Electro mechanical fire control apparatus

A method of controlling a firing apparatus installed in a firearm, comprising:

• storing mechanical energy by a resilient energy storing mechanism, said mechanical energy is produced by a mechanical system, when firing the firearm or by manual operation of the firearm, wherein said resilient energy storing mechanism and said mechanical system are in addition to a mechanical firing mechanism of the firearm;
• activating or deactivating an electromagnet by a processor to control the operation of the resilient energy storing mechanism according to preselected rules;
• and
• controlling the resilient energy storing mechanism by the electromagnet, wherein the resilient energy storing mechanism holds or releases the mechanical energy to prevent or enable the firearm from firing, wherein when the resilient energy storing mechanism releases the mechanical energy the mechanical system moves a component of the mechanical firing mechanism of the firearm to enable firing of the firearm and when the resilient energy storing mechanism holds the mechanical energy the mechanical system does not move.