Smart guns coming (again)

[indyblue]

No effin way I’m getting one.

Exclusive: Smart guns finally arriving in U.S., seeking to shake up firearms market

Personalized smart guns, which can be fired only by verified users, may finally become available to U.S. consumers after two decades of questions about reliability and concerns they will usher in a new wave of government regulation.

www.reuters.com

 

[1gunaholic]

No effin way I’m getting one.

Exclusive: Smart guns finally arriving in U.S., seeking to shake up firearms market

Personalized smart guns, which can be fired only by verified users, may finally become available to U.S. consumers after two decades of questions about reliability and concerns they will usher in a new wave of government regulation.

www.reuters.com

They've been out for years. I saw one in the Bond movie "Spectre" so they have to be real, right?

 

[1gunaholic]

"$1,795 for law enforcement and $2,195 for civilians, said Tom Holland, a Kansas Democratic state senator who co-founded the company in 2020."
Maybe this is the Dem's gun-control?

 

[blue2golf]

I'm not interested until I can get my own Lawgiver like Judge Dredd.

 

[marvin02]

A couple of more articles:

Smart Guns Are Reportedly Coming to U.S. Stores This Year

After years of research and development, at least two major smart gun makers claim they are on track to release a commercial product this year.

gizmodo.com

"Smart Gun" Companies Aim For 2022 Commercial Release » Concealed Carry Inc

For decades, people have thought about creating a gun that only the owner could use. If smart guns became a reality, criminals couldn't use an officer's gun

www.concealedcarry.com

 

[DadSmith]

Okay so how do you let your friends shoot it?

 

[indyblue]

Okay so how do you let your friends shoot it?

There’s an app for that?

 

[cbhausen]

**** that ****…

 

[Mgderf]

I predict a whole lot of nothing.
Sure, there will be the inevitable flock of idiots upon initial release, but in the overall scheme...

I don't see it taking hold.

 

[indyblue]

I don't see it taking hold

Unless by decree

 

[Mgderf]

Unless by decree

Executive order maybe, but right now there are too many new gun owners that just purchased their first firearm, and they were conventional design.
Do you think they will run out to replace them by choice?
Now would be the exact wrong time for the left to push more gun control.
On the eve of an election season, and with all the new owners, I think any legislator who introduced something like a mandate for smart guns now would be commiting political suicide.

 

[Cameramonkey]

I bet Gareth pees sitting down.

 

[Drewski]

They've been out for years. I saw one in the Bond movie "Spectre" so they have to be real, right?

yeah that will be funny until a bad guy tries to kill someone famous or something but then gets eaten by komodo dragons because he takes their gun but can’t shoot it. THEN we’ll just see who changes their mind about smart guns...

 

[indyblue]

Executive order maybe, but right now there are too many new gun owners that just purchased their first firearm, and they were conventional design.
Do you think they will run out to replace them by choice?
Now would be the exact wrong time for the left to push more gun control.
On the eve of an election season, and with all the new owners, I think any legislator who introduced something like a mandate for smart guns now would be commiting political suicide.

How many first time gun buyers do you think would know enough to understand to stay away from them?

Market this as the latest and greatest tech (and tout the great app that comes with it) and they’ll eat em up.

Most of the sheep are easy to herd.

 

[BigRed]

The good news is that when they come for my analog one, it will still lay down lead... just like April 19, 1775.

 

[Mgderf]

How many first time gun buyers do you think would know enough to understand to stay away from them?

Market this as the latest and greatest tech (and tout the great app that comes with it) and they’ll eat em up.

Most of the sheep are easy to herd.

Oh they'll get some, you're right there, but a massive wave?
I doubt it.

 

[cosermann]

”smart” guns = dumb idea

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Same old story. So old I have been here before.

My questions remains: if they are so great, mandate police carry them.

 

[Gunmetalgray]

your request to fire cannot be completed, please wait until new security updates are loaded...

 

[KLB]

How many first time gun buyers do you think would know enough to understand to stay away from them?

Market this as the latest and greatest tech (and tout the great app that comes with it) and they’ll eat em up.

Most of the sheep are easy to herd.

Marketing won't overcome the price tag for most people.