Remote handgrip switch

1. A grip for a firearm having a controllable accessory, the grip having a first axis aligned with a long axis of the firearm and having a second axis transverse the first axis, the grip comprising:

an elongated switch lever having a pivot end and a controlled end, the elongated switch lever having a long axis aligned with the second axis of the grip and coupled at the controlled end to a thumb pad extending beyond a main body of the grip;

a pivot disposed at the pivot end of the elongated switch lever about which the elongated switch lever may rotate about a third axis parallel to but distinct from the first axis; and

a switch mounted in the grip adjacent to the elongated switch lever and configured to change states when the thumb pad is depressed.

2. The grip for a firearm according to claim 1 , in which the elongated switch lever physically operates the switch when the elongated switch lever is depressed.

3. The grip for a firearm according to claim 2 , in which the elongated switch lever is depressed when the user depresses the thumb pad.

4. The grip for a firearm according to claim 1 , in which the switch is a spring return switch.

5. The grip for a firearm according to claim 1 , in which the switch generates a switch signal, and in which the switch signal is conveyed to a programmable controller disposed within the grip.

6. The grip for a firearm according to claim 5 , in which the controller generates a control signal for a firearm accessory.

7. The grip for a firearm according to claim 5 , in which the control signal is conveyed to the firearm accessory through a physical wire.

8. The grip for a firearm according to claim 5 , in which the control signal is conveyed to the firearm accessory wirelessly.

9. The grip for a firearm according to claim 5 , in which the controller is a microprocessor.