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White House Releases Report On How To Spur Smart-Gun Technology (computerworld.com)
Lucas123 writes: A report commissioned by the White House involving the Defense, Justice and Homeland Security Departments has begun a process to define, for the first time, the requirements that manufacturers would need to meet for federal, state, and municipal law enforcement agencies to consider purchasing firearms with "smart" safety technology. They've committed to completing that process by October, and will also identify agencies interested in taking part in a pilot program to develop the smart gun technology. The DoD will help manufacturers test smart guns under "real-world conditions" at the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center in Maryland. Manufacturers would be eligible to win cash prizes through that program as well. In addition to spurring the adoption of smart gun technology, the report stated that the Social Security Administration has published a proposed rule that would require individuals prohibited from buying a gun due to mental health issues to be included in a background check system.
Just like so sick fuckers who spun the tragedies of car crashes into improving vehicle safety.
"Old man yells at systemd"
"This is the kind of reaction that is generated by placing ideological thought ahead of reality. I'm not bashing you, but I am bashing your idea that "smart" tech on a gun is or should be required."
This is the kind of reaction that is generated by placing ideological thought ahead of reality. I'm not bashing you, but I am bashing your idea that the right to own a gun of any kind is or should be required.
Rather than rejecting it outright, why not look at the stats and think about how this could actually work for a moment.
We rely on many battery powered things to keep us alive, such as smoke alarms. A simple system where it makes a loud periodic beeping noise every 10 years when the battery starts to run low would seem to suffice. Presumably you are maintaining it in other ways so you could just swap the battery every five years.
Statistically there is a significant chance that you could be shot in a situation where a smart gun would have saved you. For example, you have more to fear from toddlers with guns than from terrorists. In fact, you are more likely to be accidentally shot than to need to shoot someone else to protect yourself. So on balance, the small increase in risk that the gun may not work seems to be outweighed by the benefits.
const int one = 65536; (Silvermoon, Texture.cs)
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Yeah, you're gun clearly has a faulty primary safety, namely the wack job holding it.
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