Rapid access firearm safe

A rapid access firearm safe, comprising:

• a rigid cubicle body having an interior storage compartment and an exterior surface, the body further having a top wall, a bottom wall and at least four side walls;
• a door within a side wall of the body, the door defining a floor portion and a barrier portion, the barrier portion having an interior side thereof facing the interior storage compartment and an exterior side thereof, the door further hingedly attached to the lower portion of the side wall of the body such that the door swings open from the upper portion of the body, the floor portion extending into the interior storage compartment from the barrier portion of the door and being configured to move with the barrier portion when the door swings open;
• a set of rails disposed on the interior side of the barrier portion of the door;
• a firearm retaining mechanism located on the set of rails disposed on the interior side of the barrier portion of the door and configured to releasably hold each stock end portion at least one shotgun or rifle thereto, wherein the floor portion of the door is configured to shield a distal opening in a barrel of each of the at least one shotgun or rifle from contents in the interior storage compartment as the door swings open;
• a locking mechanism integrated into the upper portion of the body and accessible from the exterior surface of the body, the locking mechanism having at least an activation state wherein the locking mechanism selectively holds the barrier portion of the door firmly against the body thereby securely enclosing the interior storage compartment and a deactivation state wherein the barrier portion of the door is releasable from the body, and the locking mechanism configured to receive data for entering the activation state and to receive data to enter the deactivation state;
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• an input pad on the exterior surface of the upper portion of the body and located separately from the locking mechanism, the input pad configured to accept user input and is communicatively connected to the locking mechanism to selectively communicate data thereto to cause the locking mechanism to at least enter the deactivation state.

A rapid access firearm safe, comprising:

• a rigid body having an interior storage compartment and an exterior surface, the body further having an upper and lower portion thereof;
• a door within the body, the door defining a floor portion and a barrier portion, the barrier portion having an interior side thereof facing the interior storage compartment and an exterior side thereof, the door further hingedly attached to the lower portion of the body such that the door swings open from the upper portion of the body, the floor portion extending into the interior storage compartment from the barrier portion of the door and being configured to move with the barrier portion when the door swings open;
• a set of rails disposed on the interior side of the barrier portion of the door;
• a firearm retaining means for releasably holding each stock end portion of at least one shotgun or rifle thereto, the firearm retaining means located on the set of rails disposed on the interior side of the door, wherein the floor portion of the door is configured to shield a distal opening in the barrel of each of the at least one shotgun or rifle from contents in the interior storage compartment as the door swings open;
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• a locking means for selectively holding the door firmly against the body thereby securely enclosing the interior storage compartment, the locking means integrated into the upper portion of the body and accessible from the exterior surface of the body, the locking means having at least an activation state wherein the locking means selectively holds the barrier portion of the door firmly against the body and a deactivation state wherein the barrier portion of the door is releasable from the body, and the locking means further configured to receive user input for entering at least the deactivation state.