Author Archive for Margot Hirsch
Silicon Valley seeks to disrupt gun industry
Read the full article from the Sacramento Bee here. Written by Dan Morain. After ducking talk of gun control in her 2008 presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton regularly calls for background …
Law Enforcement Officers Win Grant from $1MM Firearm Safety Challenge
Smart Tech Challenges Foundation Awards Life-Saving Smart Gun Technology ORLANDO, FL —Today, Silicon Valley’s Smart Tech Challenges Foundation announced a grant to GunGuardian, a company developing user-authentication technology for firearms, …
Smart guns still face irrational opposition, but their time will come | Editorial
Read the full article from the Star-Ledger Editorial Board here. Originally published on NJ.com by the Star-Ledger Editorial Board. It’s hard to know whether Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) is waving …
Smart Guns Featured on 60 Minutes
On November 1, CBS’ 60 Minutes featured smart firearms safety innovation, including our founder Ron Conway, and two of our leading grantees, Jonathan Mossberg and Tom Lynch. Ron Conway sat …
’60 Minutes’: Will smart guns change debate?
Read the full article from the Orlando Sentinel here. Written by Hal Boedeker. After viewing 60 Minutes’ segment on smart firearms safety technology, Orlando Sentinel reporter Hal Boedeker highlighted a …
“Why aren’t we investing more in smart guns? “
Read the full article from the Tampa Bay Times here. Written by John Romano. In an article published over the weekend, Tampa Bay Times columnist John Romano asks the question: …
60 Minutes: “Smart guns finally poised to change U.S. gun market?”
60 Minutes will be airing a segment on smart guns this Sunday, November 1: CBSnews.com. Learn more about Ron Conway and the smart tech innovators who will be featured in …
Give ‘Smart Guns’ a Chance to Save Lives
Read the full article from the Daily Beast here. Written by Eleanor Clift. What if a gun could only be fired by its owner? Now they can—and that doesn’t please …