Smart Guns around the corner
March 14, 2009 @ 1:53 pm by NobleWhen a gov’t votes to implement a new technology “as soon as it is available,” you can usually count on it being just around the corner.
From Voice of America:
‘Smart Guns’ Nearing Reality
Washington
24 April 2008In the 1995 movie, Judge Dredd, smart guns will fire only if they recognize the shooter’s palm. Gun manufactures say the use of such biometric technology in the gun’s grip may soon become a reality.
“If the person is not recognized, the gun would not be unlocked, so the gun would not fire,” said Ho Chang, from Austria-based Nanoident Biometrics.
Californian Griffin Dix supports a proposed bill that would require smart guns in his state. “That gun can not be used by kids to shoot in unintentional shootings as my son died,” he said. “They would also stop a lot of gun suicides. It would stop some criminals; thieves could not use the guns.”
“We think it is a reasoned approach to look at new technology that actually might make these dangerous products safer for all Californians,” said Mark DeSauliner, California assemblyman.
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Comment by mark baard
— March 15, 2009 @ 10:19 am
next, we’ll see guns that “read” your sweat, and your mind, to discern your intentions. that way, the gun will not fire if it is aimed at some madman who happens to be wearing a badge for example.
just thinkin’ out loud!
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