Obama to make 'smart guns' push

[SecularMotion]

President Barack Obama is opening a new front in the gun control debate, readying a big push for so-called smart gun technology — an initiative that the gun lobby and law enforcement rank and file is already mobilizing against.

As early as Friday, Obama is set to formally release findings from the Defense, Justice and Homeland Security Departments on ways to spur the development of guns that can be fired only by their owner, according to industry and gun control sources. Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett is slated to preview the announcement for stakeholders on Thursday afternoon.

It’s an intensification of an effort kicked off in January, when Obama ordered federal agencies to explore such technology and report back, as part of his series of executive actions for “common sense” gun reforms.

While the “smart gun” element of the actions drew little attention earlier this year, critics are gearing up to fight back against the possibility that such guns could be required for government firearms purchases.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/obama-smart-gun-technology-222574

[CompanyFirstSergeant]

1. Wait....

....please don't attack me.....

....I'm on the phone with tech support.

[Puha Ekapi]

2. Presactly....

And I'm pretty sure that no one within the Defense Dept, Justice, or Homeland Security is suggesting they equip their *own* people with such firearms. Why is that, you suppose?

[CompanyFirstSergeant]

3. Their lives are more important...

....than ours?

[Straw Man]

4. No problem with a big push ...

... in the R&D department. I'm all for that that.

As far as legal mandates, I say not until the Secret Service and the FBI are using them.

[DonP]

5. Good point, people have been carrying "FBI Loads" in their guns for years

When something has been approved for use by the FBI or Secret Service it's the ultimate stamp of approval.

As soon as the FBI and Secret Service and maybe the Capitol Police announces they are using them exclusively, they'll be in great demand.

No mandate required.

[CompanyFirstSergeant]

6. How smart does....

....an unloaded and locked up handgun have to be?

[Eleanors38]

7. Research all they want.

[sarisataka]

8. Research sounds good

To the critics who do not want the government to purchase them, I say that is the best way to prove the technology is viable and reliable. Let the FBI, DEA, Secret Service and others prove they function as flawlessly in the field as non-smart guns.