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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - If your gun fails to shoot 10% of the time is that good enough???

Posted: 1/12/2005 3:56:45 PM EDT

It is if you live in New Jersey ... wonder if their cops are going to be forced to equip their guns with smart technology?

www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-12/njio-sfa121604.php

Shots fired at Bayonne range prove smart gun technology works
Sixty people crowded last week into a small room at the Bayonne police firing range to witness smart gun technology. Donald H. Sebastian, senior vice president of research and development at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), stood near an oversized screen displaying a real-time video of an NJIT policeman shooting an experimental handgun in an adjacent indoor range. Although there was no applause as shots rang out, the action demonstrated that smart gun knew friend from foe.
Sixteen electronic computerized sensors embedded in the gun's grip distinguished known from unknown users. "We've only just begun and we're pleased to say that we're getting 90 percent reliability when scanning users," said Sebastian.

Since 1999, Sebastian has led the project based upon Dynamic Grip Recognition, a technology invented by Michael Recce, PhD, associate professor of information systems at NJIT. Since June of 2004, five members of the NJIT police force have been trained to use the test gun and be recognized. Ultimately computerized sensors in each gun will record data on dozens of known users while also blocking unauthorized users.

The project has the enthusiastic backing of Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg and Jon S. Corzine. In addition to proudly witnessing the technology, the pair announced last week that, once again, they had secured $1 million in federal funding for the project. Last year, they secured a similar amount. The funding was included in this year's U.S. Department of Justice budget. Reps. Robert Menendez and William Pascrell, who have also supported the research and sought federal appropriations, also spoke, as did NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch and Bayonne Mayor and State Senator Joseph Doria, an early New Jersey legislative supporter.

Under New Jersey law, passed in Dec. 2002, only smart guns can be purchased in the state three years after personalized handguns become commercially available. Lautenberg said New Jersey's legislative effort to introduce smart gun technology should be a national model for the country. Once Congress returns to session next year, Lautenberg and Pascrell plan to introduce legislation modeled after New Jersey's law, so families across the country will be able to ensure that guns they own will not fall into the wrong hands.

It looks like there's going to be a whole lot of gun sales pre-smart gun technology!

Posted: 1/12/2005 4:01:00 PM EDT

[#1]

Hell, 99% sucks if the 1% happens when you really need it. Murphy says it will.

Posted: 1/12/2005 4:03:56 PM EDT

[#2]

We win the House, Senate and White House, and we are hearing more about gun control than I have ever heard of in my life!

"Assault Weapons" must be banned, .50 calibers must be banned, FN Five Sevens must be banned, people whould only be allowed to buy "smart guns".

Posted: 1/12/2005 5:35:55 PM EDT

[#3]

non gun board I go to is discussing this
one moron is all for it
thinks gun owners will like it too since "Gun sales will skyrocket when this becomes available."

dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5708614
I want to strangle "lord rick" and have for a long time
damn fucktard hardcore extreme leftist
and JustinS is supposedly a gun owner, but he often sides with the anti gunner's "sensible compromise"

Posted: 1/12/2005 5:37:20 PM EDT

[#4]

Posted: 1/12/2005 5:42:36 PM EDT

[#5]

Can you say "Electromagnetic Pulse"?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - If your gun fails to shoot 10% of the time is that good enough???

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