--- description: If you're in the market for a new couch, bulletproof cushions might not be on your list of desired features, but let me ask you... title: CouchBunker Couch Stops Bullets Better Than Your Non-Bulletproof Couch image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16475d65ab0f6ca2/6998ba2a1500fb7906aa4e26/couchbunker1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) # CouchBunker Couch Stops Bullets Better Than Your Non-Bulletproof Couch by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) Aug 19, 2013 6:11 PM CUT  BedGunSafe.com by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) Aug 19, 2013 6:11 PM CUT If you’re in the market for a new couch, bulletproof cushions might not be on your list of desired features, but let me ask you this: Are bulletproof cushions NOT on your list of desired features now that you know bulletproof couch cushions exist? There are [three styles of CouchBunker couches available](http://bedgunsafe.com/bedbunkers/couch-bunker/ "undefined"), running between $5,000 and $8,000; the bulletproof cushions cost an extra $500 apiece. “But Doug, I thought these were bulletproof couches.” Well, they’re actually couches with built-in gun safes that _double_ as bulletproof couches if you buy the $500 cushions. I should have mentioned that up top, but I used to work at a furniture store and the salesmanship just took over without me realizing it. Watch — it’s like riding a bike: Hey folks, let me know if I can answer any questions for you. Do you need a place to put your guns? Because that’s included with each couch. Howsabout Scotch-guarding to protect against spills? It pays for itself in one spill. And I take it you want the bulletproof cushions, right? That’s just a given. Let me check with the warehouse aaaaand… yep, we have these in stock. Did you bring a big enough car or did you want to set up a delivery? _Still got it_ _._ No bulletproof couch would be complete without a demonstration of its bulletproofitude, so in that spirit, here’s a video of a guy shooting a bunch of bullets into a cushion. The grand finale is a 45-caliber handgun shooting into it at close range: [CouchBunker Safe and Hidden Safe Furniture](http://bedgunsafe.com/bedbunkers/couch-bunker/ "undefined") \[BedGunSafe via [Geekologie](http://geekologie.com/2013/08/finally-a-decent-bulletproof-couchgun-sa.php "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7230585/couchbunker-couch-stops-bullets-better-than-your-non-bulletproof-couch/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7230585/couchbunker-couch-stops-bullets-better-than-your-non-bulletproof-couch/"},"headline":"CouchBunker Couch Stops Bullets Better Than Your Non-Bulletproof Couch","datePublished":"2013-08-19T18:11:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T10:47:37.325Z","description":"If you're in the market for a new couch, bulletproof cushions might not be on your list of desired features, but let me ask you...","url":"https://time.com/archive/7230585/couchbunker-couch-stops-bullets-better-than-your-non-bulletproof-couch/","keywords":["Tech"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16475d65ab0f6ca2/6998ba2a1500fb7906aa4e26/couchbunker1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16475d65ab0f6ca2/6998ba2a1500fb7906aa4e26/couchbunker1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"couchbunker","caption":"","creditText":"BedGunSafe.com","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/archive/7230585/couchbunker-couch-stops-bullets-better-than-your-non-bulletproof-couch/","name":"CouchBunker Couch Stops Bullets Better Than Your Non-Bulletproof Couch"}}]}] ```