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Posted on 01/11/2022 7:47:12 AM PST by PROCON
Rob Regent of SGW Designworks breaks down the inner working of the 9mm smart gun, which works only for the designated user, during a presentation for shareholders and potential investors in Boise, Idaho, U.S. January 7, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Losness
Jan 11 (Reuters) - Personalized smart guns, which can be fired only by verified users, may finally become available to U.S. consumers after two decades of questions about reliability and concerns they will usher in a new wave of government regulation.
Four-year-old LodeStar Works on Friday unveiled its 9mm smart handgun for shareholders and investors in Boise, Idaho. And a Kansas company, SmartGunz LLC, says law enforcement agents are beta testing its product, a similar but simpler model.
Both companies hope to have a product commercially available this year.
LodeStar co-founder Gareth Glaser said he was inspired after hearing one too many stories about children shot while playing with an unattended gun. Smart guns could stop such tragedies by using technology to authenticate a user's identity and disable the gun should anyone else try to fire it.
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Possibly, but that’s a different subject, isn’t it?
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Except when you need it most becausemof malfunction of the “smart” technology
Putting aside all the reasons we don’t want this.
The left doesn’t want it either. They don’t want anything to actually let people own guns.
It’s like missile defense, they claim the opposition is because it doesn’t work, but really they don’t want us to be able to defend ourselves.
Same with guns.
No way. Just think of your phone or computer with a bio-lock. I bet everyone has the same experience as me and if there is anything on your finger, it no longer works. Heck, even just finishing the dishes or putting lotion on the hands disrupt it enough to not work. Our face recognition doesn’t work on the phone unless you take the mask off, open your eyes, etc. A gun with all of this is recipe for disaster.
Next is internet-linked guns, with the federal or state kakistocracy having access to deactivate your gun.
Good point, I’ll amend my just posted comment. If it is good enough for law enforcement and the military, then it’ll be good enough for me. Until then, I’ll pass.
Did anyone notice that cop who mag-dumped on a celebratory fire person behind a porch fence wall on New Years Eve? Mag dumped his whole package and THEN went to his unit to pull out his riot rifle. I didn’t see no PINS or fingerprint delays on that mess.....................
They like to make up new phrases and words because they think they are smartilicious
Lemme know when the cops, Secret Service and military adopt them.
“Replace ALL Secret Service protection details, FBI, and IRS weapons with smart guns.”
This.
I don't have a cell/smart phone because I don't get a signal here at home. My wife has one and I borrow it if I go any distance from home.
Dirty Harry nods
I’ll keep my “as is” firearms, thankyouverymuch.
Yeah, I’ll have to pass on that; both owning and investing.
KISS - Adding electronics to any purely mechanical device just adds more failure modes.
Very stupid idea. Also, backdoor deactivation sounds possible.
Hi.
Isn’t technology wonderful?
Now I can buy a gun that cleans itself. Brilliant!
5.56mm
Gareth Glaser’s story about kids seems suspect.
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