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Biofire Group announced this week that it had shipped its first “Smart Guns,” which the company called a “key milestone.”
“The Smart Guns shipped today are the culmination of years of incredible effort and problem solving by the Biofire team,” Kai Kloepfer, founder and CEO of Biofire, said in a press release. “This accomplishment marks a realization of a dream that many believed to be impossible, a firearm that is instantly accessible to the owner while remaining secure from unauthorized use: the world’s first and only biometric firearm on the market.”
Biofire says the Smart Gun, chambered in 9mm, locks the moment it leaves the user’s hand and cannot be fired unless an authorized user picks it back up.
Call me skeptical, but until I can get one of these guns in my hand and give it a good test, I’ll stick with my trusty conventional firearms. And the chances of doing that anytime soon is somewhat slim, since the launch edition is already sold out and the next batch is not set to deliver to consumers until early 2025.
The Smart Gun is available for order now, however, at a price of $1,499. A refundable $149 deposit can get you in line to own one when the next batch is ready to distribute.
Biofire Group announced this week that it had shipped its first “Smart Guns,” which the company called a “key milestone.”
“The Smart Guns shipped today are the culmination of years of incredible effort and problem solving by the Biofire team,” Kai Kloepfer, founder and CEO of Biofire, said in a press release. “This accomplishment marks a realization of a dream that many believed to be impossible, a firearm that is instantly accessible to the owner while remaining secure from unauthorized use: the world’s first and only biometric firearm on the market.”
Biofire says the Smart Gun, chambered in 9mm, locks the moment it leaves the user’s hand and cannot be fired unless an authorized user picks it back up.
Call me skeptical, but until I can get one of these guns in my hand and give it a good test, I’ll stick with my trusty conventional firearms. And the chances of doing that anytime soon is somewhat slim, since the launch edition is already sold out and the next batch is not set to deliver to consumers until early 2025.
The Smart Gun is available for order now, however, at a price of $1,499. A refundable $149 deposit can get you in line to own one when the next batch is ready to distribute.
