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My understanding is that the technology is easily capable of allowing for authorization of multiple fingerprints with built-in margins of error to account for smudging or cuts.
Much like green energy or the internet, there needs to be a fundamental support from the Government behind these types of new technologies in order to get to a point where they could become close to 100% reliable.
sci-fi fantasy.. Not gonna happen..
:lamo
“As long as I’m your president, I will do everything in my power to make our communities safer and keep guns out of the wrong hands,”
7 years and 5 months into his presidency, Obama is 'engaging' violence in communities. By ignoring the violence in the communities and offering grants to gun manufacturers.
Like I said...
:lamo
Much like green energy or the internet, there needs to be a fundamental support from the Government behind these types of new technologies in order to get to a point where they could become close to 100% reliable.
Smart Guns Are Junk Technology Only Wanted By Dumb People
Why smart guns are stupid – Rare
Why Obama’s Smart Gun Push Will Misfire | TechCrunch
There are several problems. There is no real demand for one thing. There are far too many things that can go wrong for another. There is also the issue of hacking to disable the guns.
If its not 100% reliable or close to it, its a non starter. A gun that wont fire isn't going to get bought.
Oh well that doesn't mean anything . . . the government's implemented all sorts of **** that was a stupid waste of high-tech money and didn't work. and once they implement anything and force it on others to follow along with, they rarely back down lest they look the ass.
once again Obama thinks he is king and can just make up laws on people.
sorry Obama you are not king you are president.
you don't get to make up laws.
once again you show how much of a failure you are. worst president in history.
how did this guy pass constitutional law again? maybe he needs a refresher course.
This would be " smart gun" tech that would have a back door so that the government could turn your gun off at any time, natch.
Hell. No.
Even if the tech was working perfectly, I still wouldn't want that crap.
as long as the choice to aquire and possess a smart gun is voluntary and entirely up to the consumer....I don't care if he pushes smart gun tech.
if he, in any shape form or fashion, takes that choice from the consumer, we'll have a problem on our hands.
no matter if you are anti-gun or pro-gun, folks need to realize and understand that there are very real concerns dealing with smart-gun tech... and quite literally, lives are on the line.
Funny thing. I have what some might consider an 'arsenal'. Never once have my guns accidentally gun off. Never once have they gone off on shooting sprees. Never once have they robbed a bank. Turns out...you dont need some fancy hi tech to create 'safe' guns. You just need to have 'smart' owners. Good luck legislating that.
And another thing...
Anti-gun leftists constantly shriek about background checks and straw purchases. Why are there so many violent crimes we ask? They say "because people buy those guns and then sell them to criminals". And 'smart' technology prevents that how again?
Beyond dangerous, suicidal. If you forgot to charge it, or it has a read pattern error, or even a short that puts enough heat to a bullet will cause an unexpected discharge. Not to mention the chance of hacking, the one that was proposed was over 2K$ for an anemic .22 which required wearing a (sold separately) identifier watch which had to synch and that in itself is idiocy, you have less than 2 seconds in a self defense situation and that many steps will result in catastrophe.I know little of it, but this type of gun sounds very dangerous to a person attempting to defend themselves.
Beyond dangerous, suicidal. If you forgot to charge it, or it has a read pattern error, or even a short that puts enough heat to a bullet will cause an unexpected discharge. Not to mention the chance of hacking, the one that was proposed was over 2K$ for an anemic .22 which required wearing a (sold separately) identifier watch which had to synch and that in itself is idiocy, you have less than 2 seconds in a self defense situation and that many steps will result in catastrophe.
This factors in minor failure, if the device has a catastrophic failure your chances go from slim to zero.
They don't care now about being caught with a weapon as a prohibited person, why should they care if an "analog" gun is banned because of these "smart" guns. Only an idiot would trust their life to a high tech, failure prone weapon when the standard firearm is much more reliable. Where they may invest time is deactivating a potential victim's firearm, and creating a monopoly of force using the very stupid weapon that morons like Obama and the Democrat party try to foist on us.It can be said with certainty that it probably would take weeks at the most to hack and deactivate, Most criminals are simply not going to bother. They bring their own gun. This would just be one more reason for doing so.
All things are possible in the mind of the believer.....
...except for the two times when Obama expanded gun rights.
Also, as a former LEO, wouldn't you appreciate some additional protection against the threat of a criminal grabbing your firearm and using it against you? Or the possibility of a child getting hold of your firearm at home and then using it against themselves of a family member?
Do you know much about how guns operate? What makes them tick?
Do you realize how absurd the notion is of putting some kind of electronic fingerprint detecting block on them would be?
Many have said the same thing about space travel, the internet, GPS, solar energy, electric vehicles, self-driving vehicles, etc. etc.
Sci-fi fantasy is usually just technology envisioned a few generations before they actually exist.
I think this is more about driving the price of a modest fire arm out of the reach of law abiding people with modest incomes.
WASHINGTON — President Obama will use the power of his office to push for adoption of so-called smart gun technology that could eventually limit the use of a firearm to its owner, the White House announced Friday morning.
The move is intended to allow Mr. Obama to confront firearms violence in the face of fierce opposition to broader gun control measures. But critics of smart gun technology, including some police officials, are expected to fight a proposal that they see as unproven and an unwarranted restriction on the freedom to use firearms.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/30/u...-weight-behind-smart-gun-technology.html?_r=0
As a retired LEO, and pro-gun activist, I will fight him all the way. Nothing a liberal comes up with, regarding guns, is ever good.
Should I buy a separate home defense gun for every person in my house?
Just having a firearm, and them knowing it, is usually all it takes..
I'm guessing this was a headline from your NRA newsletter?
Or is the NRA too anti-second amendment for you?
My understanding is that the technology is easily capable of allowing for authorization of multiple fingerprints with built-in margins of error to account for smudging or cuts.
Oh well that doesn't mean anything . . . the government's implemented all sorts of **** that was a stupid waste of high-tech money and didn't work. and once they implement anything and force it on others to follow along with, they rarely back down lest they look the ass.
Even the article hints that there is very little Obama can do within the confines of executive action. This is a media event, nothing more.
Smart guns are the default position of the anti-gun left. THIS....THIS will be the answer.....
WASHINGTON — President Obama will use the power of his office to push for adoption of so-called smart gun technology that could eventually limit the use of a firearm to its owner, the White House announced Friday morning.
The move is intended to allow Mr. Obama to confront firearms violence in the face of fierce opposition to broader gun control measures. But critics of smart gun technology, including some police officials, are expected to fight a proposal that they see as unproven and an unwarranted restriction on the freedom to use firearms.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/30/u...-weight-behind-smart-gun-technology.html?_r=0
As a retired LEO, and pro-gun activist, I will fight him all the way. Nothing a liberal comes up with, regarding guns, is ever good.
Not even then. If we ever get to the point where high velocity personalized rail guns are a common item then I will accept electronic and technical internals and firing systems. For good ole' fashioned gunpowder I will keep it analog.When the police and military have been using them for 10-15 yrs and fixed all the bugs out of the system, I'll consider buying one.
Till then... :no:
Not even then. If we ever get to the point where high velocity personalized rail guns are a common item then I will accept electronic and technical internals and firing systems. For good ole' fashioned gunpowder I will keep it analog.
Much like green energy or the internet, there needs to be a fundamental support from the Government behind these types of new technologies in order to get to a point where they could become close to 100% reliable.
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