Yet Another "Smart Gun?"

BeoBill · Nov 7, 2015

A Gun Safety Gadget the NRA Kinda Likes
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/07/a-gun-safety-gadget-the-nra-kinda-likes.html

Technically, Guardian—the launch product of Matt Barido and Skylar Gerrond's Veri-Fire startup, based in San Antonio—isn't a gun. It's an add-on that fits most standard handguns, and locks the trigger until the owner unlocks it with their thumbprint.

altima98 · Nov 7, 2015

The high tech trigger lock, interesting. When is the Holster version coming out...

iH8DemLibz · Nov 7, 2015

More gimmicks that will get gun owners killed. Like the Saf-T-Loc semi-auto magazine lock.

Guns are designed for simplicity for a reason. Let's keep them that way.

danb · Nov 7, 2015

I dont personally have a problem with these gadgets. Not even the Smart Gun - as long as its not mandatory. The market place should sort it out. I have no doubt these are a good choice for some people but not others.

Mr H · Nov 7, 2015

altima98 said:
The high tech trigger lock, interesting. When is the Holster version coming out...

I almost like the idea...

Right up to the point where someone else might need to save themselves with it.

Leave it to the Daily Beast...

:sad20:

DanGuy48 · Nov 7, 2015

I don't trust anything with a battery.

rdc · Nov 7, 2015

danb said:
I dont personally have a problem with these gadgets. Not even the Smart Gun - as long as its not mandatory. The market place should sort it out. I have no doubt these are a good choice for some people but not others.

Exactly.

MigraineMan · Nov 7, 2015

Years ago, both Colt and Smith & Wesson proposed to add locking technology to their handguns. But gun nuts boycotted the companies and forced them to drop the plans.

Awesome "journalism" you've got going there ... <sigh>

Threeband · Nov 7, 2015

Biometrics are slow, quirky, and unreliable.

shooter56 · Nov 7, 2015

Yeah, just what I want to do, add another 13 ounces to the weight of my gun :rolleyes:

csanc123 · Nov 7, 2015

Threeband said:
Biometrics are slow, quirky, and unreliable.

Most "proper" biometric implementations (namely fingerprint) are actually quite fast (most can evaluate and produce a result in less than a second) and are reliable for "most" applications. With that said, for a life and death scenario that would warrant a sub second print evaluation of a hurried and adrenaline pumped individual...HELL NO.

Threeband · Nov 7, 2015

Exactly. Life and death requires a level of reliability which seems to be beyond the comprehension of many non-gun people.
A half second delay, or a 1 in 1000 failure rate are unacceptable.

Would you put a biometric safety device on a parachute?

MigraineMan · Nov 7, 2015

Threeband said:
Exactly. Life and death requires a level of reliability which seems to be beyond the comprehension of many non-gun people.
A half second delay, or a 1 in 1000 failure rate are unacceptable.

Would you put a biometric safety device on a parachute?

No, no, no. They know as much of skydiving as they do firearms. You haven't poked them in their soul.

How about a two-factor authentication plus a call to OnStar to verify a security question to start your car? Perople die because of cars, and I'm willing to bet your kids have ready access to your keys. It's just common sense ...

N3YMY · Nov 8, 2015

Threeband said:
Biometrics are slow, quirky, and unreliable.

I've got the jello for your print biometric Right Here... :innocent0

RepublicanJD · Nov 8, 2015

rdc said:
Exactly.

danb said:
I dont personally have a problem with these gadgets. Not even the Smart Gun - as long as its not mandatory. The market place should sort it out. I have no doubt these are a good choice for some people but not others.

You both need to watch this. I thought the very same thing until I saw this last week.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/smart-guns-60-minutes-lesley-stahl/

win296 · Nov 8, 2015

All these stupid articles reference a James Bond movie.

Does that mean I can buy a top hat that will decapitate people?

Mr H · Nov 8, 2015

win296 said:
All these stupid articles reference a James Bond movie.

Does that mean I can buy a top hat that will decapitate people?

That sounds like an odd job to have...

MigraineMan · Nov 8, 2015

N3YMY said:
I've got the jello for your print biometric Right Here...

I thought gummy bears were the preferred medium ...

CurlyDave · Nov 9, 2015

csanc123 said:
Most "proper" biometric implementations (namely fingerprint) are actually quite fast (most can evaluate and produce a result in less than a second) and are reliable for "most" applications. With that said, for a life and death scenario that would warrant a sub second print evaluation of a hurried and adrenaline pumped individual...HELL NO.

Well, I can tell you that my iPhone 6, which is supposed to recognize my finger, or thumb print absolutely will not do that. Probably the result of years and years of various scars from doing all sorts of mechanical things.

But the point is that I would quickly be denied my 2A rights if I were required to use a "smart" gun that was too dumb to recognize my out-of-the-ordinary fingerprint.

ted76 · Nov 9, 2015

BeoBill said:
A Gun Safety Gadget the NRA Kinda Likes
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/07/a-gun-safety-gadget-the-nra-kinda-likes.html

I think that they want us to buy a rock, unless the stars aline so that the gun Ecrap works.

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