Patent ID: 8495832

Claim:
A handgun safety mechanism dependent on a magazine that prevents triggering of a handgun when the magazine is removed and enables disassembly of the handgun without need for decocking of a firing pin after the magazine is removed; a safety mechanism is positioned inside the a receiver of the handgun and comprising: a slide detachably coupled to the receiver; the magazine detachably coupled to the receiver, a grip safety pin coupled to the receiver, a sear catcher coupled to the receiver and rotatable about the grip safety pin, a sear catcher spring disposed against a portion of the sear catcher for urging the sear catcher toward the magazine, a sear, a firing pin safety lever, a sear pin coupled to the firing pin safety lever, and a firing pin coupled to the receiver, wherein: when the magazine is inserted, the sear catcher is pushed by the magazine into a position where the sear catcher cannot block the firing pin safety lever nor catch the sear; and when the magazine is removed from the handgun, the sear catcher is pushed by the sear catcher spring into a position such that the sear catcher blocks a firing chain of the handgun by blocking the firing pin safety lever, and at the same time the sear is caught by the sear catcher when the sear is pressed downwards upon retracting the slide.