Posted on 02/15/2021 10:01:32 AM PST by John Semmens
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) has introduced legislation—the Handgun Trigger Safety Act—that would require all newly manufactured firearms to be so-called "smart guns." A second mandate is for all firearms in existence to be retrofitted with "smart gun" technology within the next ten years.
"The insurrection at the Capitol has reminded all of us that the hundreds of millions of guns in private hands across America pose a substantial threat against democracy," Maloney asserted. "The police and troops we depend upon to protect the government from hostile opposition could easily be outnumbered and outgunned. If we mandate that all weapons have smart gun technology the police and troops could simply deactivate all these weapons with a remote flick of a switch."
Maloney contrasted her approach to Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's (D-Tex) "old fashioned gun registry requirement bill. Knowing who has guns is useful, but the task of confiscating them is fraught with danger. My smart gun bill would essentially automate confiscation by enabling government authorities to deactivate all guns in private hands."
Lee contends that "Carolyn misrepresents my bill. In addition to a national registry of gun owners, my bill codifies the rules of engagement President Obama laid down for our troops in Afghanistan. Namely, the purported victim of a crime may not fire first. If he is fired upon he must call the FBI hotline and request permission to return fire. Only if he can persuade the FBI agent who takes his call that returning fire is absolutely necessary will permission be granted. So, as you can see, my bill isn't as 'old fashioned' as Carolyn claims."
Smart guns are currently available in the marketplace, but they are unpopular with gun buyers who fear that the added layer of technology could fail at an inopportune moment. And there have been reports that smart guns can be hacked or jammed via radio waves.
Maloney said "the reluctance of consumers to willingly purchase smart guns is the primary reason we need a law requiring them to. The ability to jam these weapons remotely is a feature, not a flaw of my legislation. If a smart gun fails in the hands of a private citizen the potential consequence is tolerable. An individual gets robbed, raped, or murdered, but the collective society survives. If a privately held weapon can be neutralized by government authorities a rebellion can be quelled and democracy saved. This greater public purpose argues for passing my bill as quickly as possible. I'm hoping that my Republican colleagues will see that, as a matter of unity, it is in all our interests to be able to fend off those who might want to oust those who rule over them."
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***A second mandate is for all firearms in existence to be retrofitted with “smart gun” technology within the next ten years. ***
That is over 400,000,000 firearms in the USA. bet it will be pushed by the manufacturers of the retrofit units, much like the trigger lock laws were backed by the manufacturers of such.
a smart gun would have meant the death of a granmother saved by her 12 year old grandson, who opened fire on a bunch of home invaders. good on you son.
one perp was found at an intersection nearby almost dead.
no charges may be filed against the young defender... as per the article.
Smart Bullet technology makes all that effort and expense unnecessary.
Smart Bullets simply avoid all innocent people and non aggressive animals.
They are a perfect solution, no matter what type of gun, or who owns or fires it, only criminals are killed.
That will give government employees great comfort in their Public Servant role.
That is impressive, but I gave all my guns away because I am afraid of them....Don’t remember to who, but wow, you won’t believe how much better I feel now that I have no guns in the house. I think all my neighbors did the same...//S//
Heck it was easy once I figured out that I could get rid of Global Warming by simply Cancelling it.
This is the kind of junk crap that will be thrown at us for the next 1435 days by the democrats.
Can we mandate smarter politicians?
Great minds think alike!
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