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Smart Gun Technology - No Way, 3D Metal Printing of Guns - Right Around the Corner

Posted on the 14 November 2013 by Mikeb302000
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The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has just publishedthe results of a McKeon & Associates surveythat shows a large amount of distrust of so-called “smart gun” or “personalized gun” technology and any regulation to require its use.

Smart guns are firearm equipped with electronic radio frequency or biometric scanners that disable themselves when not in the right hands. Without the pre-selected RFID tag or palm or fingerprint scan, the guns will not fire. Although it’s well-meaning safety mechanism, in the end most Americans don’t trust the existing technologies and would be opposed to a smart gun mandate. You know what's funny about this?  Gun-rights fanatics insist that the million-dollar cost associated with 3D metal printing will soon be so reduced that it'll be available to every idiot with an internet connection but smart gun technology is out of the question.

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