Posted on 04/20/2024 4:40:17 AM PDT by MtnClimber
I have long followed every abortive attempt to develop “smart guns,” handguns that can only be fired by a designated user. Early attempts used magnetic locks, requiring rings on both hands. Obviously, anyone with a magnet could fire such guns, and gloves interfered.
Various other methods, including radio transmitters, have also failed. Among the more recent was the Armatix iP1, a .22LR caliber pistol with a watch/transmitter. Back in 2015 the handgun cost $1400 and the watch, $300. Imagine what that would be with today’s inflation. It was rapidly revealed the transmitter could be spoofed with Radio Shack parts costing a pittance, and the German company that made the gun/watch quickly went bankrupt.
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Now, the next big thing in smart gun technology is here:
The Biofire Smart Gun features built-in fingerprint and infrared facial recognition technology that only permits use by "authorized" individuals, according to the company.
Biofire has called it the "first and only biometric firearm on the market."
The gun is a full-sized 9mm, striker-fired semiautomatic pistol. It features magazine sizes of 10 and a double-stacked 15-round magazine. It has a 4.7-inch barrel and a total of 8.7 inches in length. The total weight of the gun, unloaded, is 2.4 pounds.
And all this for only $1499, including a case and the recharging dock. This is a large and heavy handgun, about what a 1911 .45 weighs, though the Biofire is bulkier. It’s not easily concealed. A Glock 17, not a standard police duty handgun, weighs 22.05 oz unloaded, and currently retails for about $550.00. Finding holsters for the Biofire would be, to put it mildly, difficult.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Rechargable? Nope.
Have no fer, they will be working on it.
The Biofire Smart Gun features built-in fingerprint and infrared facial recognition technology.
Nobody can use it as your shot and laying on the ground to protest you.
Technology is here but you won’t be.
Yeah, I was thinking that would also happen, right when you need to use it during a home invasion, it’s doing a major update that will take 20 minutes. Please be patient while we update your gun that fixes several bugs and glitches.
So if you need to use it to protect yourself, how long does it take to “boot up” after you pick it up?
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Ridiculous beyond ridicule, although there are some good attempts at it on this thread. :)
Really. Smart anything means someone can surveil it.
Nope.
I’ll just keep my old-fashioned dumb guns, thank you.
Another stupid idea from the crowd that just loves to pass stupid rules designed for a single situation (e.g., creep steals a copper’s gun) but is a nightmare for all other (more likely) situations.
Tunnel vision.
What about “safer bullets”?
now add a light and laser and you’ve got a real boat anchor...
Tilt your pistol up and down so it can scan your face, the adversary will wait for you to authenticate.
Still not working? Brighten the screen to scan your face.....and also temporarily blind you in dark conditions (like an 2am intruder).
Probably both.
Another idiotic idea from people who hate our ability to defend ourselves (e.g. the majority of people in NY and Kalifornistan).
If the facial recognition camera screen gets dirty or cracks, you’re screwed.
I’ve noticed that my iPad fingerprint reader has trouble if your hand is wet or sweaty.
With the battery it could be an exploding boat anchor.
LOL!!! yup...
Eww 🙄
How about your face?
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