The company from the United States plans to begin production of "smart weapons"

The American company Safe Gun Technology (SGTi) is developing a weapon that only its owners (or group of owners) can use, informs Computer World . An intelligent fuse that can be installed on various existing weapons uses data from an infrared fingerprint scanner to decide whether to physically unlock the trigger.



As soon as an authorized user places a finger on the scanner located on the handle, the weapon is activated for about 1/3 of a second. If for any reason the shooter releases him from his hand, it is deactivated and you need to put your finger on the scanner again to activate the weapon.

The internal non-volatile memory of the device is enough to store data on 20,000 fingerprints, which, theoretically, allow authorizing entire military units.

More detailed information about the technology is not disclosed, because the company believes that this will put its intellectual property in danger.

Co-founder Charlie Miller believes that using their technology, in particular, would have prevented the tragedy at Sandy Hook, when Adam Lanza shot 26 people with his mother’s arms. If Miss Lanza had installed a smart fuse on him, Adam would not have had the opportunity to use it.

We spent more than 10 years to come to this decision. We have a lot of people in the company who have invested blood and sweat in this project, but have not received a penny in return. If we did this because of money, we would have already abandoned this venture. Our motto is: if we save the life of one child, it will be a miracle for him and for all who are connected with him.

However, investors are not in a hurry to invest in this project, so the development is carried out with private funds. Miller complains that because of the lack of funds, they have to use microprocessors 5-10 years old.

Nevertheless, SGTi plans to begin production of its “smart gun” in the next few months. In addition, the company hopes to attract additional funds to create a special retrofit kit, which will be available to weapon manufacturers next year.