Quinn: Silicon Valley should jump into the smart gun market
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Written by Michelle Quinn.
At a 2013 news conference to launch the Sandy Hook Promise Innovation Initiative: from left, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee; Lee Shull, co-founder Sandy Hook Promise; Ron Conway, San Francisco angel investor; and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón. The initiative is an effort b to combat gun violence through innovations in gun safety, mental health research, and related new technologies. (Anda Chu, Bay Area News Group)
Among President Barack Obama’s gun reforms announced this week was an important nugget that should pique the interest of Silicon Valley.
Key federal law enforcement agencies should look into expanding the use of so-called smart guns, he said.