Is your safe, safe? Gun safe recall alert.

[Catt57]

The nine models included in the recall are the Fortress Portable Safe with Biometric Lock (11B20); Fortress Personal Safe with Pop up door and Biometric Lock (44B10); Legend Range & Field Personal Safe with Pop up door and Biometric Lock (44B10L); Fortress Medium Personal Safe with Biometric Lock (44B20); Fortress Quick Access Safe with Biometric Lock (55B20); Fortress Large Quick Access Safe with Biometric Lock (55B30); Gettysburg Large Quick Access Safe with Biometric Lock (55B30G); Cabela’s 4 Gun Safe with Biometric Lock (4BGGBP); and Cabela’s Biometric Personal Safe (55B30BP)

Illinois company recalls 61,000 biometric gun safes over potentially deadly malfunction

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Fortress Safe announced the recall of 61,000 biometric gun safes because of a malfunction that gives anyone access to the safes.

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Fortress Safe Announces Recall of Biometric Gun Safes Due to Serious Injury Hazard and Risk of Death; One Death Reported

Consumers should immediately stop using the biometric reader in the recalled gun safes, remove the batteries, and contact Fortress to receive a free replacement safe.

www.cpsc.gov

 

[GC7]

Every mass produced electronic lock has this flaw. Doesn't even matter if it's a gun safe or a gate lock.

 

[KOPBET]

All "portable" gun safes pretty much suck. Good for keeping kids out. That's about it. It's unfortunate that the Fortress was so bad that it failed at that task and a child had to die because of it.