Selectively disabled ammunition and remote ammunition disabling system and method of use

A structure responsive to an energy wave for changing a mechanical state of an ammunition disabler to which the structure is operatively coupled, the ammunition disabler configured to be responsive to the energy wave for selectively disabling ammunition, the ammunition configured to be fired from a firearm by percussive impact from a firing pin to ignite a priming compound, the structure comprising:

• a mechanical link positioned between the firing pin and the priming compound when the ammunition is chambered within the firearm, the mechanical link comprising a plurality of microspheres where at least a portion of the plurality of microspheres is configured to be selectively changeable when exposed to the energy wave to cause the mechanical link to mechanically degrade from a first state to a second state;
• wherein in the first state, a force can be transmitted through the mechanical link;
• and
• wherein in the second state, degradation of at least the portion of the plurality of microspheres inhibits transmission of the force through the mechanical link causing a change in the mechanical state of the ammunition disabler.

A structure responsive to an energy wave for changing a mechanical state of an ammunition disabler to which the structure is operatively coupled, the ammunition disabler configured to be responsive to the energy wave for selectively disabling ammunition, the ammunition configured to be fired from a firearm by percussive impact from a firing pin to ignite a priming compound, the structure comprising:

• a mechanical link positioned between the firing pin and the priming compound when the ammunition is chambered within the firearm, the mechanical link comprising a material where at least a portion of the material is configured to be selectively changeable when exposed to the energy wave to cause the mechanical link to mechanically degrade from a first state to a second state;
• wherein in the first state, a force can be transmitted through the mechanical link;
• and
• wherein in the second state, degradation of at least the portion of the material inhibits transmission of the force through the mechanical link causing a change in the mechanical state of the ammunition disabler.

A mechanical link responsive to an energy wave and positioned between a firing pin of a firearm and a priming compound of ammunition when the ammunition is chambered within the firearm, the mechanical link comprising:

• a linking structure comprising a plurality of microspheres where at least a portion of the plurality of microspheres is configured to irreversibly structurally change in response to exposure to the energy wave to cause the linking structure to mechanically degrade from a first state to a second state;
• wherein, in the first state, a force is transmittable through the plurality of microspheres of the linking structure;
• and
• wherein in the second state, irreversible structural change of at least the portion of the plurality of microspheres inhibits transmission of the force through plurality of microspheres of the linking structure.