“And bullets should have serial numbers!”
You’re close here. But the reason to put a fail safe on a gun with a thumb print has nothing to do with the weapon. If they are sold on the street, you can be assured the system has been removed and it is just a gun again. And there’s nothing to stop the sales people from bringing in foreign country guns which have no responsibility to US laws.
This “idea” is not only flawed, it’s stupid it isn’t recognized to be flawed. Where do these idiots get these greater idiots to fall on their sword identified as fools? And they just keep coming.
rwood
If they order electronics put into guns, you can be certain that one of the features will be that the government can send a signal to remotely disable the gun whenever they want to. That's the real reason for wanting to push the technology.
Such devices would have to remain charged to work, and would have to be as hardy and weather-proof as the weapon itself.
Finally, when the electronics malfunction (and they will), the manufacturer can be held liable for the results. The current law shielding weapons manufacturers states that the company cannot be sued when their product is used in a criminal manner, IIRC. Failure to function is still valid under tort.