Dems push smart tech handgun rules

[Electric Monk]

(cross-posting from LBN)
Source: The Hill

Democrats are looking to place new restrictions on who can use handguns.

The Handgun Trigger Safety Act introduced Tuesday by Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) aims to block criminals and children from using guns that do not belong to them.

Gun dealers would be required to install smart gun technology that fires only if it recognizes the shooter, such as the person who purchased the gun or someone they designate as an authorized user.

Some smart gun technologies use fingerprints, while others require the shooter to wear a bluetooth bracelet or receive a microchip implant that unlocks the gun.

The lawmakers also introduced a second bill that would provide $10 million annually in funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to research gun violence prevention and firearms safety.

The gun safety bills come on National Gun Violence Awareness Day.

Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/legislation/243756-dems-pushing-new-handgun-restrictions


Sounds like a good idea to me, but of course the gun nuts will fight it tooth and nail.

[flamin lib]

1. Auto deaths have fallen drastically due to modern technology but

guns are basically the same as they were at the end of WWI. Almost no advances in functionality.



Things like airbags, anti lock breaks, computer assisted handling and blind spot avoidance have reduced the number of accidents and with them injuries and fatalities. Yet the gun manufacturers fight technology tooth and nail.

Note that the number of gun deaths are growing at the same rate that auto deaths are shrinking.