BS_7558-1992.pdf

BRITISH STANDARDBS7558:1992Specification forGun cabinetsNO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW出S到BS7558:1992ContentsPageCommittees responsibleInside front coverForeword1Scope1Definitions13Security14Construction15Marking and labelling1Appendix A Method of test for resistance to attack2Appendix B Informative guidance on the secureattachment of a gun cabinet5Figure 1-Dimensions of jemmy3Figure 2-Simulated firearmsPublication(s)referred toInside back coveroBSI07-1999iBS7558:1992ForewordThis British Standard has been prepared under the direction of the Consumerand Contract Goods Standards Policy Committee to provide requirements forcabinets intended to be used for the secure storage of firearms and ammunition.The Firearms Rules 1989 prescribe a safekeeping condition to appear on afirearm certificate requiring that the firearm(s)and ammunition to which thecertificate relates are stored securely at all times so as to prevent unauthorizedaccess,so far as is reasonably practicable,except when the firearm orammunition is in use or being cleaned,repaired or tested or is in transit.A similarsafekeeping condition appears on a shotgun certificate.It is emphasized that a gun cabinet to this British Standard may be only one of anumber of equally acceptable alternatives for satisfying the safekeepingcondition of the Firearms Rules.The level of security provided by a gun cabinet is considered to be a combinationof the factors of the time and tools available to a potential thief and the conceptof resistance to physical attack has been adopted for this British Standard basedupon the probable determination of a criminal to gain access to a stored firearm.The requirements of this specification assume that the average potential thief isan opportunist and is not a determined criminal specifically seeking to obtainfirearms,who would be difficult to counter effectively by inexpensive means.In the development of this British Standard it was demonstrated that thespecification only of the design and construction features of a gun cabinet wasinsufficient to provide adequate resistance to sustained forcible attack;cabinetsmade to the most stringent existing design and construction requirements stillprovided points of weakness which could be breached in less than 1 min by themethods of physical attack described in this standard.However,some aspects ofconstruction have been included in the standard to provide additional security inthe case of more subtle attempts to achieve access.The physical attack tests of this standard are based upon a predicted worst casefor knowledge,location,tools and time to provide for a significant safety marginwhere care is taken by the user over the siting of a cabinet,the use of any internalrestraining devices provided and the overall security of the premises in which thecabinet is located.Purchasers of a gun cabinet claimed to conform to the requirements of thisBritish Standard are advised to request the vendor to provide a test certificatefrom an independent testing organization for a type test conducted onrepresentative examples of the cabinet.A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of acontract.Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunityfrom legal obligations.Summary of pagesThis document comprises a front cover,an inside front cover,pages i and ii,pages 1 to 6,an inside back cover and a back cover.This standard has been updated(see copyright date)and may have hadamendments incorporated.This will be indicated in the amendment table on theinside front cover.BSI07.1999