Armatix handgun can only be fired by someone wearing the correct watch

crunchgear.com ^ | 1/29/2010 | Staff

[Red in Blue PA]

This seems like a really good idea. A German company called Armatix has developed a handgun that can only be fired by someone wearing a biometrically unlocked wrist watch. An LED light on the gun glows green if it’s set to be fired or red if it’s locked.

According to the product page:

“To activate the wrist watch, the authorized person’s fingerprint must first be read by the wrist watch. An internal database compares the current fingerprint against stored prints and responds accordingly. The wrist watch is then activated for a definable period – e.g. an officer’s work shift or until manually deactivated.”

[Red in Blue PA]

Best part of the article:

The .22 caliber handgun will apparently be available sometime next month with a price of 7,000 Euro (almost $10,000).

[Misterioso]

Make a firearm that will only shoot a criminal. Problem solved.

[davetex]

The article says the cost for this system is $10,000!!!! Are they stupid? Who is going to pay that kind of money for a .22 cal pistol?

[Misterioso]

Make a firearm that will only shoot a criminal. Problem solved.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Great idea because everybody knows electronics
are totally reliable 24/7! /S

[nevergore]

Let the Euroweenies have biometric guns if they want them.....

Free men in this country will have unlocked guns....

[Red in Blue PA]

[layman]

I bet the criminals don’t buy these kind of guns.

[Red in Blue PA]

I doubt they would even steal them!

[Candor7]

Bhuahahahahahahaha!

Look Ma......NO HANDS!!!

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Sure they would.

A soldering iron and a little neutering and these puppies will bark on command no matter what the libbies might want.

[Para-Ord.45]

Eh, that`s not a gun.

http://pflagerkatsumata.com/index.html

Now that`s a gun.

[Eccl 10:2]

And of course there is NO system for disarming these guns remotely from a central database.

Naaah, that would NEVER happen.

[brityank]

Who is going to pay that kind of money for a .22 cal pistol?

You are.

Courtesy of your political overlords taxing you to provide for their Praetorians!

[Age of Reason]

But I only wear pocketwatches.

[An Old Man]

Great, just great. :<(

I suppose they expect me to trade in a perfectly good Sun Dial for one of those watches.

[muawiyah]

Well, you know what’s gonna’ have to learn to pull that trigger eh!

[bikerman]

To activate the wrist watch, the authorized person’s fingerprint must first be read by the wrist watch

By then he will be laying in a gutter with a knife sticking out of his gut.

[TexasAg]

An LED light on the gun glows green if it’s set to be fired or red if it’s locked.

So the criminal just aims for the bright green light?

[Secret Agent Man]

Require all law enforcement officers, all military, all security guards to have to use this technology first.

If they all use it and encounter no problems and also recommend it, then let’s consider it for free citizens. Until then, forget it.