Posted on 05/16/2013 7:36:51 AM PDT by EXCH54FE
The bill, the Personalized Handgun Safety Act of 2013, mandates within two years that newly manufactured handguns be equipped with the technology that allows the guns to only work in the hands of their owners or other authorized users. Manufacturers that do not meet the standards could be held liable. And individuals or businesses selling older handguns must have them retrofitted with personalization technology within three years after the bill is enacted, at the expense of the federal government.
Acknowledging the difficult political climate for new gun legislation, Tierney remained optimistic, calling his bill a “common sense” reform to save lives by tapping into technology that already exists.
“This technology was developed and exists, but in the past was shelved because of efforts of the powerful gun lobby,” Tierney said on a conference call with reporters Wednesday afternoon. It recognizes and honors the second amendment.”
The proposed law would protect children from accidental shootings in the home, prevent criminals who steal handguns from using them, and help cut down on gun suicides, said Tierney and other advocates of the law.
Tierney said he has seen demonstrations of some the technology in his office, including fingerprint scanners and a wristwatch using radio waves to activate a gun. The technology that exists ranges from using a simple pincode to a biometric gun similar the one shown in the latest James Bond movie.
John Rosenthal, co-founder of Stop Handgun Violence who erected what he says is the largest billboard in the country devoted to gun control along the Massachusetts Turnpike near Fenway Park, said Tierney’s bill “has the potential to change the world of gun violence.”
“If Congress can’t pass background checks, at least pass this,” Rosenthal said. “We could reduce the majority of gun deaths in this country.”
(Excerpt) Read more at bostonglobe.com ...
this will be like the thumbprint scanner that can be overcome by either a gummy bear or chopping off the thumb.
If it uses and implanted rfid chip then chop off the hand.
Tierney has no clue how arms work. Just remove the whole junk tech and the mechanics work.
What we need is “stupidity control” for politicians.
Just because you saw it in a James Bond movie doesn’t mean it exists. With the percentage cops shot with their own guns, if this type of thing was reliable, the police would be using it.
I think the Secret Service and Capital Hill Police should start with this technology. Then, if it works, the FBI, Homeland Security, etc.. should be required to use it. Only after all federal, state and local gov’t entities are happy with it, then it should be required of the hoi polloi.
Another Congressman seeking recognition by promoting flawed and unsafe technology. I’ll bet this guy backed all the green energy loans as well and somehow profited by their failure.
It doesn't work when you need it, and it can only be fired by one person.
[[Manufacturers that do not meet the standards could be held liable.]]
IF enough manufacturers and sellers decided to band together and refuse to ocmply- they could stop this madness
Smith & Wesson is headquartered in Massachusetts.Pays serious tax $$$ and employs *many* people here.Perhaps the Governor of Texas,Georgia or Tennessee might want to visit their management for a chat.
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I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that our governor has visited and invited already.
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The bill, the Magical Handgun Safety Act of 2013, mandates within two years that newly manufactured handguns be equipped with the magic that allows the guns to only work in the hands of their owners or other authorized users.
Manufacturers that do not meet the standards could be held liable. And individuals or businesses selling older handguns must have them retrofitted with magic within three years after the bill is enacted, at the expense of the federal government.
A new branch of the BATF&E will be in charge of enforcing this new law, so will now be called the Firearms, Explosives and Ammunition Registrar, of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Magic And Necromancy.
Or FEAR-BATMAN.
I believe there is now a Federal subsidy program to assist with that effort, so why not?
Seriously, though: they (Progressives) never stop. Ever. The annual number of accidental firearms deaths (851), much less those attributable to improperly procured weapons is negligible as compared to say, drownings (3,555), or accidental poisonings (35,554).
But none of that matters. What matters instead is power and control - they want both, no matter the cost.
* Source: Centers for Disease Control, National Vital Statistics report; preliminary figures for 2011,
If I had to buy one, I would weld/superglue/attach the secret decoder ring to the most convenient part of the weapon, or preferably manually disable it. I do not want a feature that disables my means of self-defense. It’s simply a tax on firearms to price the poor out of the market, although it will just price them out of the market for legal firearms. Citizens of Massachusetts no longer have a legitimate government, so there is no moral obligation to obey their laws, just a moral obligation to avoid getting caught.
I’m certain the authorities could remotely render useless any or all firearms with this technology as well.
Not going to happen.
I might give Bloomie credit for having the most stupid idea of all time regarding this issue if not for this one. I remember wondering at the time if he had any idea of how many bullets are made and sold every year, or how little space there is on a .17" diameter bullet, or even a.22" diameter bullet, on which to encode a unique marker of some kind that would identify that one bullet out of the multiple billions, or maybe even more, that are made in many countries around the world every year. And that's not to even mention the uncountable trillions of shotgun pellets that are as deadly en masse as an individual bullet. Perhaps this proposal will be a possibilty by let's say, oh, another 25 years or so, or maybe not even then.
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