No special measrures must be taken as far a safe guarding,,do you think Mrs. Liddy's vaste collection is kept under lock and key? NOT she still has her "right" I'm surprised he did not act on getting his "rights" restored,,then again If he has multiple felony convictions might not be able to,,anyway,,yes a felon can grab a firearm on hand to protect,,and use deadly physical force the the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on this,,,then again if and this dependended on the nature of the conviction(s) I might be inclinded to keep them under lock and key,,or mor. Rest easy you can use your spouses etc. firearm to protect just make sure they won't crumble under questioning by our well meaning LEO's though sometimes coniving lying bastards,,remember anything you say can and will be used against you,,don't trust nobody! Never trust a cop etc. look just tell us the truth we won't hurt you,,B.S. the old days are gone,,Ilived them and saw the change..