Patent ID: 7908779

Claim:
A handgun comprising: at least one barrel; a cartridge chamber for receiving a cartridge disposed at a rear of the at least one barrel; a manually actuatable gun lock correlated with the cartridge chamber wherein the gun lock comprises a hammer that is cocked against a force of a spring into a cocked position and further comprising a trigger for releasing the hammer from the cocked position for firing a cartridge from the cartridge chamber; at least one of a first electric or electronic sensor device and a second electric or electronic sensor device, wherein said first electronic or electric sensor device recognizes whether the hammer is cocked and wherein said second electric or electronic sensor device recognizes whether a cartridge is inserted into the cartridge chamber; at least one light that illuminates when the hammer of the gun lock is cocked; when a cartridge is inserted in the cartridge chamber; or when the hammer of the gun lock is cocked and a cartridge is inserted in the cartridge chamber; a mechanical locking and unlocking device acting on the hammer and having a locking position for positionally fixing the hammer in an uncocked position; wherein the locking and unlocking device is electrically operable by a battery and is in a locking position in a currentless state.