Thread: Rules of installing a gun safe/rack

Originally Posted by lhou

Hi all, I've just passed the safety course and I'm waiting for the inspection now. I'm wondering are there any rules? When I was in shop today, I was told gun racks would fail so I bought a safe.
I try to check rules of installation but it seems there aren't any. I've gone through the Secure storage guidance for firearms that published by police and got confused. This guide says racks are options to store firearms at home. Is that true?
What shall I do to pass the inspection?

I had my inspection recently, I passed with the gun city 4 gun rack I originally installed for my Air rifle, they are often recommended against by inspectors and they want them to be in a location "not easily seen or located by someone not familiar with the property"

A few things I did that may have helped with passing

from the store they only have 3 screw holes - and often they are not all in the right place to connect with beams - even when all 3 are into solid timber it does not feel sturdy/securely fastened - so I increase the number of holes and screws to 8

While the inspector was going to pass the rack he was much happier when I showed him the photos of the (formally known as) E-cat safe I had just purchased via trademe but had not yet picked up or installed.


My personal opinion is things like racks are better of used only for things like air rifles, or "ticking the must have storage at home check box" if you don't normally have firearms at home. however if your serious about things you should really get a good heavy duty safe, some safes sold that currently comply are very light weight - and have it bolted down