In the wake of 37 firearms being stolen from a storage locker last week, one of the pressing issues is how to store guns safety.

"The best way to protect your firearms is to get a good gun safe," said Lynn Kartchner, owner of All Safe Security.

A properly stored gun is a safe gun.

When they are easily within reach, they're a target for thieves.

And most often people will know if you have a gun because children will talk about it or they will see you at the gun shop, he said.

And when stolen guns hit the street, they become a larger problem for law enforcement and the community.

Kartchner said many gun owners try to hide their guns in the closet, under the bed, or in their cars.

"But a thief is going to find it, no matter what," Kartchner said.

Even an inexpensive gun safe is better than not having one at all, he said.

The cost of a gun safe can cost anywhere from $650 to 2,500.

And if you live outside of town, where your nearest neighbor won't see or hear what is happening on your property, a gun safe that is bolted to the ground is the best way to go, he said.

A second advantage of a gun safe is that, because it is fire proof, you can store important documents inside.

Gunlocks are also important facet of guns safety.

"They won't keep them from being stolen but it may keep a child from getting killed," he said.

Gunlocks come in several varieties, the most popular being a cable that runs through the trigger mechanism that is secured with a lock and key.

A second type of gunlock is the one that is already in the gun itself. It appears as a small button on the butt of a pistol and it is locked or unlocked by using a special type of Allen wrench.

Nevertheless, in order to keep guns out of the wrong hands, a gun safe is perhaps the best way to protect them.