01/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/08/2024 20:09
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers about the risk of serious injury or death posed by Owsoo or Cacagoo branded biometric gun safes sold on Amazon.com and Walmart.com.
CPSC evaluated these safes and found that the biometric programming feature can fail and open to any fingerprint without consumer awareness, allowing the safe contents, including firearms, to be accessed by unauthorized users, including children. The agency is aware of six reports of the safes being accessed with unauthorized fingerprints.
CPSC urges consumers who own affected Owsoo or Cacagoo safes to:
About 7,600 Owsoo or Cacagoo branded biometric gun safes were sold between at least September 2021 through July 2024 by various sellers based in China, on Amazon.com and on Walmart.com for between $40 and $70. The safes' listings included either the name "Owsoo" or the name "Cacagoo." All safes feature a logo that says "Cacagoo" on the top of the lid of the safe.
Foreign sellers of the safes contacted by CPSC have not been responsive to requests for a recall.
CPSC urges consumers not to buy or resell the affected biometric safes. Report any incidents with these biometric gun safes to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.
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