Smart guns are a non starter. Guns currently have no batteries or power source other than gunpowder itself. They can be stored for long periods of time without requiring any intervention and be ready to go in an instant despite years of non-use. Requiring “charging” removes a huge amount of usefulness. Additionally, a truism of computer security is that all security guarantees are useless when the person has physical access to the computer. In other words, the security mechanism of a smart gun won’t survive an encounter with a person with physical access to the gun itself.
Rajiv thanks for the post and breakdown. I honestly had no idea that 380k guns per year were reported lost or stolen--I appreciate your breakdown of how the proposed package will address the interruption through federal funding of red flag laws. What do you feel, if anything, is missing from the proposed legislation that is realistic but could also prevent gun violence? Thanks for the post!
What's missing unfortunately is any reporting requirements or anything else that will create incentives for safe storage... The 380K is total lost or stolen, only 60 percent of these are reported.
Smart guns are a non starter. Guns currently have no batteries or power source other than gunpowder itself. They can be stored for long periods of time without requiring any intervention and be ready to go in an instant despite years of non-use. Requiring “charging” removes a huge amount of usefulness. Additionally, a truism of computer security is that all security guarantees are useless when the person has physical access to the computer. In other words, the security mechanism of a smart gun won’t survive an encounter with a person with physical access to the gun itself.
Rajiv thanks for the post and breakdown. I honestly had no idea that 380k guns per year were reported lost or stolen--I appreciate your breakdown of how the proposed package will address the interruption through federal funding of red flag laws. What do you feel, if anything, is missing from the proposed legislation that is realistic but could also prevent gun violence? Thanks for the post!
What's missing unfortunately is any reporting requirements or anything else that will create incentives for safe storage... The 380K is total lost or stolen, only 60 percent of these are reported.