Abstract:
This presented invention relates to the ability of individual, firearms owners and representatives of the law enforcement, military and governmental entities to enhance the pointability and shootability of their firearms, there is provided a firearm accessory including a handgun, a body including at least one securer for readily securing said handgun to the firearm accessory, wherein the securer is selected from the group consisting of: a grip securer, a racker and a trigger guard securer.

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This application is a continuation in part (CIP) of co-pending U.S. patent application for “Firearm Accessory”, Ser. No. 12/865,876, filed on Aug. 3, 2010, which claims priority from PCT/IL2009/000118 filed on Feb. 1, 2009, which claims priority of Israeli Patent Application No. 189239 filed Feb. 3 2008. 
         [0002]    The disclosure of the above-identified patent applications and patents is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety 
     
    
     FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0003]    This presented invention relates to the ability of individual, firearms owners and representatives of the law enforcement, military and governmental entities to enhance the pointability and shootability of their firearms. 
         [0004]    As is the case with any handheld handgun, a user must first “cock” the handgun. Cocking is known as the process of displacing the hammer of a handgun to a rearward position, thereby preparing the trigger of the weapon for firing. Cocking is generally accomplished in one of several ways, depending on the make and model of a given handgun. In many handgun models a user may cock the weapon by manually thumbing back the hammer of the handgun. In other models, a “slide” is displaced to aft of the handgun. In still other models, such as in double action handguns, a rearward displacement of the trigger results in a complimentary rearward displacement of the hammer. Release of the hammer occurs when the trigger of the handgun is depressed with the requisite amount of pressure. Once the handgun has been appropriately cocked, the handgun thereby becomes ready to be discharged by a rearward displacement of the handgun&#39;s trigger. 
         [0005]    When the user “racks the handgun” or “racks the slide” of the handgun, a user invariably performs an action selected from the group consisting of: racking an upper end of the handgun, loading the handgun and/or “chambering” a round into the barrel of the handgun, unloading the handgun and clearing malfunctions and/or jams in the operation of the handgun. Namely, “racking the handgun” or “racking the slide” of the handgun facilitates performing an action selected from the group consisting of: racking an upper end of the handgun, loading the handgun, unloading the handgun and clearing malfunctions and jams in the operation of the handgun. 
         [0006]    When the user “pulls the trigger” of the handgun, it causes a complimentary displacement of the hammer to a forward position, which hammer hits the weapon&#39;s firing pin, thereby displacing the firing pin to impact the firing cap of the chambered cartridge. With a standard cartridge, impacting the firing cap causes a chemical reaction whereby the primer and gunpowder in the bullet are burned, which burning leads to the bullet being launched from the cartridge at a high velocity invariably between 800-1400 feet per second (fps) in handguns and even in excess of 3000 fps in high powered rifles. 
         [0007]    The term “handgun” as used herein shall include any handgun and/or handheld handgun including but not limited to, handguns, revolvers, and the like. 
         [0008]    With modern usage of handguns for self defense and especially handguns and revolvers, there is a growing need to adapt the handgun for longer range use and/or Close Quarter Battle (CQB), attachment of optical device such as “red-dot” sights, illuminations system, laser sights, telescopic sights and the like. 
         [0000]    Some handgun manufacturers now offer several model with a “under barrel” Picatinny rail. The Picatinny rail is a bracket used on some handguns in order to provide a standardized mounting platform for telescopic sights and other accessories, such as tactical lights and laser sighting modules. The standard was first published by the Picatinny Arsenal and carries the official title MIL-STD-1913. It is also known by the NATO designation STANAG 2324. Nevertheless, this system is deficient when trying to mount ACOG (Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight) Telescopic sight, Aimpoint™, Red Dot and similar systems which systems require an “over barrel” mounting on many handguns. 
         [0009]    Many handguns are carried in a holster which significantly impedes any attachments thereto. Furthermore, Handguns do not have stocks and cannot be “shouldered” in many scenarios. 
         [0010]    There is an increasing need for a quick, rapid deployment accessory readily facilitating transition from a handgun or short handgun use to a “stocked” handgun which handguns can be readily equipped with a plurality of ACOG&#39;s or picatinny railed and “over barrel” optics. 
         [0011]    This has become especially true and pertinent in lieu of modern “active shooter” scenarios and modern terror threats which negate negotiations and require rapid response from on-scene officers, law enforcement or armed professional. 
