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SecularMotion

(7,981 posts)
Fri Apr 29, 2016, 05:37 AM Apr 2016

Obama to make 'smart guns' push

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
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Obama to make 'smart guns' push (Original Post) SecularMotion Apr 2016 OP
Wait.... CompanyFirstSergeant Apr 2016 #1
Presactly.... Puha Ekapi Apr 2016 #2
Their lives are more important... CompanyFirstSergeant Apr 2016 #3
No problem with a big push ... Straw Man Apr 2016 #4
Good point, people have been carrying "FBI Loads" in their guns for years DonP Apr 2016 #5
How smart does.... CompanyFirstSergeant Apr 2016 #6
Research all they want. Eleanors38 Apr 2016 #7
Research sounds good sarisataka Apr 2016 #8

Puha Ekapi

(594 posts)
2. Presactly....
Fri Apr 29, 2016, 09:39 AM
Apr 2016

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?

Straw Man

(6,775 posts)
4. No problem with a big push ...
Fri Apr 29, 2016, 09:55 AM
Apr 2016

... 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

(6,185 posts)
5. Good point, people have been carrying "FBI Loads" in their guns for years
Fri Apr 29, 2016, 10:02 AM
Apr 2016

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.

sarisataka

(21,007 posts)
8. Research sounds good
Fri Apr 29, 2016, 01:44 PM
Apr 2016

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.

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