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No current firearms designer is dumb enough to put nonessential electronics in the critical path. The State of New Jersey has/had a law[1] that would require a
by CWuestefeld 6y ago
No current firearms designer is dumb enough to put nonessential electronics in the critical path.
The State of New Jersey has/had a law[1] that would require all handguns sold to be outfitted with smart gun technology within X months of said technology becoming available, that would prevent the gun from firing except when in the hands of its authorized owner.
At the time, it was assumed that would take a form like, the owner needs to wear a special ring on the hand that would grip the gun, and the firing mechanism would sense proximity of the ring. The nightmare stories that could arise from that pretty much write themselves.
But my point is that, even if manufacturers aren't that dumb, politicians are.
[1] I'm not sure of its current status