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?
(Score: 2) by Bot on Thursday October 20 2016, @06:27PM
> after sales of its first model -- the .22 caliber iP1 -- were quashed by pressure from some gun owners and gun rights advocates
It would be interesting to know how gun advocates managed to stop the Yankees from shopping.
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