Author Archive for Margot Hirsch
MIT Student Tackles Gun Violence in America with “Smart Gun” Prototype (VIDEO)
Written for Sputnik. After hearing about the increase in news reports of gun violence and firearms-related crimes in his home state of Colorado, the US based teen Kai Kloepfer decided …
US Government Releases Proposed Guidelines for Smart Guns
Smart weapons will need a ‘security device’ to prevent unauthorized use. Read Full Article Here. Federal authorities have just released a set of recommended guidelines to define the minimum technical …
Federal Agencies Propose Baseline Specifications for Smart Gun Technology
July 15, 2016 In January 2016, as part of the administration’s ongoing efforts to combat gun violence, President Obama directed the Departments of Justice (DOJ), Homeland Security (DHS) and Defense …
How Silicon Valley Could Do a Lot More To Stop Gun Deaths But Isn’t
So far this year in the U.S. there have been over 325 children (11 years old and younger) unintentionally injured or killed by a firearm. Last year, over 200 American …
Gun Tech: 10 Startups Working To Make Firearms Smarter And Safer
Read the Full Article Here. American manufacturers are producing over 11M firearms annually, mostly handguns, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms. Gun violence in America …
Guns Will Soon Be as Smart as Our Phones
How Technology Might Change The Gun Debate Listen to the Full Podcast Here.
America’s Gun Debate ep6: Smart Guns May Help Reduce Violence (VIDEO)
Video by CCTV.com.
Home Should Not Be A War Zone
Read the full Aricle By the New York Times. A BATTLEFIELD on our soil. Here at home, many of us are alarmed by the carnage. We are alarmed by loopholes …