Holster having a removable lockout element

A holster for a handgun, comprising:

• a holster body having a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls defining an at least partial cavity having a frame/slide portion, and a trigger guard portion;
• a lever having a finger button portion and an engagement portion, wherein said lever includes a second side facing generally toward said at least partial cavity, wherein said engagement portion of said lever includes a locking projection extending from at least a portion of said second side of said engagement portion, wherein said lever is pivotally attached or coupled to at least a portion of said holster at one of the pair of side walls, between said finger button portion and said engagement portion, and wherein said lever is pivotable between an engaged position and a disengaged position;
• at least one ridge segment extending from at least a portion of a side wall of said holster, around at least a portion of said lever so as to define a recess, wherein at least a portion of said engagement portion of said lever is positioned within at least a portion of said recess;
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• a lockout element slidingly separable from the holster body, wherein a portion of said lockout element is slidably positionable along one of the pair of the side walls and through at least one lockout element aperture of said at least one ridge segment such that when the portion of said lockout element is positioned through said at least one lockout element aperture the portion of said lockout element blocks pivotable movement of said lever between said engaged position and said disengaged position.

A holster, comprising:

• a holster body having a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls defining an at least partial cavity;
• a finger button portion and an engagement portion, wherein said engagement portion includes a locking projection extending from at least a portion of said engagement portion, wherein said push button and engagement portion are attached or coupled to at least a portion of said holster, said engagement portion movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position by depressing the finger button portion;
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• a lockout element separable from said holster body by slidingly moving the lockout element in a direction extending along the side walls, wherein a portion of said lockout element is positionable within at least a portion of said holster such that the portion of said lockout element blocks one of the finger button portion and the engagement portion to keep the engagement portion from moving to a disengaged position.