Emergency assistance method and device for a firearm

An emergency assistance device for a firearm, comprising:

• a housing having a mounting feature disposed on a first surface of the housing, the mounting feature adapted to selectively interconnect to a firearm;
• a first camera disposed on a second surface of the housing;
• a first light source disposed on the second surface of the housing;
• a second light source disposed on a third surface of the housing;
• a transceiver disposed in the housing, the transceiver configured to emit an emergency signal;
• an activation feature configured to move between a first position and a second position and configured to be retained in the first position and retained in the second position, wherein movement of the activation feature out of retainment in the first position, from the first position to the second position, and into retainment in the second position causes at least one of:
• the first camera to record a video;
• the first light source to emit a light;
• and
• the transceiver to emit the emergency signal;
• and
• a second camera disposed on the third surface of the housing, wherein the first camera has a first recordation field and the second camera has a second recordation field, wherein at least a portion of the first recordation field overlaps at least a portion of the second recordation field.

A system for transmitting an emergency signal from a firearm to a remote user, comprising:

• a firearm having a first mounting feature;
• an emergency assistance device, comprising:
• a second mounting feature configured to selectively interconnect to the first mounting feature of the firearm;
• a first transceiver configured to emit an emergency signal;
• an activation feature configured to move between a first position and a second position and configured to be retained in the first position and retained in the second position, wherein movement of the activation feature out of retainment in the first position, from the first position to the second position, and into retainment in the second position causes the first transceiver to emit the emergency signal;
• a channel extending into a side of the housing, wherein the channel has two upper portions extending in one direction and a lower portion extending in another direction, wherein the lower portion joins the upper portions together;
• a pin extending from the activation feature and into the channel, wherein the pin is positioned in one upper portion when the activation feature is retained in the first position, wherein the pin moves along the lower portion as the activation feature moves from the first position to the second position, and wherein the pin is positioned in the other upper portion when the activation feature is retained in the second position;
• a second transceiver configured to receive the emergency signal emitted from the first transceiver of the emergency assistance device, the second transceiver possessed by the remote user;
• and
• a speaker disposed on the emergency assistance device, wherein the speaker is configured to receive an audio signal from the second transceiver and generate a corresponding sound.