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In this age of smartphones, it would be possible to mandate that all guns radio 911 with the current location whenever all the following events occur: - they a
by codex 14y ago
In this age of smartphones, it would be possible to mandate that all guns radio 911 with the current location whenever all the following events occur:
- they are withdrawn from the holster
- the safety is disabled
- there is ammunition loaded
- they are not at a shooting range or hunting area
This could help reduce the carnage from mass shootings and draw police to legitimate threats sooner. It is compatible with gun owner's rights. Heck, it could even take a picture and record audio whenever a shot is fired to aid in the legal nightmare that is sure to follow any gun discharge.
Another technological solution: RFID rings that must be on the shooting hand in order to discharge the gun. This keeps guns away from kids, prevents theft, and prevents guns from being used against their owners.
- fooooobar 14y agoThat sounds like a lot for effort for little to no benefit, considering how little time it takes to draw and load a weapon.
- Jayschwa 14y agoAny proposal that requires a battery pack probably isn't very reasonable.
- rdl 14y agoPutting the battery/comms/etc. on the holster and not the weapon would make sense. If I unholster my self defense handgun, I want a 911 call placed (ideally, with an open mic, and GPS, and open video) as soon as the gun leaves the holster, and continue for as long as possible. You'd have to be careful how to disable it when you took the gun out at the end of the day, or whatever, but the fundamental idea would be useful for self defense guns)
- Jayschwa 14y agoA "smart" holster is an interesting idea. I wouldn't want such a thing mandated by law though.
- codex 14y agoA battery may not be necessary--you could recover sufficient energy from the first shot, but that's obviously problematic. I was thinking a fuel cell in the ammo clip--maybe one which looks like a bullet and is sold with every n bullets of ammunition.
- nthj 14y agoI can tell you're not from the south... I shoot targets while standing on my friend's back porch every few weeks or so. I think you'd have to swap "not at a shooting range" with "within city limits." Regardless, say a guy is suicidal/crazy/wants to murder his ex-wife so he throws his 9 MM in the microwave with his macaroni dinner and, well, so much for any 911 calls
- dgunn 14y agoToo easily defeated. Simple Faraday cage and this device will never complete a call to 911.