Gun disabling mock ammunition

Abstract

The Gun Disabling Mock Ammunition is a device made to the same outward dimensional specifications and aesthetic characteristic as actual firearm ammunition; however, when attempted to be fired from a firearm, the effect is a non-hazardous, exothermic reaction taking place within the ammunition cartridge, producing heat substantial enough to bond the Gun Disabling Mock Ammunition to the inside of the chamber of the firearm, rendering the firearm immediately disabled and the chamber destroyed. This is accomplished while posing no risk of injury to the user or bystanders. The components of the Gun Disabling Mock Ammunition are non-toxic, non-hazardous, and chemically stable. Through use of the Gun Disabling Mock Ammunition, a reduction of deaths, injuries and crimes resulting from the intentional and unintentional use and access of unsecured legal, illegal and insurgent-force firearms can be achieved.

Claims

1. A gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge, comprising: i) a casing defining an interior; ii) a first quantity contained in the interior, the first quantity consisting of a first thermite powder; and iii) a second quantity contained in the interior, the second quantity consisting of an ignition mixture for the first quantity, the ignition mixture comprising a second thermite powder that is finer than the first thermite powder.

2. The gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge of claim 1, further comprising: a percussion primer cap, wherein the second thermite powder is more susceptible to ignition by detonation of the percussion primer cap than the first thermite powder.

3. The gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge of claim 2, wherein the second quantity is ignitable by the detonation to form an ignited second quantity.

4. The gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge of claim 3, wherein the first quantity is ignitable by the ignited second quantity to form an ignited first quantity.

5. The gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge of claim 4, wherein the ignited first quantity melts the casing to form melted casing.

6. The gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge of claim 5, wherein the melted casing bonds to a chamber of a firearm into which the gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge has been inserted.

7. The gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge of claim 6, wherein the second quantity is located between the percussion primer cap and the first quantity in the casing.

8. The gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge or claim 1, wherein a fuel-to-metal oxide ratio of the first thermite powder is different from a fuel-to-metal oxide ratio of the second thermite powder.

9. The gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge of claim 1, wherein the first thermite powder comprises Aluminum, a plurality of Iron Oxides, and a plurality of Copper Oxides.

10. The gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge of claim 9, wherein the second thermite powder comprises Aluminum, an Iron Oxide, and a Copper Oxide.

11. The gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge of claim 1, further comprising: a projectile, wherein the projectile has a cavity.

12. The gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge of claim 1, wherein a weight and a geometry of the gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge matches a weight and a geometry of a predetermined cartridge for a predetermined firearm.

13. The gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge of claim 1, wherein the ignition mixture further comprises a binder.

14. A gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge, comprising: i) a casing defining an interior; ii) a percussion primer cap configured to detonate when struck by a firing pin of a firearm into which the gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge has been loaded; iii) a first quantity contained in the interior, the first quantity selected to ignite to form an ignited first quantity that non-explosively damages internal components of the firearm, the first quantity consisting of a first thermite powder; and iv) a second quantity contained in the interior, the second quantity selected to form an ignition mixture for the first quantity, the ignition mixture comprising a second thermite powder that is finer than the first thermite powder.

15. The gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge of claim 14, wherein the non-explosively damaged internal components render the firearm inoperable.

16. The gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge of claim 14, further comprising: a casing, wherein the casing is melted by the ignited first quantity to form a melted casing that bonds to a chamber of the firearm.

17. The gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge of claim 16, wherein the melted casing forms a blockage in the chamber.

18. The gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge of claim 17, wherein the casing further comprises one or both of an outward color and a printed graphic.

19. The gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge of claim 16, further comprising: a projectile, wherein the projectile remains inside the firearm following the damage to the internal components of the firearm.

20. The gun disabling mock ammunition cartridge of claim 14, wherein a color of the percussion cap primer does not match a color of a predetermined ammunition cartridge.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 shows an exterior perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the assembled Gun Disabling Mock Ammunition; in the form of an exemplary 7.62×39 mm ammunition cartridge.

(2) FIG. 2 is a view normal to the base of the Gun Disabling Mock Ammunition.

(3) FIG. 3 is a sectional elevation view of the Gun Disabling Mock Ammunition shown in FIG. 2.

(4) FIG. 4 is a detail view of a section of the Gun Disabling Mock Ammunition shown in FIG. 3 wherein the location of material removed for weight compensation is shown.

(5) FIG. 5 is an isometric section view of the Modified Shell Casing, wherein an example of intentionally thin-walled areas is shown.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(6) In the following description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof and which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the Gun Disabling Mock Ammunition according to the disclosure herein. The drawings and the preferred embodiments of the invention are presented with the understanding that the present invention is susceptible of embodiments in many different forms and, therefore, other embodiments may be utilized and structural, and operational changes may be made, without departing from the scope of the present invention.

(7) A Gun Disabling Mock Ammunition (9), shown in FIG. 1, is configured to have the exact same outside dimensions, weight, and outward appearance as that of a common centerfire ammunition cartridge of a given caliber firearm. The Gun Disabling Mock Ammunition (9) may be configured to mimic the appearance and weight of any particular ammunition cartridge.

(8) FIG. 1 shows the outward components of the Gun Disabling Mock Ammunition (9) as assembled. These components include the standard center-fire percussion primer cap (11), the Modified Shell Casing (10), and the modified Mock Bullet Projectile (14). These components are manufactured and assembled in generally the same way and with the same tools as traditional firearm ammunition.

(9) FIG. 2 is a view of the base of the Gun Disabling Mock Ammunition (9), showing the installed standard primer cap (11) being concentrically located and press-fit within the base of the Modified Shell Casing (10).

(10) FIG. 3 is a section view of the Gun Disabling Mock Ammunition (9) in shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 3 shows the arrangement of components as being the same press-fit primer cap (11) as seen in FIG. 2 being concentrically located at the base of the Modified Shell Casing (10). Directly above the primer cap and flash-hole and within the cavity of the Modified Shell Casing (10) is the Ignition Mix (12) in a quantity large enough to be ignited by the discharge of the primer cap (11) and also large enough to ensure the ignition of the Thermite Mixture (13). The Thermite Mixture (13) is located above, and in direct contact with, the Ignition Mix (12). The Thermite (13) is contained within the cavity of the Modified Shell Casing (10) and below the installed Mock Bullet Projectile (14).

(11) FIG. 3 also shows the cavity of the Modified Shell Casing (10) being closed-off by the press-fit installation of the Mock Bullet Projectile (14) into the end of the Modified Shell Casing (10) opposite the base.

(12) FIG. 4 is a detail view of the section of the Gun Disabling Mock Ammunition (9) shown in FIG. 3 where it is shown that material is removed from the Mock Bullet Projectile (14) to correct for weight discrepancies between the Gun Disabling Mock Ammunition (9) and actual ammunition.

(13) FIG. 5 is a cross-section, perspective view of the Modified Shell Casing (10) in which the areas noted to be “thin-walled” have had material removed from the inside surface of the Modified Shell Casing (10) walls. The presence, location, surface area, and thickness of these intentionally thin areas can vary depending on the space restrictions presented by different caliber ammunition.