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Hardly Anyone Is Buying 'Smart Guns'
Daniel_Stuckey writes "The technology is here. So-called 'smart guns' are being programmed to recognize a gun owner's identity and lock up if the weapon ends up in the wrong hands. Entrepreneurs and engineers have been developing technology to make safer guns since the early '90s, and by now we've got working prototypes of guns that read fingerprints, hand grips or even sensors embedded under the skin. But after 15 years of innovation, personalized guns still haven't penetrated the marketplace."
there is no shortage of redneck children in the world
Smart guns need smart owners, that's the problem.
I know man, shit like that happens the whole time. Why it was only last week that my friend was gunned down by hundreds of men. We were going to the shop to get milk, and this combat battalion, carrying assault rifles and wearing ski masks, bursts out of like nowhere! My friend is riddled with bullets, but luckily in his dying moments he managed to lob a 15 pound (7 kilo) handgun to me. Thanks to the power of Jesus and America, I was able to overcome these terrorists. But just think, if he had been stupid enough to have a smart gun, I would have been literally defenseless against this army. I bet they would have liked that.