Exactly. When all Secret Service, Federal, state, and local law enforcement officers have had mandated smart guns for ten years, with no issues from guns not firing when needed, I’ll be willing to look at this.
Because hey, I certainly don’t want someone who isn’t me or my wife to be able to fire any of my guns, but if she or I pull the trigger any time of the day or night, sweaty hands, under stress, etc. that thing BETTER fire. That’s the whole reason I don’t buy cheap guns or cheap ammo (not that anything is cheap right this second). I demand perfect performance in life-or-death situations. Don’t just promise that with these “smart guns”; DEMONSTRATE it, then we’ll talk.
Problem is that they’ll demonstrate the so-called smart guns, and they’ll perform perfectly...for them, at the time. As for cheap firearms, at least some of them aren’t as bad as previous cheap ones. Some of them require working men (technically inclined) to deburr them a little here and there (mostly magazine feed lips), and they work perfectly. Others are new American made models that required the usual re-engineering for a few years. A couple of the derringers are a little wicked to handle.
And don’t mind the mess of dealers using provocateurs to run down their competition on YouTube. I’ve found that most of those are exaggerated or untrue.
The more expensive all steel/alloy frame pistols are better in one noticeable way, though. Those frames will still be strong and working after 50 years. Don’t know about polymers, especially if left out in the sunlight or exposed to much heat.
On ammunition, I avoid the steel case stuff—hard on extractors. Everything else that a manufacturer recommends for the specific firearm seems to work fine.