ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,478, issued on April 15, was assigned to Mission First Tactical LLC (Horsham, Pa.).

"Firearm holster" was invented by Bobby McGee (Horsham, Pa.) and Christopher Pettit (Horsham, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A firearm holster has an outer wall, extending between a muzzle end and a breech end, defining a cavity configured to receive a firearm. A magnet and/or magnet assembly may be included, wherein the magnet is at least partly in the cavity at the muzzle end. The magnet assembly is coupled to the muzzle end and includes a magnet housing coupled to the outer wall and connected to the magnet. The holster may include a protruding w...