Modern Gun Storage Knowledge Center
These articles explain the principles behind modern firearm storage, from military armory design to modular gun safes, defensive readiness, and the myths behind traditional safes.
Modern Gun Storage
The Problem With Old-Style Gun Safes
Modernizing Home Gun Storage
What Makes a Gun Safe Actually Safe
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Tom Kubiniec is the President and CEO of SecureIt Tactical and a recognized authority on firearm storage and armory design. He has spent decades designing, evaluating, and correcting weapon storage systems, including the modernization of armories used by U.S. military and law-enforcement units. Kubiniec is the inventor of CradleGrid®, a modular weapon-storage system developed to replace the fixed interiors and poor access common in traditional gun safes. His work centers on building storage systems that protect equipment, allow clean and repeatable access, and remain functional as firearms and gear change over time.
Frequently Asked Questions
There are two things to consider.
Storage: You don’t necessarily need to replace your safe. Many traditional safes can be significantly improved by upgrading the interior. SecureIt Gun Safe Upgrade Kits replace the cramped shelf layouts found in most safes with a modular system that properly supports rifles, protects optics, and allows clean, organized access.
Corrosion: Most traditional safes use drywall, carpet and other interior materials that can release corrosive compounds over time. To reduce the risk of corrosion, it’s a good practice to periodically open the safe and allow fresh air to circulate.
Yes. SecureIt safes equipped with our HSFAâ„¢ locking system include a biometric fingerprint reader.
Biometric access is designed primarily for convenience—allowing the safe to be opened quickly in everyday situations or when others are present. However, in a true defensive or emergency scenario, the most reliable method of entry is the HSFA button interface.
Biometric systems can occasionally fail to read fingerprints if hands are wet, dirty, gloved, or extremely dry. For this reason, HSFAâ„¢ is designed so the safe can always be opened quickly and reliably using the physical buttons when conditions are less than ideal.
Most standard moving companies will not move gun safes because they fall outside the scope of normal household moving services. There are two primary reasons.
First, liability insurance policies often prohibit movers from handling extremely heavy items such as gun safes. Safes can weigh several hundred to over a thousand pounds, and if one tips over it can cause serious injury or structural damage to floors, stairs, or walls. Because of this risk, many moving companies exclude gun safes from their insurance coverage.
Second, most movers simply don’t have the specialized equipment required to move safes safely. Moving a large safe typically requires heavy-duty stair climbers, pallet jacks, reinforced dollies, and crews trained to control the weight on stairs and tight corners. Without that equipment and training, attempting to move a safe can be dangerous.
For these reasons, gun safes are often left behind during a move or require hiring a specialized safe-moving company, which can cost thousands of dollars and are difficult to schedule.
SecureIt Agile Safes can be unbolted and moved by the home owner of moving company.