         [0012]    An active shooter is defined to include, but not be limited to, any armed person who has used deadly physical force on other persons and continues to do so while having unrestricted access to additional victims. 
         [0013]    The definition includes so-called “snipers” and may include suicide bombers as well. Consequently Active shooters have caused a paradigm shift in law enforcement training and tactics, especially as these persons do not necessarily expect to escape or even survive these situations. 
         [0014]    When an active shooter begins his attack, it is imperative that the initial police responders immediately pursue and establish contact with the shooter at the earliest opportunity. The sooner the shooter can be contained, captured or neutralized, the fewer the casualties incurred. During the pursuit, police officers will move through unsecured areas, and bypass dead, wounded and panicked citizens while approaching the perpetrators. It is important for law enforcement personnel to survive the encounter to end a massacre, rather than become additional victims. 
         [0015]    Modern “Immediate Action Rapid Deployment” (IARD) police tactics and protective equipment have been developed that enable first responder patrol officers to rapidly approach armed individuals. Trained officers must have the ability to move swiftly while simultaneously aiming and operating a pistol, submachine gun, or assault rifle. Sadly, most officers only have a handgun available and cannot convert them to shouldered/stocked weapons rapidly and/or readily. 
         [0016]    The ability of police officers to apply accurate firepower is vital during an active shooter emergency, as rescuing officers are reluctant to use weapons in crowded areas for fear of adding to the casualty count, and have a difficult time getting closer to an active shooter without ballistic protection. 
         [0017]    The history of handguns has shown many attempts to ad butt stocks to handguns by attaching a stock to the rear of the handgun. By way of example, Russian Stechkin APS machine pistols have the capability of using a detachable wooden stock. Nevertheless, due to the fact there is no foregrip and no means to attach any optics and/or ACOG&#39;s this attempted solution is woefully deficient. 
         [0018]    Another example is the Mauser C96 with an integral box magazine in front of the trigger, the long barrel, the wooden shoulder stock which can double as a holster or carrying case, and the handle shaped like the end of a broom&#39;s handle that earned it the nickname “Broomhandle” among Anglophone speakers. 
         [0019]    A latent deficiency of this attempted solution is the bulkiness of the handgun which renders it almost useless as a modern LE weapon, as well as the inability to attach any optics/ACOG&#39;s and the like. Furthermore, any attempt to use either a Stechkin style or Mauser style weapon system in any situation in which IARD is required is bound to fail costing innocent lives. 
         [0020]    A further attempt was performed with Heckler &amp; Koch™ producing a version of the VP70 with attached shoulder stock covered by U.S. Pat. No. 3,861,273 with a fire selector behind backstrap of the pistol, capable of selecting three shot bursts while the shoulder stock doubled as a rather clumsy holster, reminiscent of the Russian Stechkin series. 
         [0021]    Nevertheless, even the VP70 and all subsequent attempts suffer from the above latent deficiencies of an inability to attach optics and/or ACOG&#39;s as well as a lack of foregrip and a usually cumbersome constructions rendering the handguns incapable of IARD roles as well as primary sidearm. 
         [0022]    U.S. Pat. No. 6,349,496 to George Joseph Neely (hereinafter &#39;496) discloses an trigger guard lock. Among other deficiencies, utilization of trigger guard lock according to the teachings of &#39;496 would create a cumbersome, slow mechanism which would impede rapid transition between conversion modes. Moreover, utilization of a trigger guard lock according to teachings of &#39;496 would render any such conversion useless as a user has no access to the trigger within the trigger guard. As a matter of fact, &#39;496 actually teaches away from the use of a trigger guard securer which readily facilitates displacement of the trigger within the trigger guard. 
         [0023]    EP Patent 1870660 to Thomas (hereinafter &#39;660) discloses a replaceable pistol grip facilitating use of a plurality of grips with a handgun. Among other deficiencies, utilization of a pistol grip according to the teachings of &#39;660 requires making modification to the handgun between configurations. Moreover, there is no indication of conversion of a handgun devoid of any modifications. This would be especially true when attempting to convert a “Glock™” or any other Polymer framed handgun which does not facilitate any such changes to the pistol grip whatsoever. 
         [0024]    U.S. Pat. No. 5,711,102 to John L. Plaster (hereinafter &#39;102) discloses a replaceable rifle stock. Among other deficiencies, utilization of a rifle stock according to the teachings of &#39;102 does not facilitate situating and/or securing a handgun in such a rifle stuck. Thus, there is no indication of how to convert a handgun to “carbine mode” in &#39;102. 
