Liberty Safe
Founded in 1988 by Jay Crosby in Payson, Utah, Liberty Safe is an American manufacturer of gun safes, home safes, vault doors, and handgun vaults.[1]
Controversy
Providing Master Key To The FBI
On August 30th, 2023 Liberty Safe was contacted by the FBI, asking for a code to access an individual's safe. The FBI provided a warrant, however there was no mention of a subpoena. [2] Liberty Safe provided the FBI with a 'Master Code' which allowed them to open the safe. When information of this became public, the firearms community voiced their criticisms, and one customer even cancelled their order. [3]
Outcome
After significant backlash, Liberty Safe made a post on X (formerly Twitter) on September 6th, 2025, announcing policy changes that now require a subpoena before giving a master code to law enforcement. [4] They also introduced a way for customers to reset or delete their recovery code. Either option removes the code from the company database, making it inaccessible to Liberty Safe. [4] [5]
References
- ↑ "History of Liberty Safe" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2011-02-03. (Source found via Wikipedia references)
- ↑ Official statement by Liberty Safe from their X (formerly Twitter) account.
- ↑ Liberty safe cites company protocol on decision to provide FBI with access code.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Updated policy statement from Liberty safe on X (formerly Twitter)
- ↑ Liberty Safe new 'Master code' policy on their official website.