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German Arms Maker Armatix to Release Second Smart Gun in U.S.

posted by janrinok on Thursday October 20 2016, @03:08AM   Printer-friendly

Phoenix666 writes:

German firearms manufacturer Armatix LLC is planning to release its second smart gun in the U.S. next year after sales of its first model -- the .22 caliber iP1 -- were quashed by pressure from some gun owners and gun rights advocates who saw it as a threat to Second Amendment freedoms.

Unlike the iP1, which used RFID technology, the new iP9 9mm semi-automatic pistol will have a fingerprint reader. The iP9 will be available in mid-2017, according to Wolfgang Tweraser, CEO and president of Amratix LLC.

How long before the smart guns go all WOPR?

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  • (Score: 1) by ewk on Thursday October 20 2016, @07:57AM

    by ewk (5923) on Thursday October 20 2016, @07:57AM (#416516)

    Nope... those are mandatory by law.
    Guns aren't.

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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 20 2016, @11:33AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 20 2016, @11:33AM (#416578)

    That's the connundrum with so-called "smart guns": a cascade of laws will activate when such a device is ready for sale, as outlined in a tech crunch article [techcrunch.com].

    The only sort of "smart gun" anyone in their right mind should even consider for purchase is one adopted voluntarily by police and military forces. Cops in particular have been very vocal about NOT wanting to carry or use such "smart guns", which is quite telling.

  • (Score: 2) by mhajicek on Thursday October 20 2016, @10:04PM

    by mhajicek (51) on Thursday October 20 2016, @10:04PM (#416960)

    You never walk out the door expecting to need your seatbelt, airbag, motorcycle helmet, or carry gun that day. On the hopefully very rare instance that you find you need it, you'd better have it. Oh, and helmets are optional here, but I still use one.

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