Patent ID: 7216449

Claim:
A firearm safety device for a firearm having a frame, a trigger and a trigger guard, said firearm safety device comprising: a first assembly having a housing and a first portion defining an abutment surface; a second assembly having a housing and a first portion defining an abutment surface; lock posts extending from one of the first and second assemblies having teeth for engaging the other of the first and second assemblies to secure the first and second assemblies together in a detachable relationship on opposite sides of the trigger guard such that the abutment surfaces remain spaced apart and disposed adjacent opposite sides of the trigger guard; and a lip extending from the first assembly housing for overlapping the periphery of the second assembly housing, the lip extending around the perimeter of the first assembly housing adjacent the lock posts and around a portion of the perimeter of the first assembly housing adjacent the first portion abutment surface for enabling the firearm to extend between the perimeters of the first and second housings.