There are a lot of reasons, but I guess a safe that you can open quickly is the best for actually defending yourself. Or guns not in the safe. I'm sure people do a combination of that. keep your collector shit in the safe and more utilitarian weapons around the house.
That's how my father did it - his nicer firearms, or those used exclusively for hunting, were in the locked gun cabinet. One for home defense was hidden beneath his shirts on a closet shelf.
There's also the issue of EMPs, which is a pretty big mark in favor of mechanical safes as well.
There are a lot of reasons, but I guess a safe that you can open quickly is the best for actually defending yourself. Or guns not in the safe. I'm sure people do a combination of that. keep your collector shit in the safe and more utilitarian weapons around the house.
That's how my father did it - his nicer firearms, or those used exclusively for hunting, were in the locked gun cabinet. One for home defense was hidden beneath his shirts on a closet shelf.
"someone" also does that, but I lost all my guns