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Gun With Wireless Arming Signal Goes On Sale Soon
An anonymous reader writes "Armatix has built a pistol that will disarm itself when it is taken away from a watch that sends it a wireless arming signal. The .22 caliber guns will go on sale in the US within months, and the initial price is 7,000 euro. Higher caliber models will follow. To activate the gun, users must enter a pin code on the wristwatch, and then keep it within roughly 20cm of the gun. If the person is disarmed, the gun can't be used against them. Also coming soon this year, civilians will also be able to buy three-shot Tasers, rubber bullets, as well as Heckler and Koch black rifles." This might not be good news for the citizens of New Jersey.
Don't you know anything? If every citizen is not armed to the teeth, the King of England could just waltz right in, take over and make everyone his slave.
Is that what you want? 'Cos that's what'll happen!
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Don't go accusing all of us Americans of being as paranoid as you. There are plenty of us who find it perfectly reasonable for the state to ensure that weapons are only owned by people who know how to properly and safely use them.
And it's not that hard to measure knowledge of guns, especially if you force people to take a course on them (or perhaps test out of the course). You could ask about safe storage methods, situations in which gun use is legal, etc. There's nothing arbitrary about it- we rely on certifications in almost every part of our society to ensure that somebody has the knowledge they claim they have, and there's no reason that gun ownership should be any different, given the consequences to the people around the gun owner should they not properly handle the weapon.
See, we Americans have a widespread cultural mistrust of government.
See... I am not an American, but I have this distinct feeling that you have just insulted a great number of your compatriots.
AND a whole bunch of Canadians, Mexicans and all those people in South America.
No criminal record is acceptable, I suppose, though here in the US that bar seems to be getting lower and lower over time. When it was limited to felonies, and felonies were violent crimes, that was fine. But now it is expanded to white-collar crimes and domestic assault that results in a misdemeanor.
ANY crime record is an indication of tendency towards being a fuckup. It is not a prolonged punishment.
It is just an indicator that not only does the person in case have a tendency toward breaking the law, but also that he/she has a tendency of doing stupid things - like getting caught and sentenced.
Such people should NOT be allowed to have guns. Period.
No failed psych eval makes sense, but again - that bar keeps getting lower too. I've heard tales of ex-military being denied a weapon because of a decade-old PTSD diagnosis. This only makes it less likely for them to seek treatment.
So what if the person in case is a ten times decorated war veteran who lost 3 legs and four arms fighting for the country?
If he still believes that Charlies are about to get him he should NOT be allowed to have a gun.
And any history of mental disorder is again - an indicator towards problems with reasoning. Sorry, no gun for the crazy person.
Safe storage? Fifth Amendment. No law enforcement officer will ever enter my home unless they have a warrant or are acting on an emergency.
One - that is not the fifth amendment. You are thinking about the fourth.
And two - your statement that you want to purchase a gun and be issued a license for it gives police the "probable cause" to INSPECT FOR SAFETY whichever location it is that you will be holding your gun at.
If you refuse to let them in - then they have a probable cause to come back with a warrant cause there is a chance that you are planning to simply ignore the law.
In other words - you intend to break the law.
And I do believe that we all agree that there should be no illegal guns and gun owners out there, right?
Working knowledge of guns? How do you propose to measure this? Anyone who can read can have a "working knowledge of firearms and their use" in about 30 minutes. Sounds like an arbitrary test, to me. One that can be manipulated by whomever is responsible for administering it.
Simple. But not arbitrary.
Holding gun properly - as in by the grip and not like a club. When you are letting people use a tool specifically designed to kill people - assume that they are complete morons.
Handling gun safely - not pointing it at other people "for fun", understanding the use of the safety.
Being able to load an
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The only people who could love this idea are liberal gun grabbers who are afraid somebody might get hurt with a gun.
I don't know, there might also be a market amongst conservative gun enthusiasts who want to keep a gun around the house, without worrying about their kids getting to them and blowing each other's heads off.
I don't care if it's 90,000 hectares. That lake was not my doing.
Would you feel safe anywhere at all? I doubt it. I feel safe in my American suburban neighborhood, too. There are certainly places I would never venture armed or no. I'd like to know how in your perfectly safe gun free world. a 98 lb female is supposed to defend herself against being raped by a 250 lb assailant? Pepper spray? Or should she just lie back and "think of England"? If it were my daughter I'd rather she put a bullet in the bastard's eye.
I have mod points. The reign of terror begins now.