Atlanta Mayor Sings Letter Calling for Police to Use Smart Guns

By Guns ‘n’ Freedom

According to WSBTV, a group is pushing for more requirements for police to use biometric “smart guns” when on the field.

Mayor Kasim Reed is among dozens of mayors who have signed off on a letter to large gun manufacturers, including Smyrna-based GLOCK, requesting to learn the extent of their ability to produce smart gun technologies.

This type of technology utilizes biometrics, such as fingerprints, to ensure only authorized users can fire the weapons.

“This particular prototype stores up to 200 users but we will probably go to market with the option of five to 10 users,” said Tom Lynch, CEO of Columbus, Georgia-based Safe Gun Technology, Inc. He said his product will probably hit the market in the next nine to 10 months.

Reed is among dozens of mayors across the country who had signed off on a letter to major gun manufacturers, questioning what they are doing to improve their safety through technology.

The letter to gun manufacturers says it is for the benefit of tax payers and overall public safety. Some of the requests made in the letter are for “gun safety technologies”.

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