World's First Biometric Smart Gun Aims to Reduce Accidental Shootings and Suicides
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- Опубликовано: 4 июн 2023
- Join Scripps News as we delve into the world of BioFire's game-changing biometric smart gun. Founder Kai Kloepfer showcases its exceptional security features at a firing range in Broomfield, Colorado. This groundbreaking weapon merges pistol and programming, employing built-in fingerprint and facial recognition sensors to prevent unauthorized use. Witness how this smart gun tackles the need for both accessibility and enhanced firearm security, with the aim of reducing gun suicides and accidental shootings. Dive into the ongoing discussions surrounding smart gun technology, including the concerns surrounding tracking and hacking.
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Could BioFire's biometric smart gun be the game-changer in combating gun violence? Join the discussion!
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This tech will only be feasible if it’s further perfected with unnoticeable latency. Personally I love the idea, but I also understand the skepticism.
I mean I looked at Ryan Mcbeth's video where he fired it at their range, the Fingerprint one unlocked pretty damm fast, the facial recongnition was a bit slow but it was about as quick as the time it takes to get into low-ready (which, since it uses a thermal camera, is pretty good since it'll work at the dead of night)
Nope. When I need my gun I need ot to work right now and every time.
That’s what this does.
@@alecubudulecu EMP? Days without recharge? Can it pass a mud test? How about dropping it in 5 inches of water?
Yeah, what if it's dirty?
@@alecubudulecu No. It introduces another point of possible failure. One that cannot be overcome immediately in the field.
@@ahuman71991 you’ve got bigger problems there.
2 JUST CHARGE IT
3 does a 1911?
4 same reply
Reminds me of the Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns Of The Patriots where the military PMC solider units all use ID tagged gear and weapons that if someone tires to use their weapons against the pmc the system locks them out
War…..War never changes
@@nasamcmahon War have change.
Would love to own one in South Africa as a law-abiding citizen
They say it’s made to help with suicides they must not know when someone’s suicidal if they can’t use the gun they have over a hundred different options
Yes but a gun kills them instantly. Other methods take time, unless the victim knows their anatomy. With other options there’s Some time to save them. With firearms, there’s no time if they go for the head.
@@BrowncoatGofAZ why not give depressed people better access to help
@@MingeBorea love to. But we need to do damage control until then. Gun control lowers successful S rates if nothing else.
@@BrowncoatGofAZif someone is suicidal they will just get a gun that doesn't have this kind of lock this won't really help anyone its not even really gun control all you need in America to 3d print a gun is a phone with RUclips and a few hundred bucks this does nothing
@@gamemusicify for an adult you’re probably right. But this would probably work for kids in the house.
Side note: they still need to buy the ammunition.
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You need upgrade your optic sensors at a ripperdoc to use the lock on feature .
I’m sure when Gen Z kids become parents, their kids will like this idea.
Yep nobody in our generation will like this. Gimmi a good old fashioned Colt, Glock or Springfield any day of the week! I'd rather have a Hi-Point for self-defense than this gun
@@backwoodsjunkie08 you misunderstand its purpose, its for parents with young children who want a home defence firearm easily accessible and safe
@@enigmaprime6789 so.. how much does it cost? And Im assuming this high tech pistol using batteries right?
Imagine it's the year 2047. You are trying to defend your farm land but your smart gun couldn't fire because it was remotely disabled by the government.
but that's not possible with this gun
@@danculbert6349 if you keep it offline as they described, yes it is.
You gotta get that netrunner upgrade at your local ripper doc.
This is a starting to help with the gun problem we in this country. I personally want to purchase one myself. As time goes on the technology will improve the gun itself
And as the title said, it’s lowering the suicide rate, so that’s even better
Cool ChatGPT bot, very sophisticated.
Spend the rest of your life waiting for the green dot
In today's episode of guns that can be turned off by the government
not how stuff works
Your phone can theoretically do the same thing then… I don’t get what you mean.
@@qk5574 a phone is not essential for safety in a war zone like New York or California.
@@LordGobis A phone is a flashlight, telephone, computer, virus encryption device, has a system for allergies and medications that help CPR and AED, and can even fly drones and other mechanical objects that can absolutely give you the advantage in a war zone. And I’m only listing a few items.
@@LordGobis Don’t be that guy. Because now you’re making me be that guy, but I actually have objective reasoning to combat your naive mind child.
After the police carry them for a few yrs , then maybe they might prove themselves worthy
That’s good and all, but what do you do when you’re in an actual situation and it’s not registering your face ?
The fingerprint sensor.
...you get f@cked
@@BrowncoatGofAZ Have you ever used a finger print sensor? I wouldn't bet my life on one.
@@cheesefries7436 what about unlocking your phone to call 911?
Besides, there’s a reason it has two sensors instead of just the one.
This thing is for specific niches, like if you want protection but don’t trust your roommate for whatever reason (suicidal or homicidal). Or if you want another layer of security included with teaching your kids not to touch the firearm.
Interesting idea, but I think I’ll stick with my XD9
Make it thinner and I’ll buy 10
This isn't the world's first. This technology has be on the market & available since the early 2000's. I have seen showcased & demonstrated at the international Shot show in 2002. It has been made available publicly since 2005.
