Firearm discharge recording and reporting system

A monitoring apparatus, comprising:

• an enclosure having a mount configured to couple the enclosure to a primary firearm;
• a camera mounted in the enclosure;
• a microphone mounted in the enclosure;
• a motion sensor mounted in the enclosure;
• and
• a controller in the enclosure, the controller including control logic responsive to the camera, microphone, and motion sensor;
• wherein the control logic is configured to:
• determine a first firearm has been discharged based on motion sensor input from the motion sensor;
• determine a second firearm has been discharged based on audio input from the microphone;
• determine that the first firearm is the primary firearm based on the motion sensor input, and that the second firearm is not the primary firearm based on the audio input from the microphone, wherein the monitoring apparatus is coupled to the primary firearm;
• send a report message to a remote computer using a network interface when the control logic determines that the first firearm is a different firearm than the second firearm.

A method, comprising:

• determining that a primary firearm has been withdrawn from a holster configured to accept the primary firearm using a proximity sensor coupled to a controller, the proximity sensor responsive to a sensor target, wherein the proximity sensor is mounted to the primary firearm and the sensor target is mounted to the holster, and wherein the controller receives a signal from the proximity sensor when it passes adjacent to the sensor target;
• activating a camera, microphone, and motion sensor mounted to the primary firearm and coupled to the controller, wherein the controller activates the camera, microphone, and motion sensor when the controller determines that the primary firearm has been withdrawn from the holster;
• using the controller to determine that a first firearm has been discharged based on input to the controller that is received from the motion sensor;
• using the controller to determine that a second firearm has been discharged based on input received from the microphone;
• sending a message to a remote computer using a communications link between the controller and the remote computer when the controller determines that the first firearm is the primary firearm, and the second firearm is not the primary firearm.