Powered tactical rail (aka picatinny rail) system and method of using the same

A system comprising:

• a tactical rail configured to attach to a firearm and receive one or more accessory mounts, said tactical rail including conductive elements positioned within one or more grooves running along a length of said tactical rail;
• one or more gaskets positioned within said one or more grooves;
• one or more accessory mounts configured to retain and secure electrical accessories for use with said firearm, said accessory mounts including electrical contacts positioned to communicate with said conductive elements within said one or more grooves when attached to said tactical rail and at least a portion of said one or more gaskets is first removed;
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• one or more power sources integrated into said firearm and attached to said conductive elements, said one or more power sources configured to provide electrical power to said conductive elements for transmission to said one or more accessory mounts to power said retained and secured accessory.

A system comprising:

• a tactical rail configured to attach to a firearm and receive one or more accessory mounts;
• one or more accessory mounts configured to retain and secure electrical accessories for use with said firearm;
• one or more short range wireless button transmitters affixed to said firearm;
• one or more receivers integrated into one or more accessories for use with said firearm;
• one or more accessory mounts configured to retain and secure said one or more accessories to said tactical rail;
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• wherein said one or more wireless button transmitters transmit instructional signals to said one or more receivers thereby controlling actions of said one or more corresponding accessories.