Smart Guns To Stop Mass Killings

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday January 9, 2013 @07:06AM from the it's-just-a-matter-of-code dept.

New submitter Bugs42 writes "CNN.com has an opinion piece on the possibility of cramming guns full of computers and sensors to disable them in certain buildings or around children. The author, in true mainstream media fashion, completely fails to see any possible technical problems with this. Quoting: 'How might this work? Start with locational "self-awareness." Guns should know where they are and if another gun is nearby. Global positioning systems can meet most of the need, refining a gun's location to the building level, even within buildings. Control of the gun would remain in the hand of the person carrying it, but the ability to fire multiple shots in crowded areas or when no other guns are present would be limited by software that understands where the gun is being used. Guns should also be designed to sense where they are being aimed. Artificial vision and optical sensing technology can be adapted from military and medical communities. Sensory data can be used by built-in software to disable firing if the gun is pointed at a child or someone holding a child."

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Why smart people don't own guns by mozumder · 2013-01-09 07:45 · Score: 0, Troll

All the junior McVeigh's here are willing to fight for their freedom.
We liberals know that there is no such thing as "freedom".
The US has always been like any other system of government, which follow the exact power structure everywhere else, and that is: those with power will always rule those without.
Guns are there to provide you with this false illusion of individual freedom, which smart people know you do not have.
The powerful give you the illusion of freedom, so that you will work harder for their profit.
Basically, owning a gun is saying you fell for that.
Don't believe me? Try doing something illegal, and let me know how much "freedom" you actually have.