Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

New Smart Gun Company Hopes To Begin Production This Summer

Posted by samzenpus on from the smarter-shooting dept.

Lucas123 writes Safe Gun Technology (SGTi) is hoping it can begin production on its version of a smart gun within the next two months. The Columbus, Ga.-based company uses relatively simple fingerprint recognition through a flat, infrared reader positioned on the weapon's grip. The biometrics reader enables three other physical mechanisms that control the trigger, the firing pin and the gun hammer. The controller chip can save from 15,000 to 20,000 fingerprints. If a large military unit wanted to program thousands of finger prints into a single weapon, it would be possible. A single gun owner could also temporarily program a friend or family member's print into the gun to go target shooting and then remove it upon returning home."

10 of 632 comments (clear)

  1. Speed/accuracy/reliability: pick two by mcelrath · · Score: 4, Funny

    If this fingerprint scanner works as poorly and as slowly as the fingerprint scanner on my Thinkpad, there's no way in hell anyone would want this on a gun.

    If on the other hand you want to make sure no one can ever fire the gun, this sounds great.

    --
    1^2=1; (-1)^2=1; 1^2=(-1)^2; 1=-1; 1=0.
  2. "Fire gun!" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    "You do not have permission to fire this gun."

    "sudo Fire gun!"

    *BLAM*

  3. Blue Screen of Death by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    is now real.

  4. Re:I won't be buying one... by tutufan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Me neither. If a kid finds that gun on the piano, they should pay the price...

  5. Re:How about gloves? by j-stroy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am sure that duct taping an authorized finger to the scan pad would hack the system. The rest of the authorized individual is redundant.

  6. Re:I won't be buying one... by cffrost · · Score: 4, Funny

    If a kid finds that gun on the piano, they should pay the price...

    Exactly the kind of situation I want to avoid, which is why I don't have any pianos in my house.

    --
    Thank you, Edward Snowden.

    "Arguments from authority are worthless." —Carl Sagan
  7. Updates are available by mtrachtenberg · · Score: 4, Funny

    Pulls trigger. Nothing. Notices blinking LED by trigger. Looks at six character LCD display scrolling past. "15 updates are available, would you like to download now? Please tap once for yes, twice for no."

  8. Re:I won't be buying one... by LynnwoodRooster · · Score: 4, Funny

    My revolvers are safety free, and there is no safety on the semi-autos I own as well. NO safety is as effective as an engaged brain. Treat every firearm as loaded, keep your booger hook off the bang switch until you are ready to fire, and maintain proper muzzle control.

    --
    Browsing at +1 - no ACs, I ignore their posts. So refreshing!
  9. Re:I won't be buying one... by NoNonAlphaCharsHere · · Score: 4, Funny

    [ Picturing you in a firing range, standing shoulder deep in spent shell casings... ]

    I've got wood. Anybody else?

  10. Re:I won't be buying one... by kwiqsilver · · Score: 3, Funny

    Can I sweep up all the 9mm and 5.56mm?