Totally agree with the mini-vault. I have a double decker and you can put a lot of gear in it. The 4 button combo is really fast and easy to work in the dark with practice.
For my long guns, my gun safe is in my bedroom. It has a digital lock on it and I make the combo simple enough to open fast (but not stupid enough to be easy to guess...such as: 01010 or 68686, just takes 2 fingers to open ).
I also make rules about which guns are "on duty" and which are not. In the safe, if a long gun (rifle, shotgun, whatever) is barrel down, it has a mag in it (or full tube for shotguns) and a cold chamber, and is ready to be pulled and used. If it is barrel up, then it might have not been tested yet, or it may have had a problem, or was simply not "on duty". That way in a pinch, you know what you have if you pull it from the safe in a hurry. And there is alway at least one such gun in front for that reason.
I also keep a spot in the safe that is clutter free and has a hot handgun. It is always in the same place, and is never put there unless hot. It is if you get to the safe in a huge hurry and need a gun that is ready to roll immediately...or if you happen to have opened the safe under duress.