Senate Bill: ‘Must Retrofit’ Handgun with Smart Gun Tech

[bmwrdr]

I am not trying to support evil and stupidity but RFID technology would be the key technology.

I understand the technology, but how do you get the charge dependent battery and the extra points of failure presented by the electronics / mechanical interface out of the mix?

Here's another thought:

How often do you clean your gun when you haven' fired it?

Extend that thought: How often do you think you'd charge or test and replace the RFID circuit's battery?

How smart does that "smart" technology look when you pull the trigger in the 1.5 seconds you have to resolve a deadly threat and nothing happens?

RFID sensors work without battery, it uses the same concept as an antenna. Those chips are used in access control systems for example. You get that chip close to a device with a power source and that device can read the code on the RFID chip.
The extension of the RFID chip embedded in your gun could be your cell phone (smart phone) with an app to communicate between the gun and the device.

I am not a supporter of such a device but as you may very well know, technology does not stop,

[Dave2]

I am not trying to support evil and stupidity but RFID technology would be the key technology.

How? I mean yeah, you could glue an RFID tag on my gun somewhere, but that won't magically make it a "smart" gun.

That's right but a smartphone isn't really smart either. The point is, technology makes it possible and common sense is a different story.

One (or more) of us is confused.

[jmra]

next they will want to put a chip in your hand or forehead...

[Excaliber]

I am not trying to support evil and stupidity but RFID technology would be the key technology.

I understand the technology, but how do you get the charge dependent battery and the extra points of failure presented by the electronics / mechanical interface out of the mix?

Here's another thought:

How often do you clean your gun when you haven' fired it?

Extend that thought: How often do you think you'd charge or test and replace the RFID circuit's battery?

How smart does that "smart" technology look when you pull the trigger in the 1.5 seconds you have to resolve a deadly threat and nothing happens?

RFID sensors work without battery, it uses the same concept as an antenna. Those chips are used in access control systems for example. You get that chip close to a device with a power source and that device can read the code on the RFID chip.
The extension of the RFID chip embedded in your gun could be your cell phone (smart phone) with an app to communicate between the gun and the device.

I am not a supporter of such a device but as you may very well know, technology does not stop,

I understand how RFID works. However, that "communication between the gun and the device" will require a power source in the gun and a mechanical interface to block or unblock the trigger mechanism in order to function as an ID screening device.

An RFID chip alone is just decoration and/or a tracking device that can be read by a nearby antenna.

[bmwrdr]

I am not trying to support evil and stupidity but RFID technology would be the key technology.

I understand the technology, but how do you get the charge dependent battery and the extra points of failure presented by the electronics / mechanical interface out of the mix?

Here's another thought:

How often do you clean your gun when you haven' fired it?

Extend that thought: How often do you think you'd charge or test and replace the RFID circuit's battery?

How smart does that "smart" technology look when you pull the trigger in the 1.5 seconds you have to resolve a deadly threat and nothing happens?

RFID sensors work without battery, it uses the same concept as an antenna. Those chips are used in access control systems for example. You get that chip close to a device with a power source and that device can read the code on the RFID chip.
The extension of the RFID chip embedded in your gun could be your cell phone (smart phone) with an app to communicate between the gun and the device.

I am not a supporter of such a device but as you may very well know, technology does not stop,

I understand how RFID works. However, that "communication between the gun and the device" will require a power source in the gun and a mechanical interface to block or unblock the trigger mechanism in order to function as an ID screening device.

An RFID chip alone is just decoration and/or a tracking device that can be read by a nearby antenna.

Right, to lock a gun you'd need a power source in the gun. The idea about the RFID chip is most likely intended for scanning the gun and probably integrate the mechanism into access security at airports etc.
Retrofitting any kind of a device whatsoever is probably not feasible.

[VMI77]

[Dave2]

Right, to lock a gun you'd need a power source in the gun. The idea about the RFID chip is most likely intended for scanning the gun and probably integrate the mechanism into access security at airports etc.
Retrofitting any kind of a device whatsoever is probably not feasible.

That's what I was pointing out... how did we get from that to smartphones?

[bmwrdr]

Right, to lock a gun you'd need a power source in the gun. The idea about the RFID chip is most likely intended for scanning the gun and probably integrate the mechanism into access security at airports etc.
Retrofitting any kind of a device whatsoever is probably not feasible.

That's what I was pointing out... how did we get from that to smartphones?

Good question but let me explain something real quick. If the government wants to retrofit something it is most likely impractical or an analogy to the "Glock de cocker."

[VoiceofReason]

I am not trying to support evil and stupidity but RFID technology would be the key technology.

I understand the technology, but how do you get the charge dependent battery and the extra points of failure presented by the electronics / mechanical interface out of the mix?

Here's another thought:

How often do you clean your gun when you haven' fired it?

Extend that thought: How often do you think you'd charge or test and replace the RFID circuit's battery?

How smart does that "smart" technology look when you pull the trigger in the 1.5 seconds you have to resolve a deadly threat and nothing happens?

RFID sensors work without battery, it uses the same concept as an antenna. Those chips are used in access control systems for example. You get that chip close to a device with a power source and that device can read the code on the RFID chip.
The extension of the RFID chip embedded in your gun could be your cell phone (smart phone) with an app to communicate between the gun and the device.

I am not a supporter of such a device but as you may very well know, technology does not stop,

I understand how RFID works. However, that "communication between the gun and the device" will require a power source in the gun and a mechanical interface to block or unblock the trigger mechanism in order to function as an ID screening device.

An RFID chip alone is just decoration and/or a tracking device that can be read by a nearby antenna.

[JALLEN]

I don't mind the Dems thumping the tub with these idiotic schemes to sneak gun control by unnoticed. So far, the more they work themselves up on it, the fewer there are after the next election still in office.

[Blindref757]

I am not trying to support evil and stupidity but RFID technology would be the key technology.

How smart does that "smart" technology look when you pull the trigger in the 1.5 seconds you have to resolve a deadly threat and nothing happens?

I know you know this, but... RANT ON

These "compassionate" politicians don't care about you being victimized. If you kill one of their "voters" who is robbing you, you are part of the problem. If they really cared about fighting violence and saving dead people, they would do something about places like Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore, Oakland, etc. RANT OFF