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Thread: Proof that technology is making us dumber: CNN opinion piece "Make guns smart"

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    Proof that technology is making us dumber: CNN opinion piece "Make guns smart"

    *insert the animated facepalm .gif of your choice here*

    "Make Guns Smart"
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    Wow. Philip K. Dick would be envious of whatever that guy was on when he wrote that.
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    The sad part is how many people will read this and think "Yeah, what a great idea".
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    Facepalm is correct.

    The latest Bond flick put this idea into a lot of otherwise empty heads. I just can't seem to convince these people that it's a bad idea, even as they're shouting at their latest Blue Screen of Death on their laptops.

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    Tell you what, let the FBI, TSA, Secret Service, and the Capitol Police adopt this technology first, and then use it in the field for a while as standard issue.

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    Technology is making us dumber? C'mon. The guy is an idiot. Blaming his iPhone for that is as stupid as him blaming guns for violence. Same thought pattern.

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    Building software into guns need not affect gun owners' desire to protect their homes. Trigger control software could be relaxed when the gun is at home or in a car, while other safety features stay on to prevent accidental discharges. Guns used by the police would be exempt from such controls.
    Imagine that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tamara View Post
    Imagine that.
    I'd ask why it's acceptable to have police carrying unsafe weapons...

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    I seriously believe that this is the dumbest article I've ever read.

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