Smart guns are dumb..

[Wannabewoodsman]

In my opinion. Too easy to hack, to easy to control, too easy for something to go wrong. What do you guys think about the idea of "smart guns"?

Could the invention of smart guns save lives? One company believes so

A firearms company is pioneering tech for guns that could make them safer. How does it work?

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[Snake45]

What do you guys think about the idea of "smart guns"?

It's an idea intended to be sold to stupid people. REALLY stupid people.

 

[Bassbob]

There's more than one reason why this isn't feasible. First of all, the technology doesn't really exist. And the only way it ever will exist is if it is marketable. Which it isn't without some sort of totally unconstitutional government mandate. Therefore the R&D money to design a reliable product simply doesn't exist.

It's a tired old anti gun charade.

 

[Onewolf426]

Any "smart" device is only as smart as the idiot designing it.

 

[SimonRL]

There’s two aspects to this that wind me up. First off, I’m not connecting my gun to my iPhone - even though I’m sure it’s perfectly safe and nothing could go wrong. Mmmkay. Secondly, every biometric device I’ve used has been far from perfect. Try putting a sweaty fingerprint ona biometric reader and see how that goes. Or a bloody one. Luckily you probably won’t be sweating and/or bloody when you need to pull your smart gun.

The sci-fi fan in me loves the idea of me saying “Sig 226,000 shoot that dirtbag hiding around the corner with a 9mm Exocet round please,” but for the meantime I’ll do it the old fashioned way.

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

Any "smart" device is only as smart as the idiot designing it.

Just like any other device that has human programming

 

[Jfal]

I steer away from most things labeled "smart". Not for me...

 

[Blackmesa96]

Like most every other techno innovation, the technology available to pull it off doesn't exist. Just another geek's dream that they think will make them rich.

Doesn't mean that someone won't try to ram it down our throats. Like "green energy".

 

[KLGunner]

In my opinion. Too easy to hack, to easy to control, too easy for something to go wrong. What do you guys think about the idea of "smart guns"?

Could the invention of smart guns save lives? One company believes so

A firearms company is pioneering tech for guns that could make them safer. How does it work?

www.wusa9.com

Worst idea ever in my opinion.

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

Like most every other techno innovation, the technology available to pull it off doesn't exist. Just another geek's dream that they think will make them rich.

Doesn't mean that someone won't try to ram it down our throats. Like "green energy".

Like the amount of hopper rail cars off to the electric plant for green cars

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

Worst idea ever in my opinion.

Unfortunately they don't care about our (law abiding firearm owners) opinion

 

[Pitdogg2]

Yet my smart phone i must reload my fingerprint at least once a month. Luckily the pad combination works to unlock and reload the print. How would you like to do that on a firearm in the heat of "battle"?
My biometric safe gets wonky sometimes to.... once again thank god there's a key option.
Is there a key or passcode for the firearm when someone is trying to kill you?
Doubtfully

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

Imagine going around with a trigger guard lock? Wait I dropped the key in the dark. So unfair!

 

[Keystone19250]

About a year ago I bought a brand new HP Laptop with a finger print reader to unlock it, it worked (once) now it only unlocks with a PIN number.
As mentioned the fool proof technology is not there yet, to many variables to go wrong.

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

About a year ago I bought a brand new HP Laptop with a finger print reader to unlock it, it worked (once) now it only unlocks with a PIN number.
As mentioned the fool proof technology is not there yet, to many variables to go wrong.

That's what's happening on this laptop also, but having to use the 3 question method. Key doesn't work also.

 

[Onewolf426]

We also see how well those "smart, self driving cars" are working out, as well as the EVs with the exploding/flammable laptop batteries. Seems all of these "intelligent, informed, enlightened" geniuses have forgotten all those laptops, etc that burst into flames.

 

[Keystone19250]

This was a very interesting read.

Is your electric vehicle really all that green and cost less money to own and run.

14 Hidden Costs of Owning an Electric Vehicle

Electric cars have been receiving more interest as gas prices go up, but here are a few things to consider before you buy one.

financebuzz.com

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

This was a very interesting read.

Is your electric vehicle really all that green and cost less money to own and run.

14 Hidden Costs of Owning an Electric Vehicle

Electric cars have been receiving more interest as gas prices go up, but here are a few things to consider before you buy one.

financebuzz.com

AND it's still going to need oil/grease of some sort.

 

[Keystone19250]

AND it's still going to need oil/grease of some sort.

And tires which require petroleum products to make.

 

[Blackfeather]

Putting the word 'smart' in front of anything pretty much ensures the product is dumb, but I will say that my new SmartAss thermostat can be entertaining... it yells 'How Dare you!' if I set the the heat to high or the AC to low.