Author Archive for Margot Hirsch
More Than Half of Handgun Buyers Would Consider ‘Smart’ Guns: Study
Read the full article from NBC News here. Written by Devin Coldewey. Many Americans would consider “smart” or childproof weapons if they were to buy a new gun, a new …
Why Haven’t Gunmakers Improved Safety Technology the Way Automakers Did?
Read the full article from The Atlantic here. Written by Adrienne LaFrance. Guns and automobiles are curiously linked in American culture. They’re both outsized symbols of the nation’s dearly held …
Access to safer guns is favored by most in U.S., poll finds
Read the full article from the Los Angeles Times here. Written by Melissa Healy. Nearly 6 in 10 Americans — including 42.8% of gun owners — say that if …
John Hopkins Survey: Most Americans Support Smart Guns
Read the full news release from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health here. FINDINGS SUGGEST BROAD INTEREST IN GUNS THAT CAN ONLY OPERATE IN HANDS OF AUTHORIZED USER, …
The Challenges for Smart-Gun Makers
Read the full article from Bloomberg Businessweek here. Written by Paul Barrett. “If we can set it up so you can’t unlock your phone unless you’ve got the right fingerprint, …
This New Fingerprinting Technology Can Secure Almost Any Handgun
Read the full article from Fortune here. Written by Hilary Brueck. The tech unlocks a gun for its owner’s hand in one second. Omer Kiyani knows what its like to …
Makers of smart guns waiting to see if Obama will walk the talk
Read the full article from CNET here. Written by Terry Collins. The president wants to make it possible for consumers to find and buy these new types of guns. It …
Obama is pushing controversial smart guns. This NRA member may have the answer.
Read the full article from the Washington Post here. Written by Colby Itkowitz. When President Obama called for advanced research on “smart” gun technologies last week, Omer Kiyani thought, “I’ve …