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Smart Guns.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- 60 Minutes
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Crime Prevention.
- Law Enforcement.
- Shootings.
- Gun control laws.
- Firearms.
- Local Subjects:
- Crime Prevention.
- Law Enforcement.
- Shootings.
- Gun control laws.
- Firearms.
- Genre:
- News story
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (14 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2015.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- A report on 'smart gun' technology which allows firearms to fire only in the hands of their owners -- and why it is not yet mass-produced or sold in the United States. Advocates of smart guns believe they can lower the number of accidental shootings and suicides and cut down the resale of stolen guns. Opponents question: the safety of adding high-tech to guns; if the guns would be vulnerable to hacking; and if the fingerprint technology is reliable in various weather conditions. New Jersey State Senator Loretta Weinberg plans to ask the state to repeal the 13-year-old law which mandates all handguns sold in New Jersey be smart guns once they become available. Includes interviews with: Tom Lynch, CEO of Safe Gun Technology; Andy Raymond, co-owner of Engage Armament; Steve Sanetti, president of the National Shooting Sports Foundation; State Senator Loretta Weinberg (D-NJ); Jonathan Mossberg, CEO and president of iGun Technology Corp; and Ron Conway, investor.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed December 11, 2023).
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