Weapon security apparatus

1. A firearm security apparatus comprising:

a base assembly;

a locking assembly having a first plate and a second plate, the second plate moveable between an open position and a closed position relative to the first plate, the first plate and the second plate configured to receive a weapon therebetween, wherein the first plate, the second plate, or both have a top member projecting outward from a vertical member and a bottom member projecting outward from the vertical member to define a C-shape having a window between the top member and the bottom member, wherein the top member engages the weapon above a grip and the bottom member engages the weapon below the grip when the second plate is in the closed position; and

a structural post coupled to the top member or the bottom member, the structural post configured to engage a weapon when the weapon is positioned between the first plate and the second plate, and when the second plate is in the closed position.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first plate and the second plate are configured to hold a weapon without a structure positioned directly beneath a butt portion of the weapon.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the window is sufficiently large to accommodate, between the first member and the second member, a side saddle extension mounted to a weapon.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a distance between the first plate and the second plate while the second plate is in the closed position is adjustable to accommodate different sized weapons.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a handle configured to enable a user to move the second plate between the open position and the closed position.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the handle includes an over-center linkage configured to apply continuous pressure to a weapon between the first plate and the second plate when the second plate is in the closed position.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first plate and the second plate are comprised of stainless steel.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising at least one synthetic rubber mount pad attached to the first plate, the second plate, or both.

9. A method for firearm security comprising:

providing a first plate;

providing a second plate, the second plate moveable between an open position and a closed position relative to the first plate, the first plate and the second plate configured to receive a weapon therebetween, wherein the first plate, the second plate, or both have a top member projecting outward from a vertical member and a bottom member projecting outward from the vertical member to define a C-shape having a window between the top member and the bottom member, wherein the top member engages the weapon above a grip and the bottom member engages the weapon below the grip when the second plate is in the closed position; and

providing a structural post coupled to the top member or the bottom member, the structural post configured to engage a weapon when the weapon is positioned between the first plate and the second plate, and when the second plate is in the closed position.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first plate and the second plate are configured to hold a weapon without a structure positioned directly beneath and in contact with a butt portion of the weapon.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the window is sufficiently large to accommodate a side saddle extension mounted to a weapon.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein a distance between the first plate and the second plate while the second plate is in the closed position is adjustable to accommodate different sized weapons.

13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising providing a handle configured to enable a user to move the second plate between the open position and the closed position.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the handle includes an over-center linkage configured to apply continuous pressure to a weapon between the first plate and the second plate when the second plate is in the closed position.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first plate and the second plate include stainless steel.

16. The method of claim 9 further comprising providing a first synthetic rubber mount pad attached to the first plate and a second synthetic rubber mount pad attached to the second plate.

17. A firearm security apparatus comprising:

a first plate;

a second plate, the second plate moveable between an open position and a closed position relative to the first plate, the first plate and the second plate configured to receive a weapon therebetween, wherein the first plate, the second plate, or both have a top member projecting outward from a vertical member and a bottom member projecting outward from the vertical member to define a C-shape having a window between the top member and the bottom member, wherein the top member engages the weapon above a grip and the bottom member engages the weapon below the grip when the second plate is in the closed position;

a handle configured to enable a user to move the second plate between the open position and the closed position, wherein the handle includes an over-center linkage configured to apply continuous pressure to a weapon between the first plate and the second plate when the second plate is in the closed position; and

a structural post coupled to the top member or the bottom member, the structural post configured to engage a weapon when the weapon is positioned between the first plate and the second plate, and when the second plate is in the closed position.