Laser-aimed weapons system

A small, lightweight, diode-type laser sighting device for a handgun having a handgrip having a butt end, comprising:

• means for attaching said laser sighting device at said butt end of said handgun in alignment with a longitudinal axis of a barrel of said handgun, and
• circuit means comprising:
• a power source,
• diode-type laser generating means including beam directing means for aligning a beam from said diode-type laser generating means in the direction of said longitudinal axis of said barrel of said handgun, and
• switch means responsive to verticality of said longitudinal axis of said barrel of said handgun for activating said laser generating means to generate a beam from said laser.

A laser sighting mechanism for attachment to a handgun capable of throwing a bullet along a predictable trajectory, said handgun including a handgrip having a butt end, comprising

• a housing,
• means for attaching said housing to said butt of said handgun, said housing being configured to form a short extension of said handgrip,
• diode-type laser generating means adjustably disposed within said housing to project a laser beam substantially in the direction of said bullet trajectory,
• means for adjusting said diode-type laser generating means for projecting said laser beam for convergence with said trajectory at a predetermined distance from said handgun.

A small, lightweight diode-type laser sighting mechanism for attachment to a handgun having a barrel and a handgrip with a butt end, comprising:

• means for attaching said mechanism adjacent said butt end of said handgrip,
• small, lightweight diode-type laser means for projecting a laser beam in the direction of said barrel,
• a power source engaged for activating said laser beam, and
• means operable manually by a user of said handgun for interrupting said projection of said laser beam, said manually operable means being manually releasable for restoring said projection of said laser beam.