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A firearms carrying device includes a receiver assembly including a base plate and a cover plate connected to the base plate; and a link arm linkable with the receiver assembly, the link arm mountable on a firearm.

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1. A firearms carrying device comprising: a receiver assembly including a base plate and a cover plate connected to the base plate, the receiver assembly having a top and a bottom, the cover plate defining a channel cutout, an open top end of the channel cutout defined along a top edge of the cover

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A firearms carrying device comprising: a receiver assembly including a base plate and a cover plate connected to the base plate, the receiver assembly having a top and a bottom, the cover plate defining a channel cutout, an open top end of the channel cutout defined along a top edge of the cover plate, the top edge of the cover plate offset vertically from a top edge of the base plate when the receiver assembly is in an upright position so that the top edge of the cover plate is lower than the top edge of the base plate, the base plate having a continuous planar front surface facing towards the cover plate and extending upward past the top edge of the cover plate and downward to at least to a bottom edge of the cover plate distal from the top edge, the front surface of the base plate and the channel cutout of the cover plate defining a channel, the front surface thereby defining a channel bottom of the channel, the channel bottom extending from the top edge of the cover plate to a lower edge of the channel cutout distal from the top edge; anda link arm linkable with the receiver assembly, the link arm mountable on a firearm, the receiver assembly configured to bear the weight of the firearm when the top of the receiver assembly is positioned higher than the bottom of the receiver assembly, the link arm slidable within the channel cutout. 2. The firearms carrying device of claim 1, wherein the channel cutout forms at least one angled ramp. 3. The firearms carrying device of claim 1, wherein the receiver assembly further includes at least one channel spacer between the cover plate and the base plate, the at least one channel spacer further defining the channel. 4. The firearms carrying device of claim 3, wherein each at least one channel spacer defines an angled ramp. 5. The firearms carrying device of claim 3, wherein the at least one channel spacer is two channel spacers. 6. The firearms carrying device of claim 1, wherein the base plate includes at least one horizontal slotted through-hole. 7. The firearms carrying device of claim 6, wherein the at least one horizontal slotted through-hole includes two horizontal slotted through-holes proximate the top edge of the base plate and two horizontal slotted through-holes proximate a bottom edge of the base plate. 8. The firearms carrying device of claim 1, wherein the base plate and the cover plate are connected by at least one fastener. 9. The firearms carrying device of claim 1, wherein the link arm includes a head. 10. The firearms carrying device of claim 1, wherein the link arm includes a threaded sub-shaft. 11. The firearms carrying device of claim 1, wherein the base plate and the cover plate are flat plates positioned substantially parallel to each other. 12. A firearms carrying system comprising: a firearm, the firearm including a buffer tube sling mount, the buffer tube sling mount having a mount body sized to wrap around a buffer tube of a rifle and defining a link arm mounting bore, the link arm mounting bore including internal threading;a receiver assembly including a base plate that is flat and a cover plate that is flat and connected to the base plate, the receiver assembly having a top and a bottom, the receiver assembly further including two channel spacers between the cover plate and the base plate, the cover plate defining a channel cutout, an open top end of the channel cutout defined along a top edge of the cover plate, the base plate defining two horizontal slotted through-holes proximate the top of the receiver assembly, the base plate defining two horizontal slotted through-holes proximate the bottom of the receiver assembly, the base plate defining a first vertical slotted through-hole proximate a first edge of the base plate defined between the top and the bottom of the receiver assembly, the base plate defining a second vertical slotted through-hole proximate a second edge of the base plate distal from the first edge and defined between the top and the bottom of the receiver assembly, each of the two channel spacers defining an angled ramp at a top inside edge of each of the two channel spacers, the channel cutout forming two angled ramps, the angled ramps of the channel spacers having a steeper angle than the angled ramps of the channel cutout, the top edge of the cover plate offset vertically from a top edge of the base plate when the receiver assembly is in an upright position so that the top edge of the cover plate is lower than the top edge of the base plate, a bottom edge of the cover plate offset vertically from a bottom edge of the base plate when the receiver assembly is in an upright position so that the bottom edge of the cover plate is higher than the bottom