         [0025]    US Patent Application 2006/050467 to Michael J Poulin (hereinafter &#39;467) discloses pistol grip conversion on a Smith &amp; Wesson™ handgun. Among other deficiencies, utilization of utilization of a pistol grip according to the teachings of &#39;467 requires making modification to the handgun between configurations. Moreover, there is no indication of conversion of a handgun devoid of any modifications. 
         [0026]    This would be especially true when attempting to convert a “Glock™” or any other Polymer framed handgun which does not facilitate any such changes to the pistol grip whatsoever. 
         [0027]    U.S. Pat. No. 6,829,855 to Ralph Arthur Seifert (hereinafter &#39;855) discloses a rifle stock with a “quick release” magazine holder. Among other deficiencies, utilization of a rifle stock according to the teachings of &#39;855 does not facilitate or even indicate the possibility of securing a magazine in a foregrip of a weapon. Moreover, the teachings of &#39;855 do not provide for situating and securing a magazine in close proximity to the magazine of the firearm and substantially without impeding “rapid” magazine changes and/or without displacing the spare magazine from where the spare magazine is secured. 
         [0028]    Thus, there is a need for a handgun accessory readily facilitating a handgun to be rapidly converted to a shouldered weapon capable of IARD tasks. There is a further need for a handgun accessory facilitating a handgun to be converted rapidly to a weapon system with a foregrip and/or not cumbersome. 
         [0029]    There is still a further need for a handgun accessory readily facilitating a handgun to be rapidly converted to a shouldered weapon capable of attaching a wide variety and even a plurality of optics/ACOG&#39;s and the like as well as adding multiple picatinny rails to a handgun, especially with an “over barrel” configuration. 
     
    
     
       DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         [0030]      FIG. 1  is a side cross section view of an exemplary handgun accessory of the present invention; 
           [0031]      FIG. 2  shows an alternative exemplary handgun accessory of the present invention; 
           [0032]      FIG. 3  is a side view of a further alternative exemplary handgun accessory of the present invention with a variety of magazine carrying options; 
           [0033]      FIG. 4  is a side view of a handgun and a non-gunsmithing aft racker; 
           [0034]      FIG. 5  is a front view of a handgun and a non-gunsmithing aft racker; and 
           [0035]      FIG. 6  is a view of a handgun and a non-gunsmithing aft racker in use with an exemplary handgun accessory. 
       
    
    
       [0036]    The following illustrations describe few of the possibilities for the potential product and are not limiting or dictating in any way the final configuration of the handgun accessory. 
       DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
       [0037]    It has been recognized that it would be advantageous to develop a handgun accessory to enable a rapid and safe mounting and removal of a handguns. Preferably, such a handgun accessory would readily facilitate a handgun to be rapidly converted to a shouldered weapon capable of IARD tasks. Preferably, such a handgun accessory would readily facilitate a handgun to be converted rapidly to a weapon system with a fore-grip and/or not being cumbersome. 
         [0038]    More preferably, such a handgun accessory facilitate converting a handgun to be a shouldered weapon capable of attaching a wide variety and even a plurality of optics/ACOG&#39;s and as well as adding multiple picatinny rails to a handgun, especially with an “over barrel” configuration. 
         [0039]    This present invention provides a handgun accessory for enabling rapid and safe mounting and removal of a handguns and/or facilitating a handgun to be rapidly converted to a shouldered weapon capable of IARD tasks and/or readily facilitating handgun conversion to a weapon system with a fore-grip and/or readily facilitating converting a handgun to a shouldered weapon capable of attaching a wide variety and even a plurality of optics/ACOG&#39;s and as well as adding multiple picatinny rails to a handgun, especially with an “over barrel” configuration. 
         [0040]    The principles and operation of the present invention may be better understood with reference to the drawings and the accompanying description. Before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of the components set forth in the following description and\or as illustrated in the drawings. 
         [0041]    Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The materials, dimensions, methods, and examples provided herein are illustrative only and are not intended to be limiting. 
         [0042]      FIG. 1  shows a first embodiment of a handgun accessory  10  according to the present invention. 
         [0043]    Handgun accessory  10  preferably includes a body  11  for readily and securely accommodating a handgun  12 . 
