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Post by Data on Dec 13, 2003 21:38:00 GMT -5
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Post by The Jeffly Has Spoken on Dec 13, 2003 23:53:13 GMT -5
"Instantly and reliably recognizes authorized users."
We'll see
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Post by tptplayer on Dec 14, 2003 7:45:51 GMT -5
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Data
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Post by Data on Dec 14, 2003 12:21:58 GMT -5
I dont think it is somthing I would want...but if they could do it......I mean if the thing really went bang as fast as I could pick it up and fire it and then throw it to a friend and it not fire...
Well then Id get one as part of my home defense plan. Is still keep the one in the safe by my bed and elsewhere in the house, but it would be nice to have one that I could just leave laying about without too much worry of a child or neighbor or intruder getting a hold of it.
Might also keep one as a carry gun in my tuck (but Id stil want a regular gun in there also as a back up...say keep the regular gun locked in the glove compartment and the safe gun in the console.
No way Id use one like that as a carry gun in a holster though....
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Post by MLB on Dec 14, 2003 19:12:44 GMT -5
"Oops, batteries are dead. Hold on there Mr. BG..."
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Post by Jeffress77 on Dec 15, 2003 3:09:31 GMT -5
First of all, that picture looks like a comic strip joke. I am sure that Taurus, who I am a large fan of would have something else in mind which would do justice to that goofy picture. This is definitley not a dumb idea. Who could disagree with that. i wouldn't want my kids to be handling my guns when I wasn't home. Granted they would have to know how to access them first, but I think that fingerprint scans would be a great way to facilitate the use of the pistol only by authorized hand(s). I think that children should be introduced to hadguns at early ages so they are able to try them and or view them. to know they arent toys. EVERY child is curious. I was and you know you were when you were little. If they were allowed to shoot, and join their parents when they were shooting and had proper education about them, their curiosity would be much less. The "smart" guns would not allow toddlers, or pre-toddlers from stumbling upon these guns, and shooting them even though this is the resposibility of the parents.
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Post by MLB on Dec 15, 2003 8:59:55 GMT -5
I think that the intent behind the "Fingerprint Gun" is well intentioned of course, but not practical. We are asking a machine to make decisions that should be the responsibility of the owner. It seems to me that this is yet another delegation of responsibility as can be seen in the current operation of a vehicle. (That's another discussion though ;D )
It requires a thinking human being to decide if a firearm should be discharged, and it is his duty to insure that it isn't done otherwise. I realize that it isn't possible to achieve this 100% of the time, but the responsibility is still there.
A simple machine dosen't have this capability of course, and therefore must substitute the real task with an extremely more simple one; match the pictures. The particular grip one makes with the handgun, the amount of dirt on one's hands, or the presence of a glove or bandage should not even enter into that decision, and certainly should not be its sole basis.
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Data
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Post by Data on Dec 15, 2003 16:12:53 GMT -5
I dont think the finger print thing would work.
I must say though that Colts simpler system of matching a wrist watch to the hand gun seems to have merit. I for one wouldnt mind wearing a colt wrist watch on my right hand.
What I would really want would be 2 things.
1) A damm good fail safe "low battery" warning system.
2) A manual Key style over ride.
If you were a cop or in a bad situation, insert your little key and dis-engage the wrist watch system and viola...you have a regular gun.
When your at home and want to be able to get to your gun faster......turn the key and viola..no worries about the wrong person being able to fire it.
IF THEY could make a reliable product that wasnt always messing up in a finely crafted weapon that felt good and could shoot good....
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Post by Flipper on Dec 15, 2003 16:34:44 GMT -5
I think I'll wait for the Star Trek phasers to come out. I've only recently gotten comfortable with semi-auto centerfires that's as high tech as I feel comfortable with for now.
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