Means for reducing the criminal usefulness of dischargeable hand weapons
First Claim
1. A method for reducing the criminal usefulness of a dischargeable hand weapon comprising:
- preventing the discharging of said weapon;
determining that said weapon was not at a certain attitude during a certain period of time;
allowing the discharging of said weapon;
determining that said weapon was placed at a certain attitude during a certain period of time; and
preventing the discharging of said weapon following a certain period of time after said second determining step.
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Abstract
An apparatus that limits the amount of time that a hand weapon can be discharged during use, an apparatus for preventing the discharging of a hand weapon based on the weapon having been in an attitude that is good for concealed carrying, an apparatus for preventing the discharging of a hand weapon that has had a part not necessary for the discharging of the weapon removed to increase concealability, an apparatus that transmits an identifying signal from a hand weapon under various conditions, a means necessary for the firing of a hand weapon that provides a detectable magnetic field in the vicinity of the hand weapon, and an apparatus for preventing the discharging of a hand weapon based on conditions (e.g. a signal or a magnetic field) that can be created in a location where the weapon is likely to be used for criminal purposes.
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1. A method for reducing the criminal usefulness of a dischargeable hand weapon comprising:
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preventing the discharging of said weapon; determining that said weapon was not at a certain attitude during a certain period of time; allowing the discharging of said weapon; determining that said weapon was placed at a certain attitude during a certain period of time; and preventing the discharging of said weapon following a certain period of time after said second determining step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 9)
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6. An apparatus for a dischargeable hand weapon comprising:
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means for sensing a certain attitude of said weapon; means, in contact with said weapon, for preventing the discharging of said weapon; means, in contact with said sensing means and said preventing means, for disabling said preventing means based on said sensing means not sensing said attitude during a certain past period of time; and means, in contact with said sensing means and said preventing means, for enabling said preventing means based on said sensing means sensing said attitude at a certain past time. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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