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flintknapper wrote:A cartridge chambered in a firearm would be a real concern though.

This is a reason that all firearms must be pointed in a safe direction, even if they are being stored loaded.

I would think that a gun safe would contain a bullet, though I don't know for sure.

Other than that, the safe direction would depend upon your house.

In my case, I have no basement and no slab under my house, so pointing at the floor will endanger no one (except the possums that live under the house).

- Jim

I consider this an Internet rumor.

I suggest you call your local fire department and ask them what their policy is.

Half the homes in the U.S. have firearms and at least a little ammunition in them. You can find news stories where firefighters put out fires in houses that turned out to contain a lot of ammunition.

Does anyone remember this story? Guy had a million rounds of ammunition and 75 pounds of black powder in his house.

- Jim