammunition is fitted at top left
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