Patent ID: 8713836

Claim:
A firearm trigger guard system for a firearm having a trigger and a trigger guard, the trigger guard system including: a casing having a front end and a back end, the casing configured to attach under the muzzle of the firearm in front of the trigger guard, the casing having an opening in the back end; a pair of retractable plates configured to move between a first position wherein the plates are located inside the casing and a second, extended position where each plate extends through the opening in the rear end of the casing, the plates arranged such that there is a space between the plates for receiving the trigger; and a means for moving, wherein as the front end of the trigger guard system is pointed towards the ground the means for moving automatically moves the plates from the first position to the second position to prevent actuation of the trigger, and as the system is leveled, the means for moving automatically moves the plates from the second position to the first position.