{"id":2413,"date":"2024-02-26T08:51:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T13:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/updates\/120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected\/"},"modified":"2024-06-22T15:15:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T19:15:29","slug":"120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected","status":"publish","type":"update","link":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/updates\/120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected\/","title":{"rendered":"120,000 biometric gun safes recalled because they don\u2019t lock; four brands affected"},"featured_media":51566,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":false,"_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":""},"campaign_tax":[157],"display_option":[],"issue_tax":[],"region_tax":[],"state":[7,28,2,49],"topic_tax":[124],"class_list":["post-2413","update","type-update","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"details":{"helper_taxonomies":{"topics":[124],"collection":false,"press_type":false,"person_type":false,"resource_type":false,"event_type":false,"campaigns":157,"department":false,"level":false,"states":[7,28,2,49],"act_option":false,"display_option":false,"primary":{"topic":124}},"featured_image":51566,"caption_override":"","excerpt":"Nearly 100 complaints have been reported about an unauthorized person being able to open the safe without using the biometric lock with saved fingerprints","hide_hero_image":false},"helper_people_group":{"title":"Authors","entities":[{"type":"dynamic","dynamic_person":{"site":16,"people":"128"},"information":{"name":"","image":null,"role":"","biography":"","contact":{"twitter":"","facebook":"","email":"","phone":""}}}]},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four different brands of biometric gun safes, totaling more than 120,000 safes, have been recalled because people can open them without using the known fingerprint, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced. Collectively among the four, nearly 100 complaints have been reported about an unauthorized person being able to open the safe without using the biometric lock with saved fingerprints. One, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MouTec brand Biometric Firearm Safes, was opened by a 6-year-old boy. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No injuries have been reported.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The safes pose the risk of serious injury or death, the CPSC said.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People with the recalled safes are warned to remove the batteries that operate the biometric feature if they use it to store guns or anything else of value or that could be dangerous in the wrong hands. They should use the key to open the safe until they receive a free replacement safe or repair kit (in two cases) from the company.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The four safes are:<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpsc.gov\/Recalls\/2024\/Biometric-Gun-Safes-Recalled-Due-to-Serious-Injury-Hazard-and-Risk-of-Death-Imported-by-Awesafe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Awesafe Biometric Gun Safes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, about 60,000 recalled. They were sold at Walmart stores nationwide and online at Amazon and Walmart from August 2019 through l Dec. 7, 2022. They cost about $130.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were imported by Shenghaina Technology Co. Ltd., d\/b\/a Awesafe, of China. They were manufactured in China.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpsc.gov\/Recalls\/2024\/Bulldog-Cases-Recalls-Biometric-Gun-Safes-Due-to-Serious-Injury-Hazard-and-Risk-of-Death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bulldog Biometric Firearm Safes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, about 33,500 recalled. They were sold <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bass Pro Shops, Walmart and firearm stores nationwide and online at Amazon from July 2016 through January 2024. They cost $194 to $216.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bulldog Cases, of Danville, Va. They were manufactured<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> i<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n China<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpsc.gov\/Recalls\/2024\/Machir-Recalls-Biometric-Personal-Safes-Due-to-Serious-Injury-Hazard-and-Risk-of-Death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Machir Biometric Personal Safes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, about 24,820 recalled. They were sold at Walmart stores nationwide and online at Walmart.com and Machir.com from July 2019 through late 2021. They cost about $98. They were imported by Machir LLC, of Springfield, Mo. They were manufactured in China.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpsc.gov\/Recalls\/2024\/Biometric-Gun-Safes-Recalled-Due-to-Serious-Injury-Hazard-and-Risk-of-Death-Sold-Exclusively-on-Amazon-com-by-BBRKIN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MouTec brand Biometric Firearm Safes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, about 2,200 recalled. They were sold online at Amazon from September 2021 through February 2023. They cost $170 to $400. They were imported by Jomani International Inc., of Monterey Park, Cal. and distributed by Ningbo Moyumaoyi Co. Ltd., dba BBRKIN, of China. They were manufactured in China.<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 54 consumer products have been recalled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpsc.gov\/Recalls?tabset=on&amp;field_rc_date_value=2024-01-01&amp;field_rc_date_value_1=2024-02-26&amp;field_rc_hazards_target_id=All&amp;field_rc_recall_by_product_target_id=All&amp;page=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">so far this year<\/a>, which puts 2024 on pace to slightly exceed the 323 recall announcements in 2023. Products are recalled in cooperation with the companies; the CPSC doesn\u2019t have the authority to demand the recall of a hazardous product without taking legal action.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">June 2024 update:<\/span>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pirg.org\/edfund\/updates\/biometric-gun-safes-another-brand-with-133000-more-safes-recalled-because-the-locks-can-fail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Another brand with 133,000 more safes recalled because the locks can fail\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<h1 class=\"insert2-title -t:2\"><\/h1>\r\n&nbsp;","":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<h4 class=\"view-rows\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>WHERE\u2019S MY MONEY?\r\n<\/b><strong>Having difficulty getting a refund or resolution<\/strong>\r\n<strong>for any recalled product?\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpsc.gov\/form\/recall-complaint-form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">File a complaint with the CPSC<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>HAVE A PROBLEM?\r\nDid you encounter an injury or other incident involving a consumer product? Tell the CPSC at <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/saferproducts.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SaferProducts.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>STAY SAFE\r\nTo keyword search products with recalls or complaints, go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cpsc.gov\/recalls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cpsc.gov\/recalls<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/saferproducts.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SaferProducts.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>","":null}}],"featured_content":[]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.8 (Yoast SEO v28.