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HickFromTheTick

(56 posts) Fri Dec 4, 2015, 05:26 PM Dec 2015

Whatever happened to biometric locking systems on firearms? [View all]

The tech is out there and has been for some time, so whatever happened to the fingerprint locks on firearms? Too expensive? More expensive than 1000 funerals or 1000 shattered families??? This promising technology isn't off the ground yet.... why not?? Surely it would go a long way to preventing Junior from shooting up his gym class with Dad's gun.It would surely put a serious damper on the stolen weapon market also, no??

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Whatever happened to biometric locking systems on firearms? [View all] HickFromTheTick Dec 2015 OP

Several reasons hack89 Dec 2015 #1

Reliability. MGMT Dec 2015 #2

given how IRL life-or-death situations work we should WANT guns to jam, and jam often MisterP Dec 2015 #11

Yes, or in engineering terms, make it fail safe. backscatter712 Dec 2015 #16

I suppose we should abandon airline travel then. backscatter712 Dec 2015 #15

Because it's not a proven technology. linuxman Dec 2015 #3

Really? So your high priority for a subsidy it to gun owners? Lol, ok. Nt Logical Dec 2015 #13

The only time I think it would work is if someone took your gun and tried to LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #4

Australia did not ban them all btw lancer78 Dec 2015 #18

Only one sure fire way to keep guns out of the hands of people who would shoot them randys1 Dec 2015 #5

That's a pretty broad statement. MGMT Dec 2015 #12

the NRA did not like it juxtaposed Dec 2015 #6

Excuses Electric Monk Dec 2015 #7

Because the guy doing the shooting is usually the guy who can unlock it n/t 951-Riverside Dec 2015 #8

The NRA didn't like it. Warpy Dec 2015 #9

In addition to everything mentioned... TipTok Dec 2015 #10

I'ma gonna let you in on a secret... Chan790 Dec 2015 #17

I mentioned these earlier too, OP (although I didn't know they existed, but to research them)... Shandris Dec 2015 #14