Firearm safety device and method for using same
OwnerJeffrey L. Chudwininventor
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Abstract
Methods for disabling firearms and firearm safety devices designed to reduce the risk of accidental discharge are provided. Safety devices according to the present invention comprise a chamber-disabling component constructed of a flexible material. The chamber-disabling component is adapted to be inserted through an opening in the firearm into the firing chamber with partial retraction of the bolt.
Claims34
A method of disabling a firearm, the method including the steps of:
- providing a firearm comprising a firing chamber, an opening in communication with the firing chamber and a bolt;
- providing a safety device comprising a chamber-disabling component constructed of a flexible material, the chamber-disabling component adapted to be inserted through the opening into the firing chamber with partial retraction of the bolt;
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- inserting the safety device into the chamber of the firearm.
A safety device comprising a chamber-disabling component constructed of a flexible material, the chamber-disabling component adapted to be inserted through an opening defined in the firearm and in communication with a firing chamber of the firearm with partial retraction of a bolt of the firearm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.