Multi-Mode Weapon
OwnerRobert Osann, JR.inventor
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Abstract
A multi-mode and/or multi-ammunition weapon is described, whereupon being removed from a stored position is always initially in a first mode that is intended to disable or stun a subject. If deadly force is required, the weapon is easily and quickly placed in a second mode that is deadly. When returned to the stored position, the weapon is automatically placed in the first mode. Different mechanisms for disabling and/or stunning a subject are also described. A mechanism is optionally included for recording sequences of attack modes and/or ammunition types fired to provide an un-alterable record of events when the weapon is fired.
Claims20
A weapon apparatus having at least two forms or modes of attack mechanism, comprising:
- a first form of attack mechanism that has a high probability of disabling a subject and a low probability of being deadly;
- a second form of attack mechanism that has a high probability of being deadly;
- wherein when first removed from a holster, the weapon is always initially in a first mode that utilizes the first form of attack mechanism;
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- wherein once removed from the holster, the weapon is easily placed by a user into a second mode that utilizes the second form of attack mechanism.
The weapon apparatus of claim 14, further comprising a recording function wherein for each shot fired, the recording function records which of the first and second forms of attack mechanism are utilized for each shot fired of a sequence of shots, and wherein resetting of the recording function is under control of persons other than an assigned user of the weapon.
A weapon apparatus having at least two forms of attack mechanism, comprising:
- a first form of attack mechanism that has a high probability of disabling a subject and a low probability of being deadly;
- a second form of attack mechanism that has a high probability of being deadly;
- a user-controllable selection mechanism wherein and a recording function wherein for each shot fired, the recording function records which of the first and second forms of attack mechanism are utilized for each shot fired of a sequence of shots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.