How a 3-Year-Old Can Open a Gun Safe 646
New submitter bupbin writes "We are providing a detailed report and analysis of eleven different popular gun safes produced by Stack-On, GunVault, and Bulldog to warn the public of the dangers inherent in some of these products because the manufacturers nor their major retailers will do so. In that report you can view eight different Stack-On models, one produced by Bulldog, and one manufactured by GunVault. A similar design defect is demonstrated in an inexpensive safe for storing valuables that is sold by AMSEC, a very reputable safe manufacturer in the United States. Unfortunately, their digital safe with their claim of a 'state-of-the-art electronic lock' can also be opened (literally) by a three-year-old because of a common mechanism used in the industry that is subject to circumvention."
Re:gun safe? (Score:5, Funny)
In what world can owning a car be compared to owning a gun? Quick reminder: one is designed to go from one place to another, the other is designed to kill other people.
Wait, guns are designed to go from one place to another?
-- a battle-weary cyclist
TSA airline guidelines (Score:5, Funny)
Remember the Stack-On press release that touted the fact that their containers met “TSA airline guidelines” as if this endorsement is added evidence of the security of their products? We tested these containers, and the reality is they can be opened in a variety of ways including with a tiny piece of brass by a three year old.
That pretty much says it all right there. The TSA approves something because it can be opened by a three-year-old, meaning their own employees might have a 50/50 shot at it.
Re:News For Nerds??!! (Score:5, Funny)
Apparently not gun safe locks. Those appear to have been designed by circus clowns.
Re:they aren't safes (Score:4, Funny)
Re:As a father (Score:5, Funny)
- A dog
- Martial arts training
Warning: Property guarded by martial arts-trained dog.
Re:News For Nerds??!! (Score:3, Funny)
Change the Headline to "How a 3-Year old can get in your Macbook Safe"
And now it's important.
Priorities you know.
Re:News For Nerds??!! (Score:5, Funny)
The caliber of stories is really down overall. Can't imagine what triggered this story. They're really shooting blanks some days. Or maybe I'm just going off half-cocked. Who knows?
I deserve every down mod I get.
Re:As a father (Score:5, Funny)
Lemme guess, Ju-shih-tzu?
Re:As a father (Score:5, Funny)
Hmm, I must be quite lucky then. My completely untrained dog has had exactly one false positive at night (during the day, not so good but during the day doesn't matter so much) and several 'true positives' where friends and family have come in without warning and gotten barked and growled at. He's about 20lbs so it's probably a good thing he does the barking and growling from out of sight around the corner, but he's certainly loud enough to get me out of bed.
Which, incidentally, made the one false positive actually pretty terrifying. If your dog isn't one to bark and growl for no reason suddenly starts up at 1AM it definitely gets your attention. Came hustling down the stars and there he is, staring out the back window, hackles raise, growling and barking. Flick on the back light and... there's a bucket. Just a plain blue bucket that had been left on the porch the previous afternoon. I'd never seen a dog actually look embarrassed before that moment. Gave him a treat, told him good boy and went back to bed.
Re:"Safes" are mostly a placebo. (Score:4, Funny)
Or your can set a few thousand lead pellets in it, each conveniently wrapped in a brass case with trace amounts of other materials.