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>120,000 biometric gun safes recalled because they don\u2019t lock; four brands affected<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nearly 100 complaints have been reported about an unauthorized person being able to open the safe without using the biometric lock with saved fingerprints\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/updates\/120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"120,000 biometric gun safes recalled because they don\u2019t lock; four brands affected\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nearly 100 complaints have been reported about an unauthorized person being able to open the safe without using the biometric lock with saved fingerprints\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/updates\/120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NJPIRG Law &amp; Policy Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-22T19:15:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gun-safes-recalled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"898\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pirg.org\\\/newjersey\\\/center\\\/updates\\\/120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected\\\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pirg.org\\\/newjersey\\\/center\\\/updates\\\/120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"120,000 biometric gun safes recalled because they don\u2019t lock; four brands affected\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pirg.org\\\/newjersey\\\/center\\\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pirg.org\\\/newjersey\\\/center\\\/updates\\\/120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pirg.org\\\/newjersey\\\/center\\\/updates\\\/120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/publicinterestnetwork.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/gun-safes-recalled.jpg\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2024-02-26T13:51:50+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2024-06-22T19:15:29+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Nearly 100 complaints have been reported about an unauthorized person being able to open the safe without using the biometric lock with saved fingerprints\",\n\t            \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pirg.org\\\/newjersey\\\/center\\\/updates\\\/120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected\\\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/pirg.org\\\/newjersey\\\/center\\\/updates\\\/120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected\\\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pirg.org\\\/newjersey\\\/center\\\/updates\\\/120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/publicinterestnetwork.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/gun-safes-recalled.jpg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/publicinterestnetwork.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/gun-safes-recalled.jpg\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pirg.org\\\/newjersey\\\/center\\\/updates\\\/120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected\\\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t            \"itemListElement\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 1,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pirg.org\\\/newjersey\\\/center\\\/\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 2,\n\t                    \"name\": \"120,000 biometric gun safes recalled because they don\u2019t lock; four brands affected\"\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pirg.org\\\/newjersey\\\/center\\\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pirg.org\\\/newjersey\\\/center\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"NJPIRG Law & Policy Center\",\n\t            \"description\": \"\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pirg.org\\\/newjersey\\\/center\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"120,000 biometric gun safes recalled because they don\u2019t lock; four brands affected","description":"Nearly 100 complaints have been reported about an unauthorized person being able to open the safe without using the biometric lock with saved fingerprints","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/updates\/120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"120,000 biometric gun safes recalled because they don\u2019t lock; four brands affected","og_description":"Nearly 100 complaints have been reported about an unauthorized person being able to open the safe without using the biometric lock with saved fingerprints","og_url":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/updates\/120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected\/","og_site_name":"NJPIRG Law & Policy Center","article_modified_time":"2024-06-22T19:15:29+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":898,"url":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gun-safes-recalled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/updates\/120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected\/","url":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/updates\/120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected\/","name":"120,000 biometric gun safes recalled because they don\u2019t lock; four brands affected","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/updates\/120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/updates\/120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/publicinterestnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gun-safes-recalled.jpg","datePublished":"2024-02-26T13:51:50+00:00","dateModified":"2024-06-22T19:15:29+00:00","description":"Nearly 100 complaints have been reported about an unauthorized person being able to open the safe without using the biometric lock with saved fingerprints","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/updates\/120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/updates\/120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/updates\/120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/publicinterestnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gun-safes-recalled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/publicinterestnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gun-safes-recalled.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/updates\/120000-biometric-gun-safes-recalled-because-they-dont-lock-four-brands-affected\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"120,000 biometric gun safes recalled because they don\u2019t lock; four brands affected"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/","name":"NJPIRG Law & Policy Center","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"NJPIRG Law &amp; Policy Center","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/update\/2413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/update"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/update"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/update\/2413\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"campaign_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaign_tax?post=2413"},{"taxonomy":"display_option","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/display_option?post=2413"},{"taxonomy":"issue_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issue_tax?post=2413"},{"taxonomy":"region_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region_tax?post=2413"},{"taxonomy":"state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/state?post=2413"},{"taxonomy":"topic_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pirg.org\/newjersey\/center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic_tax?post=2413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}