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.”

[NFHale]

My thinking on ANY such sorta gizmo is like this:

If “they” want it, fine; somebody WILL come up with a way to shut it off/deactivate it at a critical moment, and Murphy’s Law says it will be at the WORST possible moment for the user. THAT’s the ONLY part of that technology that I’m interested in, and eventually it will be available for sale on the street.

I’ll keep the trusty old revolvers, 1911s, Garands, ARs, etc, and guess who’s left standing when the smoke clears, rojj?

LFOD