The Evolution Of Small Gun Safes Into Their Current FormThe crime statistics levels in the United States have gradually come down in the past few years. All thanks to small gun safes which are nowadays largely kept by law abiding residents. The crime statistics pertain to handgun theft, murders committed through use of handguns owned by others, and accidental killings through handguns falling in the hands of children. Small gun safes are designed to securely store mostly handguns that include revolvers, derringers, and pistols. However, the original portable design of small gun safes did not provide protection and has had to be mostly converted into a fixed-in-place mountable design over the years. This change was made to prevent their being carried away by thieves. Earlier, a burglar had a field day as he simply made off with the portable small gun safe. An impressive change has brought about the evolution of small gun safes into its current secure and reliable form. This change has been in their locking security features. Advances in fingerprinting technology have been largely responsible for this metamorphosis. The result of this impressive change is there for all to see in the form of the biometric fingerprint-based unlocking featured Sequiam BioBox. This revolutionary design in secure small gun safes has been launched in the year 2007 by Sequiam Biometrics, a US based company. It is the latest such product launched by the company after its BioVault 2.0 small gun safe. It is more portable and compact than the BioVault. The BioBox, code named BB-007, is a biometric storage device. It features a sleek design. It also features convenient fingerprint access control. The control can store the fingerprints of up to 6 authorized users. The device is powered by 4 AA-sized batteries and allows you access to your guns 1000 times before the life in the batteries is extinguished. The device retains your fingerprints even after transition to a new set of fully charged batteries. The fingerprint recognition process in the BioBox takes less than 1 second. Therefore, an authorized user of the BioBox will get access to his guns in that short time. In addition the door of the device opens without any perceptible sound as it operates using soft springs. This helps you access the device without anybody except you hearing any sound. The other convenient features of this small gun safe include a full digital LCD display user interface. Constructed from heavy-duty materials, the BioBox has been recognized by the US National Rifle Association (NRA) as its official gun safety device. Its safety instructions have been endorsed by the NRA. Its overall dimensions being L 17.75"xW 12.5"xD 6 ", it costs approximately $249. With the development of the BioBox, it is hoped that a new direction in the evolution of small gun safes will be jumpstarted. It is also hoped that many other US companies will come forward to join the Sequiam Biometrics bandwagon and even bring out better designs. |