Abstract: A firearm lock apparatus having a bolt portion and a lock portion for engaging opposite sides of a trigger and trigger guard of a firearm. The bolt portion has a first trigger engagement surface and has a locking bolt extending from the trigger engagement surface. The lock portion has a second trigger engagement surface having a receptacle for receiving the locking bolt. A locking stem is situated in the receptacle for engaging the locking bolt to prevent separation of the locking bolt from the receptacle. A push button lock mechanism having pushbuttons and a release plate is also provided on the lock portion. The release plate is operable to move the locking stem into an unengaged position in which the locking bolt is separable therefrom when a pre-defined positioning of the pushbuttons is selected.

Abstract: A locking apparatus for use on a handle operable to be gripped by a user's hand. The apparatus includes a moveable actuator operable to be moved by a portion of a user's hand when gripping the handle. A first moveable blocking member is connected to the handle and is operable to be moved into an enabling position in which movement of the movable actuator is enabled and is operable to be moved into a blocking position in which movement of the actuator is blocked by the blocking member interfering with movement of the actuator. A first mounted magnet is connected to the first blocking member and is disposed in a position on the handle such that at least one of the user's fingers will be adjacent the first mounted magnet when the handle is gripped. The first mounted magnet is operable to cooperate with a first adjacent magnet placed adjacent the first mounted magnet to move the first blocking member between the blocking and enabling positions.