Patent ID: 8922335

Claim:
A weapons container for releasing a defense weapon to an authorized user, comprising: a cabinet having a cabinet door and an interior configured to securely receive a defense weapon therein; a door sensor in operative communication with the cabinet door, wherein the door sensor comprises at least one of an infrared or heat sensor, a light sensor, a motion sensor, an odor sensor, and a chemical sensor; one or more processors; a storage database communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions; a biometric sensor that detects a fingerprint input from a user; a camera that captures a live video upon detection of the fingerprint input; a two-way audio intercom that provides live audio communication with a central command center system upon detection of the fingerprint input; a recording system that saves at least a portion of the live video or the live audio to the storage database; a delay release lock that secures the defense weapon for a predetermined amount of time and releases the defense weapon in response to a signal from the central command center system, wherein the predetermined amount of time is at least about 5 seconds and is activated by a biometric reader upon receiving a valid fingerprint input at the biometric sensor; an IP communication interface coupled to the one or more processors and having a program with a graphical user interface (“GUI”), wherein the GUI receives user input from a mobile device and transmits the user input to the central command center system; a stream encoder configured to encrypt and decrypt at least a portion of the live video, live audio, and text files; and a communications system coupled with the one or more processors and connected over a network to the central command center system, a local authority system, and an emergency responder system, wherein the communications system: notifies at least one of the local authority system, mass notification recipients, and the emergency responder system upon detection of the fingerprint input, wherein the mass notification recipients comprise at least one of a plurality of mobile phones, computers, and news stations, streams the live video and the live audio to at least one of the central command center system, the local authority system, and the emergency responder system over the network, and sends out at least one of text messages, e-mails, and tweets.