Firearm securing device and method

An apparatus for connecting a firearm to tactical equipment or a material or object, comprising:

• a first connecting member operatively and fixedly attachable to the firearm;
• a second connecting member operatively and fixedly attachable to the tactical equipment or material or object, wherein:
• the first connecting member and second connecting member are removably attachable to one another to connect the firearm to the tactical equipment or material or object,
• the first connecting member and second connecting member are attachable to one another using a male member extending from the first connecting member and a female member of the second connecting member,
• the female member is a slot in the second connecting member, the male member insertable in and moveable through the slot to attach the first connecting member and second connecting member to one another,
• the first connecting member comprises the male member and a clasping member, the clasping member for operatively attaching the first connecting member to the firearm,
• the clasping member operatively attaches to the first connecting member by attaching directly to a rail section which is fixedly attached to the firearm,
• the clasping member is capable of securing the first connecting member relative to a width of the rail section and the male member is capable of securing the first connecting member relative to a length of the rail section, and
• the male member secures the first connecting member to a first location on the rail section along its length when an opposite end portion of the male member from its end portion which is inserted into the female member is disposed within a cutout between raised portions of the rail section.

An apparatus for connecting a firearm to tactical equipment on a person's body or to clothing on a person's body, comprising:

• a grabbing member capable of positionally fixing the apparatus with respect to a width of the firearm or a rail section attachable to the firearm;
• a connector extending from the grabbing member which is capable of positionally fixing the apparatus with respect to a length of the firearm or a rail section attachable to the firearm;
• and
• a connecting member operatively and fixedly attachable to the tactical equipment on the person's body or to the clothing on the person's body, wherein:
• the grabbing member and the connecting member are removably attachable to one another using the connector and a slot in the connecting member to connect the firearm to the tactical equipment on the person's body or to the clothing on the person's body,
• the connector and the grabbing member act together as one monolithic unit when attaching the grabbing member to the connecting member, and
• the connector is insertable in and moveable through the slot to attach the grabbing member and the connecting member to one another.