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My goodness! What a speedy reply.

So you really think that a person who's under stress in the dead of night will be able to realize what went wrong, grab the release tool (assuming it's close at hand), thread it into the barrel, release the locking mechanism, remove the tool, clear the chamber, re-acquire their target, aim, and fire in less than two seconds? Assuming for the sake of argument that this is possible, just how far do you think the goblin can move in those extra 2 seconds? 2 seconds is an eternity in a gunfight.

As for a conventional locking safety device, I'll use mine as an example. It's a lock box with a Simplex lock. I know it's there. It's not going to surprise me. I know automatically that I have to key the combo to get the gun. I can have the gun out and charged in under 2 seconds. Admitedly, this is slightly more time than someone with your product in their weapon will take to retrieve their gun. But simply retrieving the gun isn't all there is to a gunfight.

Let's assume that I forget to charge it. Let's also assume that your guy similarly forgets to rack the slide. When I squeeze the trigger, nothing will happen; however, I'll instantly realize what went wrong and be one quick yank of the slide away from having a functional firearm. Your guy will be at the start of that "2 second" timeline you describe. Again, we're assuming that one can do all of the things necessary to unspike the gun in 2 seconds.

Your view of what a person in a stressful situation can do is simply unrealistic. Your device is driven by a primer. It's going to produce an odd pop when fired. If this happens in the dead of night during a self-defense situation, it's going to take the owner at least a second to realize that the pop wasn't the right sound. It will take another second, at least, to realize exactly what went wrong. Panic will start to set in as they try to recall what to do next. Now you expect them to find the release tool and use it? And in less than 2 seconds? They've already spent those two seconds, and then some, just diagnosing the problem! In short, THEY'RE DEAD!!

Your device is a tragedy waiting to happen. You had best take Abundy's advice. Print out this thread and show it to your attorney. You obviously have too much of an emotional attachment to your design. You need someone like your lawyer who can give you an unemotional evaluation of these opinions.