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Boy, 9, locked in gun safe by his brother
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March 15, 2009

CHICAGO, March 15 (UPI) -- A 9-year-old boy was temporarily trapped in a gun safe inside a suburban Chicago store by his brother, officials said.

Officials in Hoffman Estates, Ill., told the Arlington Heights (Ill.) Daily Herald the boy was stuck in the safe for nearly 20 minutes while firefighters sought a way to open the locked box.

The boy apparently was locked inside the safe at Cabela's recreation goods store after his brother forced him into it and spun the locking mechanism once the door was closed.

Fire Lt. Jay Martino was eventually able to free the boy after using another safe's keypad to open the door of the safe containing the child.

The identity of the boys, along with the age of the child's brother, was not reported.

The Daily Herald said the child was able to breathe inside of the safe, which was estimated to be 5 feet tall, 3 feet wide and 18 inches deep.

Author:	PocketProtector642 [ Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:14 pm ]
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Isnt it fun to be an older brother?!?! LOL Quote: Boy, 9, locked in gun safe by his brother story link March 15, 2009 CHICAGO, March 15 (UPI) -- A 9-year-old boy was temporarily trapped in a gun safe inside a suburban Chicago store by his brother, officials said. Officials in Hoffman Estates, Ill., told the Arlington Heights (Ill.) Daily Herald the boy was stuck in the safe for nearly 20 minutes while firefighters sought a way to open the locked box. The boy apparently was locked inside the safe at Cabela's recreation goods store after his brother forced him into it and spun the locking mechanism once the door was closed. Fire Lt. Jay Martino was eventually able to free the boy after using another safe's keypad to open the door of the safe containing the child. The identity of the boys, along with the age of the child's brother, was not reported. The Daily Herald said the child was able to breathe inside of the safe, which was estimated to be 5 feet tall, 3 feet wide and 18 inches deep.

Author:	Dave Pendleton [ Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:39 pm ]
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This wouldn't have happened if safes were banned...

Author:	realtor_packing_heat [ Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:13 am ]
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Dave Pendleton wrote: This wouldn't have happened if safes were banned...

Author:	mitchx3 [ Fri Mar 20, 2009 7:53 am ]
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The story makes it sound like the code/authentication stuff is stored on the removeable code entry faceplate. That would be so incredibly insecure and and obvious that even engineers could catch it.

Author:	mnmike59 [ Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:17 am ]
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Ok, I know this could have been serious. BUT since all is good. I had to LMAO! Something I would have loved to do to my older sister when I was that age.

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Author:	Hunter07 [ Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:42 am ]
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mnmike59 wrote: Something I would have loved to do to my older sister when I was that age. And who wouldn't! Sisters are EVIL!!!!

Author:	pony gun [ Fri Apr 03, 2009 2:20 pm ]
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Dave Pendleton wrote: This wouldn't have happened if safes were banned... Think BIG! This wouldn't happen if evil guns were outlawed for then these life threatening gun safes wouldn't be necessary.

Author:	mnglocker [ Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:15 pm ]
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For the safety of all children gun safes should be filled to the brim with guns so that kids can not fit inside.

Author:	Selurcspi [ Fri Apr 03, 2009 5:57 pm ]
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mnglocker wrote: For the safety of all children gun safes should be filled to the brim with guns so that kids can not fit inside. [Bleeding Heart Voice] It's for the children.[/Bleeding Heart Voice]

Author:	gyrfalcon [ Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:42 am ]
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mitchx3 wrote: The story makes it sound like the code/authentication stuff is stored on the removeable code entry faceplate. That would be so incredibly insecure and and obvious that even engineers could catch it. Some of the story doesn't make sense... First of all they said "spun the locking mechanism once the door was closed" which would be a combination lock in most cases. Some electronic locks have a ring that controls lock bolt, or a auto relocking system. Most of the stores have the codes for their safes readily accessible too. Maybe the keypad was just damaged or its batteries were dead? Even if the store didn't have the code, a call to the manufacture and the serial number on the safe would get you the code it left the factory with.

Author:	1911fan [ Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:23 pm ]
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we had a walk in cooler at the camp my dad ran. I put a ball point pen in the latch after my brother had snuck in to sneak a fudgecicle. A half hour late i remembered he was still in there. I got the spanking. He are a whole box of ice cream on a stick.

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