         [0044]    Optionally, body  11  secures handgun  12  in at least one location. As shown in  FIG. 1 , body  11  includes a trigger guard securer  14  for readily securing a trigger guard  16  of handgun  12  to handgun accessory  10 . 
         [0045]    Optionally, handgun accessory  10  includes a grip securer  18  for readily securing a grip  20  of handgun  12  to handgun accessory  10 . 
         [0046]    Preferably, grip securer  18  readily secures grip  20  of handgun  12  to handgun accessory  10  without making any modifications to handgun  12 . 
         [0047]    Preferably, grip securer  18  readily secures grip  20  of handgun  12  to handgun accessory  10  without making any modifications to grip  20 . 
         [0048]    Preferably, handgun accessory  10  includes a “racker”  22  for readily engaging an upper end  24  of handgun  12 . Preferably, “racker”  22  is geared towards a user performing an action selected from the group consisting of: racking upper end  24  of handgun  12 , loading handgun  12 , unloading handgun  12  and clearing any malfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun  12 . Namely, “racker”  22  readily facilitates performing an action selected from the group consisting of: racking upper end  24  of handgun  12 , loading handgun  12 , unloading handgun  12  and clearing any malfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun  12 , such that “racker”  22  can be situated according to any location known in the art. Thus, “racker”  22  can be readily situated substantially aft of handgun  12 , substantially forward of handgun  12 , substantially on top of handgun  12  or substantially in adjacency to handgun  12 . 
         [0049]    Preferably and as shown in  FIG. 1 , racker  22  is located aft of handgun  12 . 
         [0050]    Preferably, racker  22  is attached to handgun accessory  10  and not to handgun  12 . 
         [0051]    Preferably, racker  22  is situated substantially aft of handgun  12 . 
         [0052]    Optionally, handgun accessory  10  includes a lower picatinny rail  36  for readily facilitating attaching a wide variety of optics/ACOG&#39;s and/or aiming devices. 
         [0053]    Optionally, handgun accessory  10  includes a lower picatinny rail  36  for readily facilitating attaching a wide variety of optics/ACOG&#39;s and/or aiming devices. It is quite common in the modern battlefield as well as LE and civilian uses to attach more than one optic accessory. By way of example only, a light source, a laser aiming device and even a “red dot” have been known to be used in conjunction on a single weapon system. 
         [0054]    It is further envisaged to replace any of the above picatinny rails with any other mounting system beneficial to the usefulness and properties of handgun accessory  10 . 
         [0055]      FIG. 2  shows an upper view of the first embodiment of a handgun accessory  10  according to the present invention. 
         [0056]    As shown in  FIG. 2 , handgun accessory  10  includes a body  11  for readily and securely accommodates a handgun  12 . 
         [0057]    Optionally, handgun accessory  10  secures handgun  12  in at least one location. As shown in  FIG. 2 , body  11  includes a trigger guard securer  14  for readily securing a trigger guard  16  of handgun  12  to handgun accessory  10 . 
         [0058]    Optionally, handgun accessory  10  includes a grip securer  18  for readily securing a grip  20  of handgun  12  to handgun accessory  10 . 
         [0059]    Preferably, handgun accessory  10  includes a “racker”  22  for readily engaging an upper end  24  of handgun  12 . Preferably, “racker”  22  is geared towards a user performing an action selected from the group consisting of: racking upper end  24  of handgun  12 , loading handgun  12 , unloading handgun  12  and clearing any malfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun  12 . 
         [0060]    Preferably, handgun accessory  10  is attached to or integrally formed with a shoulder pad  26  for readily facilitating shouldering and/or rapid deployment of handgun  12  with handgun accessory  10 . 
         [0061]    Preferably, shoulder pad  26  is attached to, or integrally formed with, a folding and/or retractable stock  27  as shown in  FIG. 2 . Thus, a plurality of overall weapon system lengths can be readily achieved to suit differing physique and body sizes as well as to suit a variety of shooting techniques including but not limited to “peck vest”, instinctive pointing, raising shoulder pad  26  above the shoulder of the user akin of certain special forces disciplines, centering shoulder pad in the middle of a ceramic plate or middle solar plexus of a bullet proof vest and the like. 
         [0062]    Optionally, a “pistol grip”  28  is attached to or integrally formed with handgun accessory  10 , for readily enhancing pointability and/or rapid alignment of handgun and sighting of the user. 
