Hardly Anyone Is Buying 'Smart Guns' 814
Daniel_Stuckey writes "The technology is here. So-called 'smart guns' are being programmed to recognize a gun owner's identity and lock up if the weapon ends up in the wrong hands. Entrepreneurs and engineers have been developing technology to make safer guns since the early '90s, and by now we've got working prototypes of guns that read fingerprints, hand grips or even sensors embedded under the skin. But after 15 years of innovation, personalized guns still haven't penetrated the marketplace."
Smart guns... (Score:4, Funny)
They can't figure out why? The guns are obviously smarter than their inventors.
Darwin (Score:5, Funny)
Any technology that prevents the accidental death of irresponsible gun owners' children is simply interfering with natural selection.
Re:Smart guns... (Score:5, Funny)
If Murphy had used a smart gun, he wouldn't have been shot with his own gun.
On the other hand, he then wouldn't have become Robocop neither.
Tragic, but useful (Score:3, Funny)
Well, we're talking types who think they absolutely need a loaded gun everywhere they might be in the house, including racks by the bed and whatnot. And that their life WILL depend on it any day now, when squads of evil government black muslim communist ninjas will burst into their home to confiscate their bible and replace their medicare with an evil socialized one. And their kids who think that playing cops and robbers with daddy's gun, presumbaly in between eating paint chips and being homeschooled in how many dinosaurs fit on Noah's arc, is a good idea.
I dunno, it certainly is tragic, but their noble sacrifice to improve the species' gene pool will be remembered.
Re:Battery (Score:5, Funny)
Don't worry. It fires a warning shot every hour to let you know it's time to change the battery.