Firearm with multiple targeting laser diodes

Abstract

All or some of the component parts of a firearm are made of synthetic diamond materials. Some firearms include a specially designed trigger capable of verifying a user's identity so that only an authorized user can discharge the firearm. Some firearms include a diamond barrel designed to impart a unique pattern of grooves to any bullet leaving the barrel, thereby facilitating reliable identification of the firearm that fired a particular bullet.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 091,016, filed Mar. 25, 2005, entitled “Firearm with Force Sensitive Trigger and Activation Sequence,” which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 557,470, filed Mar. 29, 2004, entitled “Diamond and / or Silicon Carbide Molding of Small and Microscale or Nanoscale Capsules and Other Objects Including Firearms.” The respective disclosures of both applications are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.[0002]The present disclosure is related to the following commonly-assigned co-pending U.S. patent applications:[0003]Application Ser. No. 11 / 046,526, filed Jan. 28, 2005, entitled “Angle Control of Multi-Cavity Molded Components for MEMS and NEMS Group Assembly”;[0004]Application Ser. No. 11 / 067,517, filed Feb. 25, 2005, entitled “Diamond Capsules and Methods of Manufacture;”[0005]Application Ser. No. 11 / 067,609, filed Feb. 25, 2005, entitled ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The solution provides enhanced protection against unauthorized use and reliable bullet source identification, ensuring only authorized users can discharge the firearm and allowing for precise identification of the firearm that fired a bullet.

Problems solved by technology

Sadly, however, firearms have also proven to be a valuable tool for criminals, who use them to threaten, injure, or murder their victims.

Too often, the criminals cannot be identified, either because the weapon that fired a bullet cannot be reliably identified or because the weapon was stolen from its owner and the shooter cannot be reliably connected to the weapon.

In addition, many people are injured or killed each year through accidental discharge of firearms, including children playing with a parent's gun.

While they are of some help, both solutions are imperfect.

Trigger locks, for example, keep unauthorized users (particularly children) from operating a firearm, but they can also interfere with legitimate users' ability to respond quickly to a deadly threat.

Further, because a criminal can steal a firearm and remove the lock at his or her leisure, trigger locks do little to prevent stolen firearms from being used in further crimes.

The technique is sometimes successful; however, it has been demonstrated that over time, the grooves imparted by a particular barrel can change (e.g., due to wear and tear if the gun is repeatedly fired); moreover, firearms manufacturers generally do not design their barrels to provide a unique signature, so differences are largely accidental, making ballistic fingerprinting, at best, an inexact science.

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