         [0063]    Preferably, “pistol grip”  28  is hingedly attached by way of a hinge  30  attached to, or integrally formed with, handgun accessory  10 . Pistol grip  28  is geared towards readily facilitating “folding” of pistol grip  28 . Thus, a user can choose between conventional use of handgun accessory  10  similarly of standard rifles and/or SMG&#39;s as well as rapid conversion to a pistol grip weapon. As shown in  FIG. 2  handgun accessory  10  is with pistol grip  28  in the “closed position” 
         [0064]    Optionally, handgun accessory  10  includes an upper picatinny rail  32  for readily facilitating attaching a wide variety of optics/ACOG&#39;s and/or aiming devices. Optionally, handgun accessory  10  includes at least one side picatinny rail  34  for readily facilitating attaching a wide variety of optics/ACOG&#39;s and/or aiming devices. It is quite common in the modern battlefield as well as LE and civilian uses to attach more than one optic accessory. By way of example only, a light source, a laser aiming device and even a “red dot” have been known to be used in conjunction on a single weapon system. It is envisaged that handgun accessory  10  can include a plurality of side picatinny rails  32  in addition to upper picatinny rail  34  for this purpose, among others. 
         [0065]    Optionally, handgun accessory  10  includes a lower picatinny rail  36  for readily facilitating attaching a wide variety of optics/ACOG&#39;s and/or aiming devices. 
         [0066]      FIG. 2  shows at least one, recoil control system  38  attached to, or integrally formed with either handgun accessory  10  or handgun  12  for readily controlling and/or decreasing objective and subjective recoil. 
         [0067]    Preferably, recoil control system is selected from the group consisting of: a weight, a muzzle brake, a compensator, a porting, a slowing of departing combustion gasses and an expansion chamber. 
         [0068]    Notably, muzzle brakes are usually external to the barrel of the firearm or cannon, while a recoil compensator is typically part of the structure of the barrel of the handgun. 
         [0069]    Typically, Muzzle brakes are simple in concept wherein, the muzzle brake consists of a small length of tubing mounted at right angles to the end of the barrel. 
         [0070]    Muzzle brakes most often utilize slots, vents, holes, baffles, and similar devices to redirect and control the burst of combustion gases that follows the departure of a projectile. 
         [0071]    Typically, porting involves ports or holes in the barrel near the muzzle that vent gas prior to the departure of the bullet. 
         [0072]    A third method involves slowing the departure of combustion gases rather than redirection. Slowing of the gases is the method used on suppressors and linear compensators. In conventional designs, combustion gases depart the brake at an angle to the bore. This counteracts the rearward movement of the barrel due to recoil as well as the upward rise of the muzzle. The mass and velocity of the gases is significant enough to move the handgun in the opposite direction of recoil. 
         [0073]    Optionally, the muzzle brake is angled slightly to the right to counteract the sideways movement of the gun under recoil. 
         [0074]    There are advantages and disadvantages to muzzle brakes. Recoil is a subjective concept. Whilst some users may perceive it as pain, others may perceive recoil as movement of the sights, and some users as rearward thrust. 
         [0075]    Recoil energy can be sharp if the impulse is fast or may be considered soft even if the same total energy is transferred. Though there are numerous ways of measuring the energy of a recoil impulse, it&#39;s generally true that between 10% and 50% reductions can be measured. 
         [0076]    One of the primary advantages of a muzzle brake is the reduction of muzzle rise. This allows a weapon&#39;s sights to be realigned more quickly. This is relevant particularly for fully automatic weapons. Muzzle rise is often entirely eliminated by an efficient design. Because the rifle moves rearward less, the shooter has little to compensate for. This is particularly true of rapid-fire, fully-automatic fire, and large-bore hunting rifles. They are also common on small-bore varmint rifles, where reducing the muzzle rise allows the shooter to see the bullet impact through the scope. 
         [0077]      FIG. 3  shows a first embodiment of a handgun accessory  10  according to the present invention. 
         [0078]    Handgun accessory  10  includes a body  11  preferably for readily and securely accommodates a handgun  12 . 
         [0079]    Optionally, handgun accessory  10  secures handgun  12  in at least one location. As shown in  FIG. 3 , body  11  includes a trigger guard securer  14  for readily securing a trigger guard  16  of handgun  12  to handgun accessory  10 . 
