ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,858, issued on Oct. 28.

"Handgun safe" was invented by Anthony B Loveday (Lafollette, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The handgun safe forms a protected space that stores the firearm. The handgun safe includes a safe structure, a shock absorber structure, and a control circuit. The safe structure forms the exterior surfaces of the protected space formed by the handgun safe. The shock absorber structure mounts inside the safe structure. The control circuit mounts on the safe structure. The shock absorber structure rotates the safe structure between an open position and a closed position. The control circuit controls access into t...