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]

A liberal must have come up with this ludicrous idea.

Once the Secret Srvice and the FBI use it, then I'll consider it.

[driftdiver]

So now they’ll require watches be kept locked up with hand guards.

[Candor7]

A lot of liberals are going to get their fingers cut off.

Buahahahahaha!

[VaRepublican]

It’s not that it’s not a good idea but, yes but. Here’s another good idea, leave me alone.

[donhunt]

A seven day waiting period to buy a Timex.

[Red in Blue PA]

One Timex a month.

[shibumi]

[umgud]

Designed for Watch Commanders?

[AAABEST]

Oh good.

So now if any one of several weak links (the watch, batteries, electronics in the gun) fail, you're dead.

Oh and then we can have little scheduling books for maintenance and keeping tabs on batteries (gun and watch) in our vehicle guns, safe guns, dresser guns etc.

This is a great idea.

[Liaison]

LOL it will be for those cops who can’t pass there retention control classes

[JohnD9207]

Geez those crafty Germans...try these suckers on the French first. They were better off working on green energy then this crap!

[paul51]

This seems like a really good idea

For who?

[muawiyah]

Both hands ~ you can never be too sure so don’t leave home without ALL their prints.

[IrishCatholic]

Horsepucky!
Hollywood came up with it. I saw it on Lost in Space where the weapon had to be held by the known user.

Next thing you know flying saucers will be landing with aliens claiming they invented space travel.

[silentreignofheroes]

Invest in batteries.

Or let them , use them.

Buy Ammo

[madamemayhem]

next thing you know someone will develop a biometrics system in the handle of the pistol itself.it can be programed to only activate for the owner. if it recognizes your prints you fire the weapon, if it does not recognize your prints you then have a glorified and expensive hammer.

[Tijeras_Slim]

The magna safety has been around a long time.

[donhunt]

Ummm.......... Let’s see here. Which finger did I use to unlock my gun. Oh ya, I remember. It was the middle one.

[Reaganez]

So what if I want to wear my Panerai?

[AAABEST]

Here’s another good idea, leave me alone.

You sound like the selfish type who wants to wear his own watch (or no watch at all) rather than the watch liberals would issue to gun owners.