as others have commented there is a trade off between security and quick access... I have a gun safe with a typical Sergeant-Greenleaf dial lock that house my competition firearms.... I also have a Treadlock security chest of lighter gauge steel with a Medeco key lock that houses several charged handguns... all of my keys, including the security chest key is on the same ring, so all I would have to do is leave the key in the lock to have access to the loaded pistols when I retire for the night... I would not get very far if I tried to walk away with the key still in the lock