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01-02-2006, 02:41 AM
Keeping your guns safe and secure
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http://a.abclocal.go.com/graphics/v3/global/stockgraphics/icons/wjrt_byline.gifTom Wright, Williams Gunsight and Outfitters

(WJRT) - (01/01/06)-- If you were lucky enough to receive a new gun from Santa, maybe a gun safe is a late Christmas present worth considering. Tom Wright shows us what to look for in this week's On the Trail.

If you are a firearm owner, firearm safety and security are of the utmost importance. Dan Compeau, from Williams Gunsight and Outfitters, says a gun safe should be at the top of your list.
"Generally, the first questions that I ask them is where they are going to put their safe? If it is going to be in a basement or a closet? Or if nobody is going to see it, then you can go with a safe that has a matte finish rather than an a gloss finish," Compeau said. "If it is going to be in a room with furniture and you want it to be part of the room, then you can go to a safe with a gloss finish and some nice decals on the front with game scenes and that kinda thing."

Compeau says there is a cost difference. The fancier the safe, the more expensive it will be.

Gun safes offer more than theft security. "The majority of our safes are fire resistant that people want. And you can put important papers in it, cameras - anything that you want to protect as well as your guns," explained Compeau.

A good gun safe can help you save money when it comes to insurance premiums. "Check with your insurance company, because again, you are putting all those other documents in a safe and there can be a discount," advised Compeau.

Safes come in all shapes and sizes. Some customers with handguns opt for smaller, more compact units.

"We have a couple different styles, like the regular box-style safes that have a top shelf or a side shelf that you can put handguns in. But we also have individual handgun safes," Compeau said.

Link to story and video (http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=outdoors&id=3754372)