Whatever happened to “Smart Guns”?

Whatever happened to “Smart Guns”?(fastcompany.com)

3 points by noahr 10 years ago | 4 comments

masonic 10 years ago |

The obvious market and proving ground for a working "smart gun" is law enforcement (gun always on person when on duty, purchase decisions are by public agencies, etc.)

So, when we see a couple of years of deployment of such a technology with major police forces, we can see if they work and are reliable.

ivl 10 years ago |

I really don't see these things doing well in the marketplace, just based off of who buys guns.

Would probably be fun to hack, though.

noahr 10 years ago | |

Is that because people who now buy guns already believe they are safe when used correctly?

ivl 10 years ago | | |

Well, I would argue they are safe when used correctly. The same way a table saw is safe when used correctly, doesn't mean plenty of people aren't hurt by them. I would say it's more political than that. Gun owners don't seem to be the type of people that would be excited to strap a microcomputer onto their firearm to decide when it can be used.