Editor’s note: This column has been updated to reflect that Biofire Technologies refers to its product as a “smart gun,” that Kai Kloepfer won a $100,000 Peter Thiel Fellowship, and that Smart Tech ...

As reported by Gizmodo, via a Reuters, smart gun makers LodeStar Works and SmartGunz LLC, both plan to release products later this year. The LodeStar version for “first-time buyers” could cost $895.

At first glance, the Biofire Smart Gun is different from other firearms. The large handgun looks part Halo, part Cyberpunk in design. It’s an appropriate look since the gun is made with new technology ...

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Dec 20 (Reuters) - When Irish gun entrepreneur Robert McNamara learned of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, his immediate reaction, like that of most people, was one of horror, shock and ...

Pushback against smart guns is common from some gun owners and advocacy groups. The fear is two-fold. For one, gun owners are concerned that adding technology to a weapon’s time-tested functionality ...

Specs of Smart Gun by Colorado-based company, Biofire (Copyright 2024 by Biofire - All rights reserved.) HOUSTON – It’s no secret Texans love their guns. Some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brian Arwari, University of Miami associate clinical professor, with his Lightguard device, designed to combat gun violence.

Broomfield's Biofire has unveiled a pistol that can only be fired by an authorized user. Will the technology actually put a dent in gun violence? Kai Kloepfer went through hundreds of prototypes ...

PHILADELPHIA — As police in Philadelphia struggle to stop a scourge of shootings, some New Jersey engineers say they are closing in on a "smart" solution: a gun that can be fired only by its owner.