Patent ID: 8850733

Claim:
A safety system in combination with a firearm and a shooting range, comprising: (a) at least one transmitter for emitting a signal; (b) said shooting range comprising: (i) an uprange shooting area where said firearm is fired; and (ii) a downrange target area where said target is positioned, said at least one transmitter positioned in said downrange target area; (c) a directional receiver associated with said firearm, said directional receiver capable of receiving said signal from said at least one transmitter when pointed in the direction of said transmitter; (d) an enabler/disabler associated with said firearm; (e) said directional receiver in controlling communication with said enabler/disabler; and (f) said enabler/disabler at least partially enabling said firearm such that said firearm is available for shooting upon receipt of a controlling communication from said directional receiver, said directional receiver transmitting said controlling communication in response to the receipt of said signal from said at least one transmitter.