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As Gun Sales Rise, Gun-Concealing Furniture Designs Proliferate
If these designers applied their ingenuity to all furniture, we could solve the world's storage problems
By Rain Noe - Dec 07, 2015
People cannot agree on gun control laws in America, but one point is not in doubt: Gun sales are on the rise. Following mass shootings, of which we have plenty, firearm manufacturers and retailers confirm that sales increase.
Which begs the question: Is there an attendant increase in the sales of firearm-storing furniture? When we looked at the stuff last year, it certainly seemed to be booming, and these days it doesn't show any signs of slowing down.
Absent the politics, the furniture itself is fascinating as it poses a unique storage design challenge: End users want the furniture to visually conceal their goods, yet they want lightning-quick access to it. This often means that end users are seeking to integrate gun storage into some very central pieces of furniture—like dining tables:
Enter a caption (optional)Or coffee tables:
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Enter a caption (optional)I desperately want to believe this is for storing documents or cash:
Enter a caption (optional)For still others, the bathroom (this has got to be a gag):
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Enter a caption (optional)In short, it seems these designers have collectively sought out every square inch of dead space and turned it into usable storage.
Enter a caption (optional)A lot of these ideas can, of course, be adapted to hold non-firearm-related items. So whether you're pro- or anti-gun, perhaps some of these ideas will inspire you in designing your own storage-related pieces.
Rain Noe
Rain Noe is a writer and industrial designer based in New York City.
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Whats the meaning of this?
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US of A deserves a zombie invasion
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Concealed weapon laws vary greatly, but there was an interesting court case last year(?) where an automotive artist (THE genius of vehicle hides) was being prosecuted for Building them.He wasn't storing drugs or anything in them, he wasn't involved with their use, and he had absolutely no say in whether the end user stored money, jewellery, heroin or Kleenex in there. He just designed and built them, and yet he was arrested for doing something for which he broke no laws.It begs the question of whether your furniture designer could be charged for building a kitchen cabinet in which the homeowner might want to hide a firearm...Mike.!Report as spam
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Hi Mike, I remember reading that! The poor bastard. However, if I remember correctly he was charged as part of the prosecution of an international drug ring. I can't envision any scenario in which the designer of domestic gun-concealing furniture could be brought up on similar charges.
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We can choose to live in a saner world than that... But then the furniture would simply be a reminder in a museum... ☺
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