Handgun mini-vault

A method of storing a firearm for quick access comprising:

• providing a box assembly having a plurality of side walls and an opening to a hollow inner cavity sized to contain a firearm, said side walls secured together along the edges thereof to form a secure assembly;
• securing a door assembly, sized and shaped to cover said opening, to said box assembly for movement between an open position and a closed position, said open position allowing access to said hollow inner cavity and said closed position preventing access to said hollow inner cavity;
• retaining said door assembly in said closed position by securing at least one lock pin and an opposing catch member to said box assembly and said door assembly so that said at least one lock pin overlaps a portion of said catch member to retain said door assembly in said closed position, whereby one of said at least one lock pin or said catch member are secured to each of said door assembly and said box assembly;
• releasing said lock pin from engagement with said catch member in response to a radio frequency identification device being placed in proximity to an interrogator positioned within said box assembly, said interrogator constructed and arranged for wireless communication with said radio frequency identification device, said radio frequency identification device being electrically connected to an electric motor to cause rotary movement of a cam member, said cam member mechanically secured to said at least one lock pin so that said rotary movement imparts linear movement to said at least one lock pin so that said lock pin is released from said overlapping engagement with said at least one catch member in response to communication with said radio frequency identification device, releasing said door assembly to said open position.