         [0080]    Preferably, handgun accessory  10  includes a “racker”  22  for readily engaging an upper end  24  of handgun  12 . Preferably, “racker”  22  is geared towards a user performing an action selected from the group consisting of: racking upper end  24  of handgun  12 , loading handgun  12 , unloading handgun  12  and clearing any malfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun  12 . 
         [0081]    Optionally, handgun accessory  10  includes an upper picatinny rail  32  for readily facilitating attaching a wide variety of optics/ACO&#39;s and/or aiming devices. Optionally, handgun accessory  10  includes at least one side picatinny rail  34  for readily facilitating attaching a wide variety of optics/ACOG&#39;s and/or aiming devices. It is quite common in the modern battlefield as well as LE and civilian uses to attach more than one optic accessory. By way of example only, a light source, a laser aiming device and even a “red dot” have been known to be used in conjunction on a single weapon system. It is envisaged that handgun accessory  10  can include a plurality of side picatinny rails  32  in addition to upper picatinny rail  34  for this purpose, among others. 
         [0082]    It is further envisaged to replace any of the above picatinny rails with any other mounting system beneficial to the usefulness and properties of handgun accessory  10 . 
         [0083]    Optionally, handgun accessory  10  includes a magazine grip securer  40  for readily securing a grip  20  of handgun  12  to handgun accessory  10 . Furthermore, magazine grip securer  40  readily accommodates a standard magazine  42  or an extended magazine  44  for handgun  12 . Optionally, a magazine safety catch  46  is attached to or integrally formed with magazine grip securer  40  for readily facilitating secure carriage of either standard magazine  42  or an extended magazine  44  for handgun  12  as well as rapid reloads upon depletion of any magazine in handgun  12 . 
         [0084]    Preferably, handgun accessory  10  is attached to or integrally formed with a magazine shoulder pad  48  for readily facilitating shouldering and/or rapid deployment of handgun  12  with handgun accessory  10  as well as magazine shoulder pad  48  readily accommodating a standard magazine  42  or an extended magazine  44  for handgun  12 . Optionally, a magazine safety catch  46  is attached to or integrally formed with magazine shoulder pad  48  for readily facilitating secure carriage of either standard magazine  42  or an extended magazine  44  for handgun  12  as well as rapid reloads upon depletion of any magazine in handgun  12 . 
         [0085]    Preferably, magazine shoulder pad  48  is attached to, or integrally formed with, a folding and/or retractable stock  50  as shown in  FIG. 3 . Thus, a plurality of overall weapon system lengths can be readily achieved to suit differing physique and body sizes as well as to suit a variety of shooting techniques including but not limited to “peck vest”, instinctive pointing, raising magazine shoulder pad  48  above the shoulder of the user akin of certain special forces disciplines, centering shoulder pad in the middle of a ceramic plate or middle solar plexus of a bullet proof vest and the like. 
         [0086]    Optionally, a magazine “pistol grip”  52  is attached to or integrally formed with handgun accessory  10 , for readily enhancing pointability and/or rapid alignment of handgun and sighting of the user for readily facilitating shouldering and/or rapid deployment of handgun  12  with handgun accessory  10  as well as magazine “pistol grip”  52  readily accommodating a standard magazine  42  or an extended magazine  44  for handgun  12 . Optionally, a magazine safety catch  46  is attached to or integrally formed with magazine “pistol grip”  52  for readily facilitating secure carriage of either standard magazine  42  or an extended magazine  44  for handgun  12  as well as rapid reloads upon depletion of any magazine in handgun  12 . 
         [0087]    Preferably, magazine “pistol grip”  52  is hingedly attached by way of a hinge  54  attached to, or integrally formed with, handgun accessory  10 . Magazine “pistol grip”  52  is geared towards readily facilitating “folding” of magazine “pistol grip”  52 . Thus, a user can choose between conventional use of handgun accessory  10  similarly of standard rifles and/or SMG&#39;s as well as rapid conversion to a pistol grip weapon. As shown in  FIG. 3 , handgun accessory  10  includes magazine “pistol grip”  52  in the open position. 
         [0088]    It is further envisaged to replace any of the above picatinny rails with any other mounting system beneficial to the usefulness and properties of handgun accessory  10 . 
         [0089]    Optionally, a “locking” mechanism  56  is provided for preventing the subject from removing the restrainer prior to when desired by the retaining government body. 
         [0090]    Preferably, “locking” mechanism  56  is an electronic locking mechanism which is encoded according to authorized users who bear a complimentary electronic key. 
