Selectively disabled ammunition and remote ammunition disabling system and method of use

An ammunition disabler responsive to an energy wave from a source external from a firearm for selectively disabling ammunition, the ammunition capable of being fired from the firearm by percussive impact from a firing pin to ignite a priming compound contained within a primer cup, the ammunition disabler comprising:

• a material selectively degradable from an operative state to a deactivated state upon exposure to the energy wave, the material being positioned within the primer cup between the firing pin and the priming compound when the ammunition is chambered within the firearm;
• wherein, when the material is in the operative state, the material is capable of forming a mechanical link between the firing pin and the priming compound so that the percussion wave from the firing pin is transmitted through the material to ignite the priming compound when the firing pin is activated;
• and wherein, when the material is in the deactivated state, the degradation of the material disrupts the mechanical link and inhibits transmission of the percussion wave through the material to prevent ignition of the priming compound.

An ammunition disabler responsive to an energy wave for selectively disabling ammunition, the ammunition capable of being fired from a firearm by percussive impact from a firing pin to ignite a priming compound, the ammunition disabler comprising:

• a grouping of microspheres, at least some of the microspheres selectively degradable from an operative state to a deactivated state upon exposure to the energy wave, the grouping of microspheres being positioned within the primer cup between the firing pin and the priming compound when the ammunition is chambered within the firearm;
• wherein, when the grouping of microspheres is in the operative state, the grouping of microspheres are capable of forming a mechanical link between the firing pin and the priming compound so that the percussion wave from the firing pin is transmitted through the grouping of microspheres to ignite the priming compound when the firing pin is activated;
• and wherein, when the grouping of microspheres is in the deactivated state, the degradation of one or more of the microspheres disrupts the mechanical link and inhibits transmission of the percussion wave through the grouping of microspheres to prevent ignition of the priming compound.