Prospect man creates gun security app in hopes of reducing the amount of guns stolen in Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Prospect man created a gun security app in hopes of reducing the amount of guns stolen in Louisville.

Carl Lanore grew up in Brooklyn, but now he lives in Prospect. He said the United States has a big problem with lost and stolen guns. According to Gun Leash, there have been more than 215,057 guns stolen or lost this year.

In 2020, he misplaced his gun.

"I thought I had lost my gun," Lanore said. "And it was very scary because all I kept thinking was some kids find it and kills his baby brother. And then I'm screwed for the rest of my life. I'll be in and out of court and this is going to destroy my life. And it was, look, I grew up in Brooklyn. Very few things rattle me. This rattled me like nothing before the thought of losing a gun."

Lanore saw a problem and came up with the Gun Leash. Gun Leash is a recently patented device that uses a beacon attached to a firearm and paired to a mobile app. The mobile app runs silently and notifies the gun owner when their weapon is no longer with them. The beacon is a proximity sensor, not a GPS.

After you download his Gun Leash app and stick the sensor on your gun, it will send a notification to your phone if you were to walk away and get a certain distance away from your gun.

Lanore said people usually leave their handgun in the bathroom, a changing room, or in a restaurant booth.

For his team, the goal is to keep people from losing their handgun before needing to track it down, or report it missing.

"I think that gun leash is the most innovative gun safety device since the trigger guard. I mean, really, we're gonna have a huge impact on saving lives in the United States," Lanore said.

The app will be free to download, but it costs $99 to create an account. Lanore received the patent two years ago.

Gun Leash plans to be launched in mid-June. To learn more about Gun Leash, click here.

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