         [0091]      FIG. 4  shows “racker”  22  of  FIG. 1  for readily engaging an upper end  24  of handgun  12 . Preferably, “racker”  22  is geared towards a user performing an action selected from the group consisting of: racking upper end  24  of handgun  12 , loading handgun  12 , unloading handgun  12  and clearing any malfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun  12 . Namely, “racker”  22  readily facilitates performing an action selected from the group consisting of: racking upper end  24  of handgun  12 , loading handgun  12 , unloading handgun  12  and clearing any malfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun  12 , such that “racker”  22  can be situated according to any location known in the art. Thus, “racker”  22  can be readily situated substantially aft of handgun  12 , substantially forward of handgun  12 , substantially on top of handgun  12  or substantially in adjacency to handgun  12 . 
         [0092]    Preferably and as shown in  FIG. 4 , racker  22  is located aft of handgun  12 . 
         [0093]    Preferably, racker  22  is not attached to handgun  12 . 
         [0094]    Preferably, “racker”  22  includes at least one, two are shown, apertures  25  formed in “racker”  22  for readily facilitating flow of gas and/or release of pressure similar to muzzle brakes, compensators and the like. 
         [0095]      FIG. 5  shows “racker”  22  of  FIG. 1  for readily engaging an upper end  24  of handgun  12 . Preferably, “racker”  22  is geared towards a user performing an action selected from the group consisting of: racking upper end  24  of handgun  12 , loading handgun  12 , unloading handgun  12  and clearing any malfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun  12 . Namely, “racker”  22  readily facilitates performing an action selected from the group consisting of: racking upper end  24  of handgun  12 , loading handgun  12 , unloading handgun  12  and clearing any malfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun  12 , such that “racker”  22  can be situated according to any location known in the art. Thus, “racker”  22  can be readily situated substantially aft of handgun  12 , substantially forward of handgun  12 , substantially on top of handgun  12  or substantially in adjacency to handgun  12 . 
         [0096]    Preferably and as shown in  FIG. 5 , racker  22  is located aft of handgun  12 . 
         [0097]    Preferably, racker  22  is not attached to handgun  12 . 
         [0098]    Preferably and as shown in  FIG. 5  “racker”  22  has a barrel recess  27  formed in “racker”  22  for readily facilitating displacing a barrel  29  of handgun  12 . Thus, “racker”  22  readily facilitates a user performing an action selected from the group consisting of: racking upper end  24  of handgun  12 , loading handgun  12 , unloading handgun  12  and clearing any malfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun  12 . 
         [0099]      FIG. 6  “racker”  22  of  FIG. 1  in use with handgun accessory  10 . Preferably, “racker”  22  readily engages an upper end  24  of handgun  12 . Preferably, “racker”  22  is geared towards a user performing an action selected from the group consisting of: racking upper end  24  of handgun  12 , loading handgun  12 , unloading handgun  12  and clearing any malfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun  12 . Namely, “racker”  22  readily facilitates performing an action selected from the group consisting of: racking upper end  24  of handgun  12 , loading handgun  12 , unloading handgun  12  and clearing any malfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun  12 , such that “racker”  22  can be situated according to any location known in the art. Thus, “racker”  22  can be readily situated substantially at of handgun  12 , substantially forward of handgun  12 , substantially on top of handgun  12  or substantially in adjacency to handgun  12 . 
         [0100]    Preferably and as shown in  FIG. 6 , racker  22  is located aft of handgun  12 . 
         [0101]    Preferably, racker  22  is not attached to handgun  12 . Preferably, “racker”  22  includes at least one aperture  25  formed in “racker”  22  for readily facilitating flow of gas and/or release of pressure similar to muzzle brakes, compensators and the like. 
         [0102]    Preferably and as shown in  FIG. 5  “racker”  22  has a barrel recess  27  formed in “racker”  22  for readily facilitating displacing a barrel  29  of handgun  12 . Thus, “racker”  22  readily facilitates a user performing an action selected from the group consisting of: racking upper end  24  of handgun  12 , loading handgun  12 , unloading handgun  12  and clearing any malfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun  12 . 
         [0103]    Although the invention has been described in conjunction with specific embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, it is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and broad scope of the appended claims. 
         [0104]    It will be appreciated that the above descriptions are intended to only serve as examples, and that many other embodiments are possible within the spirit and scope of the present invention.