Dems Introduce Bill Forcing Dealers To ‘Retrofit’ Firearms With Smart Gun Technology

By Ammoland

By AWR Hawkins

Washington DC – -(Ammoland.com)- On June 2, Senator Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Representative Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) introduced legislation to require the retrofitting of handguns with smart gun technology.

Called the Handgun Trigger Safety Act, the bill would require smart gun technology to be installed on all new handguns and would require gun dealers to begin retrofitting all used guns with smart gun technology within the next “10 years.”

According to The Hill, Senator Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is co-sponsoring the Handgun Trigger Safety Act. She said, “The majority of Americans support sensible steps to reduce the bloodshed in our streets, schools, churches and other public spaces”

Smart gun technology operates in one of three ways:

1. Biometric readers embedded in the guns that recognize the owner’s finger or palm prints.
2. A literal code on the gun, like an iPhone screen lock, that has to be entered to make …read moreSource:: AmmoLand