Yeah but this is phenomenally more advanced.
Are you sure that it wasn't "Prototypes" that were at these shows? Full availability on the market is a different ball game.
@@alecubudulecuExactly
They were prototypes
Actually they have a tendency to be ripped apart by GRAs and 2ADs on sight. That’s why the Armatix never got improved.
They should have a fence fronting camera so it cannot be pointed at family
The gun have ip68 rating right?? RIGHT??
🤣🤣🤣 imagine that you get yourself into a dicey situation and have to defend yourself but it starts to rain! 😂
It seems every area of our life’s is advancing technologically but not guns.
Bad idea
They made the MR6 from bo3 💀
For those that purchase it
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Our problems are cultural.....not technological.
Also.....how long can you submerge it in water and it still work? A glock can sit on the ocean floor for a month and still work.
If rain/ dust/ mud or dirty hands cause a failure then its not viable. It has to work in tough conditions.....say after a huricane, in flood waters.
I think this is a gen z gimmick to have a feel good virtue signal. He uses all the old gun grabber verbage .. " if we can save just one child"
You could save way more people by closing the border and stopping fentanyl smuggling.
1 true, but both help
2 keep it out of water
3 I’ve seen RUclipsrs do it with wing sauce and Doritos dust
4 it’s not the problem, but it’s a component
5 GRAs say that criminals ignore rules, and you think a border wall will really stop people trying to get in? Or criminals already in the country? Trump’s wall was a waste of taxpayer money that only sated his own ego.
5.1 sorry. Had to rant.
Took the words right out of my mouth. Far more die from fentanyl than any of the problems he just listed on the video. That dude is not an actual firearms expert so I wouldn't trust him to build a f****** knife! I'm guessing by the time he was 16 he had never even shoot a real gun before. By the time I was 16 I had bagged probably in upwards of 10 deer
I’m a fan of having this available to those who want to use it.
To everyone who will tell me that the electronics aren’t as reliable as purely mechanical pistols: maybe, but with more time and effort, it won’t be an issue. And besides, this could lead to owners learning to maintain electronics, same as any other weapon.
To everyone who thinks this will lead to tyranny: you’re literally the reason why your greatest fear won’t happen. There’s no way Everyone would accept this kind of gun.
I don’t plan on owning any firearm, but if I did, this would be my first. That’s my right under the Second Amendment of the Constitution, isn’t it?
I'm all for it my biggest question is what if the electronic functioning of it does not work and in a life or death situation. Yes standard guns still have issues and cannot fire but I would trust my conventional 9 mm all day over this with electronics
Titanfall smart gun
Smart guns or smart weapons are not new.
True, but this is a major improvement over the Armatix.
Great idea, how to remove/ exchange the rest of the guns in America to make this work properly.
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Looks a bit bulky. Reminds of those bricks they call a Highpoint. They you need to rely on the electronics. An area that can fail , and if so when you are defending your life, can put one at risk. No thanks!
Give these to teachers and security personnel in schools, see how school shootings reduce
Giving regular guns, with less points of failure, to security personnel would probably have the same effect. Don't give guns to teachers, I've met some teachers I couldn't trust to feed my cat over a weekend, let alone handle a firearm in a stressful situation...
Cool ChatGPT bot, very sophisticated.
mirrors edge catalyst type shi 😂😂
hackers gonna have a field day with this one
It’s a local system it can’t be hacked by ordinary menas
This is a gimmick that no actual self-respecting gun owner will have. Yes having a gun in the house is always going to be a potential tragedy waiting to happen... But then again getting in your car with your children is as well. We cant nerf the world. What happens the first time when an armed assaliant breaks in and the POS fails to recognize the homeowners face or fingerprint... Then a family of five get slaughtered because of a malfunctioning computer chip. I would never trust mine or my family's safety to this firearm
Yeah and I'm not even going to get into the hole thing about these guns being able to get hacked by whoever has a freaking smartphone..... Or say like our lovely government! I'm willing to bet that this guy who made the firearm and designed it had big backing from the ATF 🤣🤣
@@backwoodsjunkie08 Did you even watch the video? it doesn't connect to the internet, it can't be hacked...
@@enigmaprime6789how about disable by EMP? High tech gun disable by using EMP meaning that the gun is now become a useless gun right? 😂
If all guns were made like this social security ID etc registered criminals would have a hard time right?
Oh okay, so I can just remove those and shoot it.
Nope. They’re integrated to the firearm. It doesn’t have a traditional trigger mechanism.
@@BrowncoatGofAZ yup
I am not a fan of this technology, facial/fingerprint recognition for a mechanical device such as a gun - this would be more accurately called a bio-imprinted password.
Essentially all this product has done has taken the fingerprint scan and/or facial scan and converted the biological information into a mathematical formula i.e. a hash value (see MD5) it won’t need an internet connection to run the cryptographic algorithm, the scans or the monitoring and storage of the values to compare against.
