Gun Control & RKBA

Straw Man

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3. And why do you think that is?

Fri Jan 13, 2017, 03:47 AM

Jan 2017

Smith and Wesson tried to market smart guns several years ago and the NRA

went on the attack, I know lots of people that wouldn't touch a S&W pistol after that. Then NRA doesn't believe in smart weapons,
what if you have to kill someone and your gun won't fire.

Opposition to the development of smart gun technology was and is based solely on legislation mandating that only smart guns be sold once a workable smart gun comes to market. What gun owner would want to trade the choice of literally hundreds of models of handgun for the limitation to one -- count 'em, ONE -- model, which may be a ghastly piece of crap in every way?

And yes, what if you do need your gun and it won't work? Do you see that as a desirable situation?

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MIT freshman tries to save lives with smart guns [View all] sarisataka Jan 2017 OP

Smith and Wesson tried to market smart guns several years ago and the NRA doc03 Jan 2017 #1

And why do you think that is? Straw Man Jan 2017 #3

Why would you oppose research on such a gun? Maybe they will develop doc03 Jan 2017 #6

The testing process has a simple solution for smart-gun makers krispos42 Jan 2017 #7

Don't oppose research. yagotme Jan 2017 #8

I already explained that. Pay attention. Straw Man Jan 2017 #10

Your argument means little to the control/ban folks who could best learn from vegetarians... Eleanors38 Jan 2017 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author ManiacJoe Jan 2017 #11

I've never owned a gun, but not sure I'd want one that could have an electronics glitch MrPurple Jan 2017 #2

Gives a whole new meaning to "blue screen of death" (nt) TupperHappy Jan 2017 #9

Or for this old codger, the Pepsi Syndrome. Eleanors38 Jan 2017 #14

.......but I would recommend he try to greatly improve from relatively reliable. pablo_marmol Jan 2017 #4

Dave Kopel weighs in here: pablo_marmol Jan 2017 #5

Still a great idea. Still waiting on the tech to catch up. ManiacJoe Jan 2017 #12