Method and system for securing firearms

Abstract

System for securing firearms and methods for making and using the same.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for securing a firearm, comprising:
 a holster for storing a firearm; and   a locking member coupled to said holster and configured to be in first or second positions, the first position locking the firearm in the holster and the second position unlocking the firearm from the holster; and   a controller coupled to said holster and configured to determine an authorization status of a person proximal to said holster and to set the locking member in first or second positions based on the authorization status.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a fingerprint sensor located on the holster and configured to detect a fingerprint of the person and to send the fingerprint to the controller, wherein the controller is configured to set the locking member in the first position upon determining that the person is not authorized based on the fingerprint. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to set the locking member in the second position upon determining that the person is authorized based on the fingerprint. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to wirelessly receive a signal transmitted from a device proximal to the holster and to determine the authorization status of the person based on the signal, wherein the controller is configured to set the locking member in the first position upon determining that the person is not authorized based on the signal. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the controller is configured to set the locking member in the second position upon determining that the person is authorized based on the signal. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the signal includes a Bluetooth signal transmitted from the device proximal to said holster. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein said controller includes a voice recognition module configured to analyze a voice of the person to determine the authorization status of the person based on the voice, wherein the controller is configured to set the locking member in the first position upon determining that the person is not authorized based on the voice. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to set the locking member in the second position upon determining that the person is authorized based on the voice.