Wearable apparatus for indicating lawfully armed individuals to police officers arriving at the scene of an incident in progress

摘要

An apparatus and method is disclosed for identifying to responding police officers at a scene the individuals that are legally carrying a firearm. A wearable light source includes a light source on an exterior surface. The light source is activated when turned on by the wearer, or when permitted by the wearer to be turned on by a transmitter operated by a responding police officer that sends an activate signal that is received by the wearable light source, such as a bracelet, watch, or badge, either by a receiver incorporated into the wearable light source, or by a smart phone carried by the wearer that relays the activation command to the wearable light source.