ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,292, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to David Lawrie (Crozet, Va.).

"Systems and methods of handgun and holster safety and security" was invented by David Lawrie (Crozet, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for securely maintaining a handgun in a holster is provided. The method comprises a secure handgun holster receiving, at a circuit board within the holster, contact from a lever within the holster, the contact resulting from pushing action of the lever; The method also comprises the holster waking up the circuit board based on the received contact. The method also comprises the holster verifying, via an authorized user det...