Method of preventing accidental shootings with a firearm safety beacon

A method of preventing accidental shootings with a firearm safety beacon, the method comprises the steps of:

• (A) providing at least one safety beacon;
• (B) providing a firearm, wherein the firearm includes a computing unit and a wireless receiver;
• (C) continuously transmitting a warning signal with the safety beacon;
• (D) continuously monitoring for the warning signal with the wireless receiver;
• (E) processing the warning signal into an endangerment assessment with the computing unit, if the warning signal is captured by the wireless receiver;
• (F) executing a physical response with the firearm, if the endangerment assessment identifies a potentially unsafe situation between the safety beacon and the firearm;
• providing a minimum safe distance stored by the computing unit;
• integrating a current location of the safety beacon into the warning signal before step (C);
• comparing the current distance of the safety beacon to a current location of the firearm during the endangerment assessment in order to calculate an offset distance between the safety beacon and the firearm;
• and
• identifying the potentially unsafe situation between the safety beacon and the firearm during the endangerment assessment, if the offset distance between the safety beacon and the firearm is less than the minimum safe distance.