Do we need to prepare to be criminals in order to protect ourselves from criminals? On Apr 30, 2016 2:56 PM, "Travis" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > *Obama Plan Calls For Computer Chip Technology To Track Guns* > > > > *Chuck Ross <http://dailycaller.com/author/chuck-ross/>* > > 2:23 PM 04/29/2016 > > President Barack Obama released a proposal on Friday that will expedite > the development of a type of “smart” gun technology that will utilize > computer chips that can track the location and use of firearms in real-time. > > Police officers will be the first to try out the technology, according to a > report > <https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/final_report-smart_gun_report.pdf> > submitted to Obama by the Departments of Justice, Defense, and Homeland > Security. > > Obama tasked the agencies to come up with ideas on how to develop and > implement “smart” gun technologies as a way to make guns safer. Besides > chipping firearms, the proposal also calls for investments in traditional > “smart” technology such as those that allow a gun to be fired only by its > owner. > > The proposal is part of Obama’s larger gun control executive actions, > which he announced earlier this year. The action will increase certain > types of background checks. > > But the computer chip proposal is likely to cause concern among some gun > rights supporters who fear the technology will eventually be used to > monitor guns owned by private citizens. > > “In recent years, another type of gun safety technology has emerged: > real-time data collection involving the location and use of law enforcement > firearms,” reads the government report submitted to Obama. > > “The technology is relatively straightforward: a computer chip, embedded > in a law enforcement firearm, that transmits information about its location > and use. In its simplest form, the chip can provide real-time location > data, making it easier for officers to recover a weapon if it has been lost > or stolen.” > > The report cites technology being developed by Beretta, an Italian gun > manufacturer, and Yardarm Technologies, which is based in California. > > Beretta’s “i-PROTECT” system utilizes motion sensors which transmit data > to users’ smartphone when a gun is drawn, armed, or fired. > > Yardarm uses a sensor that includes a “programmable microcontroller, > magnetometer, accelerometer and gyroscope” which feeds data to a Bluetooth > transmitter which is paired with a smart phone. > > Some gun rights supporters have expressed concern that federal or local > law enforcement agencies could use the technology to monitor private gun > owners or disable them remotely. > > While the National Rifle Association has said that it supports “smart” gun > technology in principle, it opposes the government mandating the technology > or using it to “prohibit the manufacture of traditional handguns, raise the > price of handguns that would be allowed to be sold and, presumably, to > imbed into handguns a device that would allow guns to be disabled remotely.” > > To develop the “smart” gun technology and test its real-world application, > the administration will partner with law enforcement agencies interested in > taking part in the pilot program. Federal funding will be available, though > it is unclear how much. > > The Department of Defense will also work with gun manufacturers to test > “smart” guns in real-world conditions. According to a blog post > <https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/04/29/update-what-were-doing-keep-guns-out-wrong-hands> > by Valerie Jarrett, Obama’s senior advisor, the tests will be held at the > U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center in Maryland. Manufacturers are eligible to > win cash prizes, according to Jarrett. > > During Friday’s White House press briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest > dismissed the notion that gun owners should far that the federal government > wants to force law-abiding gun purchasers to mandate that they buy “smart” > guns. > > “I think this is consistent with the kind of wild-eyes conspiracy theories > that we’ve heard on this issue for years now,” Earnest said. > > *YOUR GUN RIGHTS ARE UNDER CONSTANT ATTACK!* > > There has never been a more important time to join the NRA > <https://membership.nrahq.org/forms/signup.asp?campaignid=XR024743> and > now Daily Caller readers can enjoy special pricing and benefits. > > > Read more: > http://dailycaller.com/2016/04/29/obama-plan-calls-for-computer-chip-technology-to-track-guns/#ixzz47Kg8SSSS > > > > > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected]> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmdHBudXRvBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0NjIwNDIyMzI-> > > > [image: Yahoo! 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