Smart Guns – You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
BY Herschel Smith
2 years, 11 months ago
LodeStar integrated both a fingerprint reader and a near-field communication chip activated by a phone app, plus a PIN pad. The gun can be authorized for more than one user.
The fingerprint reader unlocks the gun in microseconds, but since it may not work when wet or in other adverse conditions, the PIN pad is there as a backup. LodeStar did not demonstrate the near-field communication signal, but it would act as a secondary backup, enabling the gun as quickly as users can open the app on their phones.
It sounds like the Babylon Bee, but it’s a serious article. Or sort of.
You can’t make this stuff up. “Hold on there froggy – it’s raining and I dropped my guns, can you give me a second to access my iPhone?”
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On January 12, 2022 at 11:13 pm, Mike said:
I guess the only positive out of this story is that my analog guns should go up in value..
On January 13, 2022 at 9:02 am, Fred said:
It would be funny if they weren’t serious. Babylon Bee yes, but also a Monty Python skit for the elders.
On January 15, 2022 at 8:49 am, why said:
Once EVERY government-based officer (federal and state) is carrying one, THEN I’ll consider (for 2 seconds, maybe).
On January 16, 2022 at 5:33 pm, TRX said:
So, you’d only be able to use the gun if you were carrying your cellular tracking device? And being an “app”, it would have to be a “smart” phone, too.
So…
Lift shirt with right hand.
Open flap of phone carrier with right hand.
Pull phone out with two fingers of left hand.
Reposition phone; press “on” button with left index finger, then use right index finger to enter unlock code. (may require tilting my head back to look under my glasses, otherwise I might not be able to read the screen)
Navigate from wherever screen I left the phone at to the icon screen.
Tap the “app” icon.
EXTRA BONUS POINTS: do it in rain, or while wearing gloves
Assuming the “app” loads instantly and requires no further input, the need for a gun is probably over.
Compare to:
Reach under shirt with left hand; grasp gun butt; pull down out of holster, aim, fire.
(“upside down” shoulder rig worn under a shirt)
Tap