Now while this bio-recognition lock might be a product better versus with fumbling with a manual key lock or pin-pads in a middle of the night stressful situation, it still in my opinion has far more cons than pros.
Since most gun owners, expect to not only own keep their firearms for their lifetimes they also hope that they will bequeath their firearms to their family and still last for generations. This product given current technology puts battery replacement life at about once every 2-3 years and memory replacement at about every 10 years. Also this is a product that could be exposed to extreme environmental conditions, dropped, heat-humidity, rain, puddles etc how is the memory, electronics and battery protected to prevent damage.
Con#1 “Battery”: Regardless of how long a battery life it has it still at some point must be charged to be usable as designed; and with all rechargeable devices battery replacement will also be an issue and how is the memory of the “computer” managed with a dead or replaced battery. Keeping in mind that the battery could still be perfectly fine with over 300 to 500 charge cycles, but it could also fail sooner (how have they tested and gone through the battery manufacturer selection -cheapest and lowest quality or highest cost and most reliability) what kind of testing was performed to get the products anticipated life before replacement. - if the battery is damaged or being recharged what is protecting the owner from run away thermal issues.
Con#2 “Memory”: Depending on the memory and compression technology used can the stored hash values become corrupt over time, or lost? The electrical charge stored in a flash memory cells degrades over time, and will degrade much faster at extended temperatures; also the more you use a memory this type of memory cards, the more likely it is to degrade over time. A typical memory card can go through 10,000 to 1 million “write/erase” cycles before failing rates increase, but also sitting idle “cold” no electrical charge for extended periods will also cause corruption as the memory cells lose electrical charge. Also like the battery their is a finite physical age limit, typically 10 years. Keeping in mind that the memory could still be perfectly fine with over 2 million write/erase cycles and older then 10 years, but it could also fail sooner (how have they tested and gone through the memory manufacturer selection; their is a finite amount of times before it becomes unusable. -cheapest and lowest quality or highest cost and most reliability) what kind of testing was performed to get the products anticipated life before replacement.
Con#3 “motherboard”: If treated well and kept clean, a motherboard typically lasts between 10-20 years, though it is possible to last longer. This application of smart gun, could also put cleaning solvents and oils in contact with the motherboard(s) causing damage. Which means replacing the hardware with what will eventually become obsolete, and you may need to upgrade to the latest hardware.
Con#4 “reliability”: Facial and fingerprint recognition is vastly improved from a few years ago, but error rates are still high especially in the facial and in controlled settings are much more accurate then in real life scenarios. Also keep in mind that similarity scores and comparison thresholds to account for the false negative rates and false positive rates (families are going to look very similar - if your trying to prevent your daughter who looks a lot like her mom from accessing the gun, this could be a problem if the wife is the owner, or some other similar scenarios, like identical twins, etc. Then you have the recognition “racial” demographic biases, non-whites will find this product to have a much higher rate of false positives and will prevent the gun owner from accessing, especially in a need to defend type of situation.
Con#5 “quick to lock”: The manufacturer states that this product locks near immediately so anything from changing your hand grip location, changing the grip force from loose to tight, to switching hands temporarily and with the reliability factors, could lock out the owner when needed in a scenario where you are walking your house looking for the “source” of the late noise.
Con#6 “Software reliability and upgrades”: Since no one has been able to independently verify it at this moment we have to rely on the manufacturers statement that this is what they are doing and given their descriptions we can assume that they are probably doing what they claim they are. However, at some point we can trust but will need to verify; take the electronics apart and verify no Wi-Fi/Bluetooth or other radio communications chips or antennas are on the motherboard(s) and also to have a radio spectrum analyzer running to see if broadcasts are occurring. Also how is full manufacturer reset, or software updates (bugs/fixes) deployed when owners change in the case of reselling, or in the case of bequeathing to new a owner, or fixing a software flaw, or software algorithm improvements
The real benefit to these guns and best use case would only be have them marketed to police departments and private security companies to buy them for 3 reasons.
1. These 2 groups are the most at risk for guns being taken from them while carrying. As they tend to open carry in a retention holster.
2. The smart gun is about the same size as current duty guns with many LEO's already carrying the popular Glock 22, for OWB carry (open carry)
3. These guns are useless to practically everyone else.
This smart gun is a 9mm with a laser sight built in, for $1499 MSRP
No light mount, no training ammo, no self defense ammo, no gun training, no scenario training.
you could buy a Sig Sauer P320 9mm - something that you would want to carry concealed
add laser flash light combo
add 50 rounds of self defense ammo (JHP)
add 1000 rounds of training ammo (FMJ)
and still have about $400-800 for professional personal training with the new gun.
Sold!
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Great now just need to perfect the techcnology, find a way to get rid of all the hundreds of millions of non-biometric dumb guns on the streets, and replace them with these and we might have a solution. Good luck, got an up hill battle on your hands.
Yeah...a solution to how the corrupt US government will never have to worry about its citizens revolting. This is a way of bypassing our 2nd amendment without actually taking it away! I'll never own one of those firearms and I'll teach my children the same
not everything needs to be smart
Fallout 4 pistol im sry someone had to say it
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Americans☕☕
No thanks.