Methods and system for controlling the use of firearms

Abstract

According to certain aspects, a system for controlling use of firearms can include location circuitry and communications circuitry. The location circuitry may be configured to determine a location of a firearm. The communications circuitry may be configured to communicate information relating to the location of the firearm to a remote server, wherein the remote server can include information relating to one or more locations at which the firearm should be disabled. The communications circuitry may also be configured to determine whether the location of the firearm is a location at which the firearm should be disabled. The communications circuitry may further be configured to, in response to determining that the location of the firearm is a location at which the firearm should be disabled, disable the firearm from operating.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for controlling use of firearms, the system comprising:
 location circuitry configured to determine a location of a firearm; and   communications circuitry configured to:
 communicate information relating to the location of the firearm to a remote server, wherein the remote server comprises information relating to one or more locations at which the firearm should be disabled; 
 determine whether the location of the firearm is a location at which the firearm should be disabled; and 
 in response to determining that the location of the firearm is a location at which the firearm should be disabled, disable the firearm from operating. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said determining whether the location of the firearm is a location at which the firearm should be disabled is based at least in part on the information relating to one or more locations at which the firearm should be disabled. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the firearm comprises the location circuitry and the communications circuitry. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the location circuitry comprises a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit and the GPS unit determines the location of the firearm. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more locations at which the firearm should be disabled comprise a geographical area in which the firearm cannot be used. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the geographical area is a perimeter around a building. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the communications circuitry is further configured to:
 in response to said determining that the location of the firearm is a location at which the firearm should be disabled, disable ammunition for the firearm from operating.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said determining whether the location of the firearm is a location at which the firearm should be disabled comprises:
 receiving a command to disable the firearm from the remote server, wherein the remote server generates the command to disable the firearm based on the information relating to one or more locations at which the firearm should be disabled.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the communications circuitry is further configured to:
 in response to said determining that the location of the firearm is a location at which the firearm should be disabled, send a notification that the firearm is at a location at which the firearm should be disabled.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the location circuitry and the communications circuitry are the same. 
     
     
         11 . A method of controlling use of firearms, the method comprising:
 determining a location of a firearm using location circuitry;   communicating information relating to the location of the firearm to a remote server, using communications circuitry, wherein the remote server comprises information relating to one or more locations at which the firearm should be disabled;   determining, using the communications circuitry, whether the location of the firearm is a location at which the firearm should be disabled; and   in response to determining that the location of the firearm is a location at which the firearm should be disabled, disabling the firearm from operating.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein said determining whether the location of the firearm is a location at which the firearm should be disabled is based at least in part on the information relating to one or more locations at which the firearm should be disabled. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the firearm comprises the location circuitry and the communications circuitry. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the location circuitry comprises a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit and the GPS unit determines the location of the firearm. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more locations at which the firearm should be disabled comprise a geographical area in which the firearm cannot be used. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the geographical area is a perimeter around a building. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 in response to said determining that the location of the firearm is a location at which the firearm should be disabled, disabling ammunition for the firearm from operating.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein said determining whether the location of the firearm is a location at which the firearm should be disabled comprises:
 receiving a command to disable the firearm from the remote server, wherein the remote server generates the command to disable the firearm based on the information relating to one or more locations at which the firearm should be disabled.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 in response to said determining that the location of the firearm is a location at which the firearm should be disabled, sending a notification that the firearm is at a location at which the firearm should be disabled.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the location circuitry and the communications circuitry are the same.