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A high-tech solution to gun violence

Thursday, April 17, 2008 in News

Lawmakers in Sacramento are hoping to pass a bill requiring biometrics technology on every gun that is sold in California.

The problem is these guns don’t really exist yet. Companies worldwide are racing to put biometric images of hands into the grip of the gun. California’s proposal sets a deadline of 2014. If the smart gun isn’t on the market by then, the law would become void. New Jersey passed a similar smart gun requirement in 2002. They still have no smart gun.

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