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How about “no thanks”.
This a great idea for self-defense. A suggested improvement would be to have a mini led screen and keyboard built into the gun handle. That way the user i.e. shooter would need to login with a password before the gun would fire. Now that’s gun safety.
Mandate them for federal, state and local law enforcement nationwide for ten years, then get back to us.
So.....pay 3X as much for a heavier/bulkier (not to mention ugly) hand gun that is complex and thus can easily malfunction and/or which could be hacked by outside parties vs a completely reliable hand gun which will be 100% under my control when in my hands.
Gosh, tough decision.
Too much banjo wiring. Does it come with a solar panel for recharging. Facial recognition. What happens if I don’t have on my glasses or cut my beard off but will be difficult to commit suicide with it.
It’s expensive, bulky and therefore not easily concealed, heavier and complicated enough to have an unacceptable failure rate with lives on the line. Good luck finding a comfortable holster. Did I leave anything out?
How long does it take to reboot? Can it fire while it’s updating its software? Is its “blue screen of death” blue, or some other pleasing color?
Although the idea is impractical for most users,there is one application where it might be useful. A trained public school teacher could protect his classroom while preventing access to students
This is particularly true of the current generation of concealed carry handguns like the Glock 43X or the Sig P365. All are easily concealed, accurate, and have ten round or more magazine capacity.
Most importantly, they’re reliable. They fire when the trigger is pulled, and don’t rely on batteries or other technologies.
The primary purchaser of this firearm that I can imagine is wealthy people with children in the home that want the firearm quickly at the ready for home protection without the worry of small children being able to fire the weapon.
But the drawback of the weapon is the battery.
As the article states, all the power necessary for a conventional hand gun to operate is contained in the fired cartridge, which have years long shelf lives.
Does the smart gun chirp when the battery is in need of recharging.
A home defense pistol is often neglected for long periods. Maybe years.
How many people are going to want this ugly pistol sitting in its charging dock on the kitchen counter 24/7 so that they don’t have to worry about a dead battery when the stuff hits the fan.
My design is a wrist band with a RFID chip and a chip reader in the firearm. The technology is well developed and cheap.
I’d rather stick with Colt’s original point click, point click, point click, point click, point click, point click user interface
No need. The old fashiond ones put holes in targets just fine.
Rechargable? Nope.
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.
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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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.
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).