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TipTok

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10. In addition to everything mentioned...

Reply to HickFromTheTick (Original post)

Fri Dec 4, 2015, 06:08 PM

Dec 2015

... some systems relied on a bracelet and the equivalent of bluetooth for verification.

Such a signal could be jammed by someone with some technical knowledge.

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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