Abstract: A security wall safe specially adapted for securing weapons such as pistols. The safe is made of sheet steel or other strong and inexpensive material such as plastic or composite and is sized to conveniently fit between conventional wall studs so that it can easily be installed in a manner similar to installation of a bathroom medicine cabinet. It includes a touch keypad on a surface that is exposed to view when in use (e.g., the door or the front facing adjacent the door if a front facing is provided); and provision is made for the optional selection or change of door-opening code for the keypad to any selected three to nine digit number. The electronic control, in addition to locking/unlocking the wall safe, is compatible with conventional security systems and may optionally be set to activate the panic mode of an attendant security system and/or transmit electronic indicia thereof to one or more remote monitoring/law enforcement installations.