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A firearm safety device including a stop tab, a locking strap and a lock tab. The stop tab has an inner end adapted to abut against the muzzle of a firearm. The locking strap is attached to the stop tab and is adapted to be insertable into and through the barrel of a firearm. The locking strap has a

A firearm safety device including a stop tab, a locking strap and a lock tab. The stop tab has an inner end adapted to abut against the muzzle of a firearm. The locking strap is attached to the stop tab and is adapted to be insertable into and through the barrel of a firearm. The locking strap has a plurality of transverse teeth located on an outer surface thereof. The lock tab is removably attached to the stop tab and has a lock housing with a transverse aperture extending therethrough that is adapted to receive the locking strap. The lock housing is adapted to allow the teeth of the locking strap to pass through the transverse aperture as the lock tab is being inserted onto the locking strap, but to prevent removal of the lock tab from the locking strap once insertion has started.

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1. A firearm safety device comprising:a stop tab having inner and outer ends, said inner end adapted to abut against the muzzle of a firearm;an elongated locking strap adapted to be insertable into and through the bore of a firearm barrel, said locking strap having first and second ends and upper an

1. A firearm safety device comprising:a stop tab having inner and outer ends, said inner end adapted to abut against the muzzle of a firearm;an elongated locking strap adapted to be insertable into and through the bore of a firearm barrel, said locking strap having first and second ends and upper and lower surfaces, said first end of said locking strap being attached to said inner end of said stop tab, said locking strap having a plurality of transverse teeth extending above at least a portion of the upper surface thereof;a lock tab having upper and lower planar surfaces, said lock tab being removably attached to said stop tab by at least two break-away joints; anda lock housing extending from at least one of the planar surfaces of said lock tab, said lock housing having a transverse aperture adapted to receive said locking strap for insertion therethrough, said lock housing adapted to receive and allow said transverse teeth of said locking strap to pass through said transverse aperture during insertion but to prevent removal of said locking strap from said lock housing after insertion has commenced. 2. The firearm safety device of claim 1 wherein said lock tab is removably attached to said outer end of said stop tab. 3. A method for securing a firearm against accidental discharge comprising:opening the breech of the firearm;removing any cartridges from the barrel of the firearm;obtaining a firearm safety device having a stop tab, elongated locking strap and lock tab, said stop tab having inner and outer ends, said elongated locking strap having first and second ends and upper and lower surfaces, said first end of said locking strap being attached to said inner end of said stop tab, said locking strap having a plurality of transverse teeth extending above at least a portion of the upper surface thereof, said lock tab having upper and lower planar surfaces, said lock tab being removably attached to said stop tab, said lock tab having a lock housing extending from at least one of the planar surfaces of said lock tab, said lock housing having a transverse aperture adapted to receive said locking strap for insertion therethrough, said lock housing adapted to receive and allow said transverse teeth of said locking strap to pass through said transverse aperture during insertion but to prevent removal of said locking strap from said lock housing after insertion has commenced;inserting said locking strap into the bore of said firearm until said locking strap exits the breech opening of said firearm and said stop tab abuts against the muzzle of said firearm;removing said lock tab from said stop tab; and inserting said locking strap into said lock housing of said lock tab until said lock tab abuts against said firearm. 4. A method for securing a firearm against accidental discharge comprising:opening the breech of the firearm;removing any cartridges from the barrel of the firearm;taking a firearm safety device having a stop tab, elongated locking strap and lock tab, said stop tab having inner and outer ends, said elongated locking strap having first and second ends and upper and lower surfaces, said first end of said locking strap being attached to said inner end of said stop tab, said locking strap having a plurality of transverse teeth extending above at least a portion of the upper surface thereof, said lock tab having upper and lower planar surfaces, said lock tab being removably attached to said stop tab, said lock tab having a lock housing extending from at least one of the planar surfaces of said lock tab, said lock housing having a transverse aperture adapted to receive said locking strap for insertion therethrough, said lock housing adapted to receive and allow said transverse teeth of said locking strap to pass through said transverse aperture during insertion but to prevent removal of said locking strap from said lock housing after insertion has commenced;removing said lock tab from said stop tab;inserting said locking strap into the bore of said firearm until said locking strap exits the breech opening of said firearm and said stop tab abuts against the muzzle of said firearm; andinserting said locking strap into said lock housing of said lock tab until said lock tab abuts against said firearm.