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    Smart guns

    I saw a news item scroll across the TV screen this morning while watching Fox News. It read, smart guns entering the US. Anyone know what they were talking about?
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    I don't know, maybe something like that Colt automatic pistol from some years ago that would only fire if the person using it was wearing a special electronic band type thing that came with the pistol. It didn't last long.
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    Most of my guns already outshoot me. No real shock if they start becoming smarter than me now.

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    Smartgun? Autobot?
    maybe they are the same thing.

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    Smart guns are a creation of stupid politicians.

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    How are the smart guns entering the country?
    This looks like a novel item, not sure if it’s worth $500.
    Not to me.

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    Fantasy of the leftist anti gunners IMHO

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    Mine are dumb as a rock, and just lay around like a $2. hooker.

    Maybe they'll come along with some sort of smart pill that can help them out.
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    From what I understand from several years ago is that term refers to owner activated firearms. Such as fingerprints. So the firearm cannot be used by someone other than the owner. There were hopes that they would cut down on LEO's losing control of their firearm and having it used against them.

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    Definition of a smart gun used to be a gun that can only be fired by the owner.

    The gun shown above as a phone that can only be fired when in the open picture is just a handgun. In that shape it looks like a firearm and does not qualify as an any other weapon.

    Same as many pen guns the BATFE allows that can only be fired when open and "shaped as a handgun" I have collected several of these. One was made in NH by the father of a SP Trooper I am friends with as our sons went to school together. Note very small town.

    The gun is cool 1 shot only takes time to reload but my outback does thread on.

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    Maybe these guns have AI and are smuggling themselves into the country. Probably an offshoot of self driving cars.
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    There was an option for service revolvers that used a magnet to move a sear block- activated by a steel finger ring worn by the officer. I don't recall what it was called, though.

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    Being as how only communists will buy them, I don't think the manufacturer will be in business very long!
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    when the "news" says something like that its usually they throw out some ignorant remark to grab your attention so we will watch more ads while waiting for the non story. it makes folks want to keep the channel on and is more titilating then them saying something like
    new at the home improvement store, left handed monkey wrenches and board stretchers.
    just more ignorance like them saying how guns kill people when what they actually should be saying is people kill other people.

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    My guns are so stupid they need outside help to pull the trigger.

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    Darn. Here I thought they had taught those "Dum, Dum" bullets (from Roger Rabbit) something.

    Or, are these the evil guns that don't need an operator and are capable of inflicting injury without human intervention?
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    Maybe they are the OAC version of the "Hillary Hole" . . . .

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    Smart guns finally arriving in U.S., seeking to shake up firearms market
    https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...rket-rcna11757

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    Mine are all dumb - they can't even clean themselves I might consider those new "smart" ones after successful adoption by our military and police

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