Q: Are biometric safes reliable?

A: Biometric safes offer the latest technology and quick
access to your valuables and firearms. The reliability of the lock depends on the
brand of safe as well as your age. Brands such as Liberty and Vaultek offer a reliable,
high-quality fingerprint reader with low false read rates.

If you are older than 55, your fingerprints may not work as
well when trying to open the safe. This is due to thinning fingerprints. Almost
all fingerprint readers will lose accuracy with increasing age. In this case, we
would recommend looking at a safe with a key, mechanical lock, or digital lock.