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The existence of a "rating" or "standard" does not guarantee a product's performance. The Titanic's lifeboats were "to regulation", yet ~1,500 people still lost their lives. It is up to the consumer to understand what a product's claim actually means, and how that affects the attributes the consumer wants for a product.
The existence of a "rating" or "standard" does not guarantee a product's performance. The Titanic's lifeboats were "to regulation", yet ~1,500 people still lost their lives. It is up to the consumer to understand what a product's claim actually means, and how that affects the attributes the consumer wants for a product.
== Companies Affected ==
* Liberty Safe
* Cannon Safe
* Browning Safes
* American Security
* Winchester Safes
* Remington ''(is it just Remington? Can not find a website that is not a brand licensee)''
* Stack-On
* Cabela's


==[Incident]==
==[Incident]==
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*Create a guide about how to navigate the above incidents?
*Create a guide about how to navigate the above incidents?


== Key Takeaway ==
==Key Takeaway==
Industry-wide advertising practices mislead the consumer into thinking safes perform better than they actually do.
Industry-wide advertising practices mislead the consumer into thinking safes perform better than they actually do.


==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==
The original author of the article above recommends the following web-guide for more thorough reading into the above article's subject matter (physical asset security through theft protection, fire protection, information security, home hardening, common myths, etc.):
Safe comparison guide/web-guide on physical asset security:


*([https://gunsafereviewsguy.com Honest Gun Safe Reviews])
*[https://gunsafereviewsguy.com Honest Gun Safe Reviews]