Liberty Safe

40°02′37″N 111°45′10″W / 40.043655°N 111.752853°W / 40.043655; -111.752853

Liberty Safe and Security Products Inc.
Company typePrivate
Trader
IndustryGun Safe and Security Products, Manufacturer
Founded1988
FounderJay Crosby[1]
HeadquartersPayson, Utah, United States
Productssafes, gun safes, home safes, commercial safes
Liberty Safes, National Security, Centurion
OwnerMonomoy Capital Partners
(acquired in 2021[2])
Websitewww.libertysafe.com

Liberty Safe and Security Products, Inc., doing business as Liberty Safe, is a residential and commercial safe manufacturer located in Payson, Utah, United States.[3]

Company

Founded in 1988, Liberty Safe began operating out of a single storage unit. Over the past 30 years, the company has grown from a small facility to a 205,000 square foot facility in Payson, Utah, and can produce more than 500 safes a day. As of 2018, they claim to have sold over 2 million safes during this first 30 years of operation.[4] The company employs over 350 people.[5]

Liberty Safe manufactures and markets gun safes (for gun safety), home safes, commercial safes (including depository safes), fire safes and related accessories. Liberty Safe manufactures and sells products having the Liberty Safe, National Security, Centurion and Freedom Security[6] brands. Other private label brands include Cabela's,[7] Remington,[8] and John Deere.[9][10][11]

The company bases its fire testing on standards developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).[12] Liberty Safe fire testing includes certifying products for a high degree of heat over a long period of time. Liberty Safe primarily designs and manufactures gun, home, fire and commercial safes. Liberty Safe but also operates under the names the National Security, Fatboy, and Colt Brands.

In July 2018, Liberty Safe was recognized by the White House and invited to its “Made in America” event.[13] CEO and President Steve Allred, along with the Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Justin Buck, both attended. The two showcased Liberty's Presidential 50, the company's top-of-the-line safe.[14] The company products are sold through independent dealers and retailers throughout the United States and other countries including Belgium, Canada, Great Britain, Iceland, Kazakhstan, and Norway.[15] These dealers range from full service safe dealerships to locksmiths, home improvement, sporting goods, farm equipment, and other various retailers and businesses.[3][16]

Liberty Safe offers a free transferable lifetime warranty on their UL rated safes that includes replacement of the safe in case of fire, or attempted break in.[17]

FBI access controversy

On August 30, 2023, Liberty Safe faced backlash over backdoor access provided to law enforcement agencies, including the FBI.[18] The controversy arose when it was revealed that the company had granted access codes to the FBI upon receiving valid warrants to search the property of an Arkansas resident involved in the January 6 United States Capitol attack.[19] In a statement released on the company's official social media accounts, Liberty Safe stated that they had no prior knowledge of the specifics of the investigations when providing the access codes.[20] This incident sparked online backlash and threats of boycotts about Liberty Safe's ability and willingness to provide law enforcement backdoor access to their safes.[18][21]

See also

References

  1. ^ History of Liberty Safe: "History of Liberty Safe" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  2. ^ Compass Diversified Completes Sale of Liberty Safe
  3. ^ a b "Compass Diversified Holdings - Our Companies". Archived from the original on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  4. ^ "Celebrating 29 YEARS of Made in the USA!". Liberty Safe. Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  5. ^ WARDJet. "Liberty Safe adds Two WARDJet Waterjet Cutters". WARDJet. Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  6. ^ Freedom Security Safes: http://www.freedomsafes.com/ Archived 2011-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Cabela's Liberty Safe Products: http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/search.cmd?form_state=searchForm&N=0&fsch=true&Ntk=AllProducts&Ntt=Liberty+Safe[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ Remington Safe: http://remingtonsafe.com/ Archived 2011-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ bnet article: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5279/is_20100405/ai_n53467606/[permanent dead link‍]
  10. ^ John Deere Security Safes: http://www.deere.com/en_US/parts/homeandworkshop/products/security_safes/cat_securitysafes.html Archived 2011-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Liberty Safe Main Product Info Page: http://www.libertysafe.com/productsmain.php Archived 2011-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "Fire Research Division" (PDF). 2008-12-11. Archived from the original on 2016-12-29. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  13. ^ "See Great American-Made Products from Across the 50 States". whitehouse.gov. 2018-07-26. Archived from the original on 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2023-09-09 – via National Archives.
  14. ^ Burr, Thomas (2018-07-23). "Payson-based Liberty Safe shows off its products at a White House 'Made in America' event". Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  15. ^ Liberty Safe International Dealers: https://www.libertysafe.com/pages/international-dealers
  16. ^ themanufacturer.com: Liberty Safe, Safe and Sound: "Liberty Safe - the Manufacturer.com - Promoting best practice in Manufacturing". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  17. ^ "SHOT Show 2011 Day 1 - S&W Custom Shop, Liberty Safe, Perazzi, XRAIL, Pedersoli". Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com/Digest. 2011-01-19. Archived from the original on 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  18. ^ a b Levenson, Michael (2023-09-08). "How a Company That Makes Gun Safes Angered Gun Owners". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  19. ^ Notheis, Asher (2023-09-06). "Gun safe manufacturer criticized for giving code of person's safe to FBI". Washington Examiner. Archived from the original on 2023-09-06. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  20. ^ @libertysafeinc (2023-09-06). "On August 30, 2023, Liberty Safe was contacted by the FBI requesting the access code to the safe of an individual for whom they had a warrant to search their property. Our company protocol is to provide access codes to law enforcement if a warrant grants them to access to a property. After receiving the request, we received proof of the valid warrrant, and only then did we provide them with an access code. Liberty Safe had no knowledge of any of the details surrounding the investigation at the time.
    Liberty Safe is devoted to protecting the personal property and 2nd amendment rights of our customers and has repeatedly denied requests for access codes without a warrant in the past. We do not give out combinations without proper legal documentation being provided by the authorities.
    We regularly update our policies to ensure both compliance with federal and state law and reasonable consumer privacy protections within the law. First and foremost, Liberty Safe is committed to preserving our customers' rights, and we will remain unwavering in those values"     (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2023-09-06. Retrieved 2023-09-09 – via Twitter.
  21. ^ Upadhayay, Prapti (2023-09-07). "'Enemy to gun owners': Why Liberty Safe is being compared to Bud Light by right wingers". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-09-09.