Gun safe with sliding drawer

A safe for a firearm, comprising:

• a container having a top, a bottom, a rear, a front, a first side, and a second side all defining an internal volume within the container, the front including a front opening;
• a drawer having an open top, a first side, a second side, a front, a bottom and a rear, the drawer adapted for slidable receipt into the open front of the container, the open top of the drawer adapted for holding a portion of the firearm in a presentation position ready for grasping when the drawer is in an extended position away from the front of the container;
• a drop-down panel slidably fixed with and surrounding the first side, front, and second side of the drawer when the drawer is in the extended position, and raised above the first side, front, and second side of the drawer when the drawer is in a retracted position inside the container, the drop-down panel and front of the drawer substantially covering the front opening of the container when the drawer is in the retracted position;
• a ramp bracket fixed within the internal volume of the container and adapted for raising the drop-down panel with respect to the drawer when the drawer is pushed backward into the container;
• a latch adapted for retaining the drawer in the retracted position against a spring urging the drawer into the extended position, the latch selectively openable with a lock mechanism that releases the latch when unlocked;
• whereby with the firearm placed in the presentation position in the top of the drawer and with the drawer pushed into the retracted position, access to the firearm is prevented until the lock mechanism is unlocked, thereby releasing the latch so that the spring urges the drawer into the extended position, lowering the drop-down panel to present the firearm ready for grasping.