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Smart guns might help prevent violence but U.S. gun shops wont sell them Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are 2 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
In eight years, the Armatix iP1 a pistol that can be fired only if its user is wearing a wireless wristband that broadcasts on a specific frequency was ready. But no gun shop in America will sell it. The Armatix iP1 and other so-called smart guns have become the latest flash point in the long-running battle between gun rights and gun control.

Comment by: teebonicus (6/19/2015)

"Smart technology using fingerprint recognition, hand biometrics, coded locks or other features to make sure a gun can be fired only by its owner could be used to prevent many of those casualties."

It can also be remotely disabled by EMP.

In other words, the government will have an "off" switch to disable your gun.

No thanks.

Comment by: Millwright66 (6/19/2015)

Kinda hard to make a 'persuasive argument' when you start with a falsehood; "gun shops won't sell them". Dealers of anything stock what their customers buy. Doing otherwise is economic suicide. That includes firearms. Since the advent of the microprocessor there have been numerous 'electronically-controlled' - long and short - firearms put on the market. Some by major manufacturers. None have been an economic success. And even this writer underlines the uncertainity of the concept with his "might". Quality firearms are too expensive an investment for the majority of buyers to plunge on a WAG.

But there is one ready market where the safety, reliability and practicability of this concept can be demonstrated; police issue.