Would like to run this idea of Gun control by you. (Actually not very complicated)

[BlueJazz]

Whenever I start my car I have to have the key (which has a chip in it) that tells the lock "Everything is OK".

Seems like if gun owners wore a little bracket that told a chip in their weapons that "This is your weapon, you can fire", it might cut down in the selling or stealing of weapons?

Just an idea.

[shadowrider]

1. No go

The Oregon shooter and the shooter in charleston both bought their firearms legally and they both passed background checks. Your idea wouldn't have stopped either of those since the "chip" would say it's ok to fire.

[Glassunion]

3. And the shooter in Arizona

Connecticut, Colorado, etc...

[Duckhunter935]

4. Well in Connecticut

He murdered the firearms owner and stole the weapons, my guess he would have also stolen the magic chip. Of course what might have had an effect is if the batter was dead in the weapon to power the chip device. Of course that might happen for a lawful defensive use to with catastrophic results.

[Lizzie Poppet]

11. Sure...but these mass shootings are a small minority of shootings nationwide.

A far, far larger number of gun murders are perpetrated by people with felony criminal records (which make it illegal for them to buy or possess firearms). A not-insignificant portion of these murders are committed with a stolen firearm...and a "smart gun" set-up would be effective in these cases.

Unfortunately, the technology isn't really mature yet (that is, I wouldn't stake my life on its reliability). But it's close. Does nothing about the 300MM+ guns already out there, but going forward, it's a promising technology.

[Duckhunter935]

2. By all means make it and sell it

I am for all choices. I would not purchase it though, many later. What is the power source? Cars have large charged up batteries? Firearms have to work 100% of the time, this adds another big variable for that functionality. Most firearms owners would store those items together, so both would likely be stolen.

[BlueJazz]

6. Oh, I wouldn't make something like that unless there was a good market for it. So far, the responces

...tell me that the market would not support it. Fair enough.

[Duckhunter935]

7. I think that is why they are not available

There has to be a market for them to succeed.

[Chan790]

10. Been tried before and will be tried again.

I believe the previous attempt used RFID (or similar proximity technology) in a ring. Current research efforts are more along the lines of fingerprint scanners (safer) and magnets to release a blocking plate between the firing pin and the round (more failproof as magnets don't require a power source.)

These all fall under the heading of "smart guns" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_gun

[Kang Colby]

5. Smart guns are a concept

that people have been discussing for years. I realize many people lack working knowledge of firearms, but I can assure you that as a method of crime prevention it would not be effective. Guns aren't much more than a metal pipe with a collection of springs and pins, retrofitting guns with iPhone like technology won't be of use as a crime reduction tool.

Check out these homemade Brazilian firearms:

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/01/22/common-illicitly-homemade-submachine-guns-brazil/

[michreject]

8. I can walk into a Ace hardware with 10 dollars

come out with the needed materials to make a gun and have change left over.

[Recursion]

9. The female CEO of a company marketing these received a deluge of death and rape threats online

I'll see if I can find that story. Just saying be careful if you market this.