Smart firearm safety device

A system for controlling a safety device for attaching to a firearm, the system comprising:

• a locking mechanism configured to attach to an area of the firearm that includes a trigger to preclude depressing the trigger of the firearm;
• a biometric scanning device configured to detect a biometric attribute of an individual and determine that the individual is a registered owner authorized to discharge the firearm based on the biometric attribute;
• a movement sensor configured to capture movement data of the firearm;
• one or more computers and one or more storage devices on which are stored instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
• i) processing parameter signals generated by the biometric scanning device indicating the individual is a registered owner authorized to discharge the firearm;
• ii) computing location data and usage data about the firearm using the movement data captured by the movement sensor, the usage data including a detected number of times the firearm was likely discharged and the location data indicating an approximate location of the discharge;
• iii) engaging the locking mechanism to preclude depressing the trigger of the firearm based on the parameter signals, the location data, and the usage data;
• and
• iv) disengaging the locking mechanism to permit discharge of the firearm when the registered owner of the firearm is within a threshold proximity of the firearm.