edge of the base plate, the base plate having a continuous planar front surface facing towards the cover plate and extending upward past the top edge of the cover plate and downward to at least a bottom edge of the cover plate distal from the top edge, the front surface of the base plate, the channel cutout of the cover plate, and the channel spacers defining a channel, the front surface thereby defining a channel bottom of the channel, the channel bottom extending from the top edge of the cover plate to a lower edge of the channel cutout distal from the top edge; anda link arm linkable with the receiver assembly, the link arm including a link arm head, a link arm shaft, and a threaded sub-shaft, the link arm attached to the buffer tube sling mount of the firearm by the threaded sub-shaft engaging the link arm mounting bore, a thickness of the link arm head being less than a shortest distance between the base plate and the cover plate, a distance equaling a length of the link arm shaft being greater than a distance equaling a diameter of the link arm shaft, the receiver assembly adapted to bear the weight of the firearm when mounted on a substantially vertical surface, the link arm slidable within the channel cutout, the open top end of the channel cutout sized to receive the link arm at the top of the receiver assembly, the front surface of the base plate defining a stop by which to guide the link arm head into the channel. 13. The firearms carrying system of claim 12, wherein: a first channel spacer of the two channel spacers defines a first spacer cutout portion, a second channel spacer of the two channel spacers defines a second spacer cutout portion, and the cover plate defines a first plate cutout portion and a second plate cutout portion distal from the first plate cutout portion;the first spacer cutout portion and the first plate cutout portion expose the first vertical slotted through-hole when the first spacer and the cover plate are connected to the base plate; andthe second spacer cutout portion and the second plate cutout portion expose the second vertical slotted through-hole when the second spacer and the cover plate are connected to the base plate. 14. The firearms carrying system of claim 12 further comprising a first strap, a second strap, a third strap, and a fourth strap for securing the receiver assembly to a person's body, the first strap secured to a first of the two horizontal slotted through-holes proximate the top edge of the base plate;the second strap secured to a second of the two horizontal slotted through-holes proximate the top edge of the base plate;the third strap secured to a first of the two horizontal slotted through-holes proximate the bottom edge of the base plate; andthe fourth strap secured to a second of the two horizontal slotted through-holes proximate the bottom edge of the base plate. 15. A method of using a firearms carrying device comprising: connecting a receiver assembly to a user, the receiver assembly including a base plate connected to a cover plate, a top edge of the cover plate offset vertically from a top edge of the base plate when the receiver assembly is in an upright position so that the top edge of the cover plate is offset vertically from a top edge of the base plate when the receiver assembly is in an upright position so that the top edge of the cover plate is lower than the top edge of the base plate, the base plate having a continuous planar front surface facing towards the cover plate and extending upward past the top edge of the cover plate and downward to at least a bottom edge of the cover plate distal from the top edge, the front surface of the base plate and the channel cutout of the cover plate defining a channel, the front surface thereby defining a channel bottom of the channel, the channel bottom extending from the top edge of the cover plate to a lower edge of the channel cutout distal from the top edge;mounting a link arm to a firearm, the link arm having a link arm head; andlinking the link arm to the receiver assembly by bringing the link arm head of the link arm into facing contact with the front surface of the base plate above the top edge of the cover plate and sliding the link arm head along the front surface downward into the channel cutout so that the link arm head contacts the front surface and is positioned between the cover plate and the base plate, the receiver assembly configured to bear the weight of the firearm to enable the user to remove both hands from the firearm. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein connecting the receiver assembly to the user includes tightening at least one strap through at least one horizontal slotted through-hole defined in the receiver assembly. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the at least one slotted through-hole is defined in the base plate of the receiver assembly. 18. The method of claim 15, wherein the channel cutout forms at least one angled ramp. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the link arm includes a shaft defining a pair of flat notches and a circular through-hole. 20. The method of claim 15, wherein linking the link arm to the receiver assembly includes the receiver assembly bearing the weight of the firearm, the method further comprising removing the firearm by a vertical upward movement out of the receiver assembly.