ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,379,176, issued on Aug. 5.
"Remotely activated firearm accessory" was invented by Thomas Joseph Malichen-Snyder (Kingston, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an electronic device that is used to block the accessibility of a firearms Trigger. Wherein an electronic device is mounted on a rail or rail accessory and is locked in place using a lock and frame allowing the device to fit an array of firearms. The lock and frame are in place to stop easy removal unless the possessor has the key to remove them. The device its self uses a battery to operate and picks up or sends a broadcasted transmission within a program...