Posted on 10/19/2023 3:52:58 PM PDT by CFW
Fortress Safe has recalled 61,000 biometric gun safes which use fingerprint technology to unlock after a child managed to open one and kill himself.
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Fortress ordered the withdrawal of the safes from the market because the biometric reader on the lock can be opened by unauthorized users.
It is unclear how or why the glitch has occurred.
In their recall, the government agency said they are aware of a lawsuit against Fortress alleging a 12-year-old died after obtaining a firearm from one of these safes and shot himself. Further details on the tragic incident - including the boy's identity - have not been disclosed.
CPSC said there have been 39 incidents of consumers reporting that their safes have been accessed by unpaired fingerprints.
'Consumers can believe they have properly programmed the biometric feature when in fact the safe remains in the default to open mode, which can allow unauthorized users, including children, to access the safe to remove hazardous contents, including firearms,' said the recall announcement.
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Are these things EMP-proof?
Could there be two people with the same fingerprint?
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Identical twins. Same DNA too.
“The boy was 12 and should have been taught how to handle a firearm.”
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Isn’t that the truth! Children by that age have been slowly taught about all other types of equipment. The stove is hot is taught at a very early age and then gradually a child is taught to cook that pizza himself. By age 12 many children are taught how to operate a lawn mower and other tools. But if someone mentions teaching a child the safety rules and proper handling of a firearm, parents freak out.
There would be a lot less accidents if children were taught how to safely handle a gun.
This is one of the reasons I prefer mechanical locks on safes and gun vaults.
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Identical twins. Same DNA too.
Sorry, but neither of these are true.
No.
But they could have enough similar biomarker patterns to fool the verification process. Depends how many unique points they look at.
Oh the battery is drained and salted over,....no gun
Awhile ago I was looking to purchase a safe, was at one of the major sporting goods stores and asked that very question. The salesman showed me the 250,000 volt rating and I laughed as since I am near Washington DC if anything happens we will get hit with pulses in the 500K range.
I bought a standard dial-type lock and am very happy.
My preference is the 5 button safe with user settable combination. I can open mine reliably in the dark by feel alone.
I wouldn't count on it. Fingerprints "grow" in response to epigenetic inputs. Even identical twins can have variations in blood/nutrient/oxygen supplies that will have influence on the fingerprints.
Wait a minute. You people still have fingerprints?
My old fashion “combination dial” gun safe is so finnicky that, after a thousand times, I have to try real hard to get it to open.
A kid could NEVER open it.
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