Gun Safety System

Abstract

A method of multistate labeling a firearm as to the readiness state of the firearm is described. Information as to the readiness state of a firearm is conveyed to a handier of the firearm immediately and accurately regardless of environmental or stress conditions.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An apparatus for providing information as to a unique readiness state, of a hand tool from among a plurality of possible states, comprising:
 a removably affixable state identifier with integrated sensory information, suitable for conveying state information as to the current state of the hand tool;   with means for removably affixing said state identifier to the device;   in which the sensory information is immediately sensible to a user via a human sense.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which the sensory information is visually conveyed. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which the sensory information is audibly conveyed. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which the sensory information is tactilely conveyed. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which the state identifier incorporates an RFID tag. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which the state identifier incorporates a motion detector. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which the state identifier incorporates a tactile signal. 
     
     
         8 . An apparatus for providing information as to a unique readiness state of a firearm among a plurality of possible states, comprising:
 a removably affixable state identifier with integrated sensory information, suitable for conveying state information as to a single state of the firearm;   with means for removably affixing said state identifier to the device;   in which the sensory information is immediately sensible to a user via a human sense.   
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8  in which the sensory information is visually conveyed. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 8  in which the sensory information is audibly conveyed. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 8  in which the sensory information is tactilely conveyed. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 8  in which the state identifier incorporates an RFID tag. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 8  in which the state identified incorporates a motion detector. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 8  in which the state identifier incorporates a tactile signal. 
     
     
         15 . A method of labeling a firearm to provide sensory information as to the readiness state of the firearm comprising the steps of:
 a. setting the state of the firearm to one of a set of possible states;   b. determining the environmental factors relative to the storage or use of the firearm for which readiness is a condition;   c. attaching one or more removably affixable sensory information emitters suitable to provide sensory information under the anticipated environmental conditions.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  in which the user activates the sensory information emitter in order to receive information as to the readiness state of the firearm. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15  in which the sensory information emitter is activated by an internal signal. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15  in which one state from a plurality of readiness state information states may be conveyed.