Worried About Home Invasion? Meet the GunBox (details, video)

aNewDomain.net — Need quick access to that firearm? The folks who make the GunBox told me you just might. “In a home-invasion scenario,” they said, “every second is precious and quick access to your firearm is essential.” You get the picture. Meet the GunBox.

Designed by engineer Ryan Hyde, the GunBox opens with the touch of a biometrically-stored fingerprint or a swipe of a microchip-equipped wristbrand or ring. It’s made, execs say, of aircraft-grade aluminum alloy. Reps claim the the GunBox is able to withstand up to 24,000 pounds-per-square-inch of pressure and temperatures over 1,000-degrees Fahrenheit. Check out the video below for more on the GunBox and why its investors think the product needs these kind of intense specifications.

Video: Kerry Kinsey for aNewDomain/producer Justin Webb, shooter Marc Klempf for aNewDomainTV.com

The thin, clamshell case is easily hidden, reps told me.

And reps showed me how the GunBox also includes an integrated alert system. It sounds a loud alarm if anyone moves or even just tampers with the device. In addition to all this, the GunBox also comes standard, as you see in the video, with a neoprene interior lining. The idea is to keep your firearm safe, securely in place and unscratched. This thing mounts in any direction, upside down or in any other possible orientation. It’s yet another product we saw at the ShowStoppers press event at CES 2014.

For aNewDomain.net, I’m Kerry Kinsey.

Based in Atlanta, Kerry Kinsey is the sports editor at aNewDomain.net. He’s an Emmy-nominated and seven-time AP Award-winning television sports and news anchor/reporter. Kerry has worked in many TV markets including Houston, Philadelphia, Louisville, and Salt Lake City. He’s covered major sporting events, such as the NCAA Final Four, the World Series, the Daytona 500, the Indianapolis 500, the Kentucky Derby, the PGA Championship, and the Heisman Trophy presentation. As an “Army Brat,” Kerry lived in Japan, Hawaii, Texas, Louisiana, and Georgia. Kerry is passionate about sports and in particular his Atlanta and Georgia sports teams—Falcons, Braves, Hawks, and Bulldogs. His email address is Kerry@aNewDomain.net.