A Colorado-based startup is pushing the boundaries of firearm safety with the launch of America’s first widely available biometric smart gun. Designed to fire only when held by an authorized user, the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Obama administration wants to design childproof weapons. So-called “smart guns” utilize fingerprint recognition, or wireless signals, to ensure they can only be used by ...

“ Smart gun ” refers to firearms that include some sort of safety device designed to make sure that the gun can be fired only by an authorized user. These safety devices include fingerprint ...

Assemblyman Alex Bores, D-New York City, speaks at a news conference last week. The technology behind the idea of “smart” handguns doesn’t seem ready for use yet. Members of the Democratic Party’s ...

There has been a lot of talk about smart gun technology, but little action because of industry resistance. But an MIT freshman named Kai Kloepfer has presented what he believes is a viable working ...

PHILADELPHIA | A Main Line start-up wants to manufacture America's first-ever "smart gun," a 9-millimeter pistol that uses radio frequency ID technology to provide a layer of safety for police ...

Mass shootings were a horribly frequent occurrence in 2015. To kick off 2016, the White House announced that it plans to use its executive authority to improve gun control because Congress is unable ...

Feb. 3, 2005 — -- It's been the stuff of science fiction for ages: a high-tech gun that works only in the hands of "the good guys." And for a decade, various gun makers and researchers have been ...

A California federal appeals court ruling could have an impact on smart-gun technology, such as that developed by Armatix, and broad implications for how quickly President Barack Obama’s recent calls ...