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Molded plastic cartridge with extended flash tube, sub-sonic cartridges, and user identification for firearms and site sensing fire control

  • US 9,470,485 B1
  • Filed: 03/10/2014
  • Issued: 10/18/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A firearm for launching a projectile, the firearm comprising:

  • a firing mechanism, which when activated, causes launching of the projectile;

    a storage medium for storing a representation of restricted areas; and

    a location-sensing element for determining a current location of the firearm;

    a direction-sensing element for determining the current direction in which the firearm is pointed;

    control logic that is configured tocompare the current location with the stored restricted areas,in response to the current location falling within a restricted area, prevent activation of the firing mechanism, andprevent activation of the firing mechanism when the firearm is not within a given restricted area, but the current direction and the distance from the given restricted area are such that a launched projectile would enter the given restricted area.

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