Is It Possible to Build a Smarter Gun?
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Published 2019-12-06
But with an epidemic of mass shootings, and gun accidents devastating communities nationwide, a small movement seeks to change the very technology at the heart of firearms. Yet the players behind this movement to create user-authenticated firearms, or so-called smart guns that only fire in the hands of approved users, are blocked at every turn.
Originally published on @Motherboard in 2017.
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All Comments (21)
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“I didn’t expect it to do that.” That. Is. How. People. Get. Killed. Please never pick up a firearm again unless you get some training.
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has his finger on the trigger of every weapon he holds..... wtf
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“i wouldn’t allow a smart gun within 100Mi. of here” ...30 sec later, guy with smart gun comes into shop🤣🤣🤣🤣
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"hey, see that reporter that's walking in right now?" "Yeah, why? "Grab me a semi-auto 12 gauge, this is gonna be hilarious"
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8:22 I can't believe he really just pointed a gun at the camera man and pulled the trigger... This is the kind of stupidity that gets people killed.
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Tell the reporter to stop putting his finger on the trigger when not in use, that's why people shoot especially with glocks cuz they have no safety
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8:21 This dude is unbelievable. You never point your gun at anyone unless you want to harm that person, no matter if it is loaded or not.
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"We can't fix stupidity". The best words and statement in this whole video.
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A man who immediately puts his finger on the trigger of every gun he handles is making a documentary about how smart guns would be a great improvement for gun safety?
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The ATF agent was annoyed AF that he dry fired his 50k Tommy gun. 😂 8:22
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"there was a gun i wanted to get, from a video game actually" yeah dude we can tell
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I would like to quote the amazing lock pick lawyer “if it opens with an internal magnet it can open with a strong enough external magnet”
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Jesus Christ....this dude's trigger discipline and handling is legitimately terrifying.
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Nearly kills camera man Oops didn't know it was gonna do that ATF GUY: Uh huh....
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Imagine being in a gunfight and your guns battery dies
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Why does the gun need to be “smart” the owner needs to be smart
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Did this guy actually just "accidentally" dry fire a Thompson after just talking with a mother who's son was killed in a gun "accident"! I bet this is the first time he had ever held a gun and nobody taught him how to respect dangerous tools. Let me teach you rule number one, keep the barrel in a safe direction and keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to fire.
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You lost your privilege of making fun of impoverished or under-educated white folks by using a faux southern accent as soon as you aimed that Thompson at another person, pulled the trigger and said, " I didn't know it was going to do that."
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I know this is crazy, but in case of an emergency where a gun could be helpful, I don't want to be the only one in the area to be able to use that firearm. I want my friends and family to be able to protect themselves in case I'm incapacitated.
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I still can’t get over how this guy almost smoked his cameraman😅😅
