https://www.reuters.com/technology/e...et-2022-01-11/
Looks Glockish to me. Not for me.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.
Historically, they haven't worked reliably as I'm sure most know. I had a colleague at NJIT and they had a grant from Taurus to do such, never worked. SW, Taurus and Colt tried. There was the 22 LR mentioned in the article.
The rationale and problems:
1. Fear of NDs, kids getting their hands on it, stolen guns, etc.
2. IIRC, some gun companies did marketing and found there were customers for a home SD gun that would want such beast because of the fears in #1. So there was a sales opportunity.
3. The problem with #2 was that states might mandate them as NJ did if they were developed (law seems to have changed - not my lane). Antigun folks realize that such guns would cause more guns to be sold - OOPS! Nuts and angry folks could key in and go on a rampage anyway.
4. Police resistance as to reliability, reaction time (I forgot my password), etc. Would the most popular PIN be 1234?
Anybody in on this - in Idaho?
The only safe gun I would trust would be an energy weapon from the Weapons Shops of Isher.
Another story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...ms-market.html