Posted on 05/27/2016 3:34:58 AM PDT by richardb72
At a White House conference on Tuesday with representatives of state and local law enforcement from all 50 states, Vice President Joe Biden asserted that an “overwhelming majority” of Americans fully support so-called smart guns — firearms that can only be fired by a particular person. Biden claimed that this technology “could have gigantic payoff for us” in saving lives and reducing gun-related violence.
Now, President Obama wants to use federal grants to encourage police departments to buy “smart guns” for officers. The idea is to prevent officers’ guns from being used against them. In reality, this technology is more likely to endanger lives than to save them.
In the five years from 2010 to 2014, 14 police officers were murdered with their own guns. This is slightly less than three per year out of the 627,949 full-time law-enforcement officers in our country. The possible lives saved have to be balanced against the risks introduced by switching to these guns.
Smart guns use a fingerprint or palm reader in order to operate — something akin to what is available on your smart phone. Or they can require a radio signal from a wristwatch worn by the officer.
But perhaps the Obama administration should watch fewer James Bond movies and listen to the concerns of the police, who are less than thrilled about experimenting with these new types of guns. “We have some very, very serious questions,” says James Pasco, executive director of the Fraternal Order of Police. . . .
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Wouldn’t it be convenient to just be able to throw a switch and no civilian firearm in flyover country would work?
Fortunately, I have all the handguns I need - all dumb as a sack of hammers. I doubt that The State of Texas would go along with any smart gun crap. God Bless Texas...
“Wouldn’t it be convenient to just be able to throw a switch and no civilian firearm in flyover country would work?”
Leads right into Plug’s comment...
“Biden claimed that this technology “could have gigantic payoff for us”...”
I suggest using Biden’s security detail as beta testers !
I recently discovered this...a Browning 1911 380acp. It's 85% of the size of a full-size 1911 in 45. No circuits, no transistors, no Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. I want one.
Yep - my guns are all subservient bimbos - I supply the brains in the relationship and they obey my every command.
Get the .45. Size matter.
all of my "dumb" guns are smarter than every living RAT since they ALL know NOT to fire till they made to do so... RATS all think guns are to blame and not the thugs behind the triggers
Joe Biden has his head stuck so far up his *ss that they had to poke holes in his belly so he could see where he’s going.
No one with even half a brain believes this so-called smart gun technology will ever amount to sh*t.
Tell ya what, Lunchbucket Joe. . .
How about equipping the Secret Service with “smart guns” first. . .
.45
Because there is no .46. . .
(GRIN)
they say get something with a 4 in the caliber... but with my glock 9 mm i just put four in the center mass.
But there is a .50!
:-)
I understand the idea...and it tantamount to universal registration. If everyone were required to install any such technology on their private property (especially if it were electronic) then were the gruberment to decide to attack you they could use RF jamming devices to prevent you from defending yourself.
Word to the wise, this will spread to ALL guns.
Then the government can transmit a signal that locks your guns thus disabling them
Obama should do a test. Have all the White House security personnel and his personal Secret Service detail only be allowed to use “smart guns”.
But with th .45 you just use 1 and save 3
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