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Gun Control & RKBA

NutmegYankee

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12. Semi-auto handguns got proven by military use.

Reply to Logical (Reply #5)

Sat Oct 24, 2015, 12:21 PM

Oct 2015

Once they were shown to be highly reliable the civilian market took off.

The same can happen for smart guns, but first the military and police need to prove the technology is reliable.

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Renewed push for smart guns could trigger a new furor over the technology [View all] sarisataka Oct 2015 OP

Like climate change, this is an area a person could profit from by doing the right thing randys1 Oct 2015 #1

one state law holds country hostage? jimmy the one Oct 2015 #2

Whether or not it is a factual or sarisataka Oct 2015 #6

Develop the tech. Put it on the market. Nothing wrong with that. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #3

Historically civilian handgun trends sarisataka Oct 2015 #7

I have a Samsung Galaxy S5, with the fingerprint scanner. krispos42 Oct 2015 #4

Technology gets better, people did not trust semi-autos initially either. Nt Logical Oct 2015 #5

Semi-autos aren't subject to... beevul Oct 2015 #8

In 10 years cars will drive themselves. Jets can land themselves. Can't stop it. nt Logical Oct 2015 #9

Future tense is the operative form here. krispos42 Oct 2015 #10

Semi-auto handguns got proven by military use. NutmegYankee Oct 2015 #12

What really helped was the first Assault Weapons Ban. ... spin Oct 2015 #13

Wake me up when the police start using it as a standard service weapon. JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2015 #11