[Plore], a hacker with an interest in safe cracking, read a vehemently anti-smart-gun thread in 2015. With the words “Could you imagine what the guys at DEF CON could do with this?” ...

[Plore], a hacker with an interest in safe cracking, read a vehemently anti-smart-gun thread in 2015. With the words “Could you imagine what the guys at DEF CON could do with this?” ...

So he set out to develop a technology that could help prevent gun-related tragedies from happening. What he came up with was a smart gun that only activates when in contact with the right fingerprint.

A handgun that cannot be fired without the user wearing a device that authorizes firing. Smart guns date back to the 1970s with handguns that required the wearing of a magnetic ring on your finger.

Gun-control activists should acknowledge that smart guns are not cost free. At a White House conference on Tuesday with representatives of state and local law enforcement from all 50 states ...

WSJ reporter Zusha Elinson joins host Zoe Thomas to explain how this venture-backed smart gun could impact gun safety. Photo: Biofire WSJ’s tech podcast featuring breaking news, scoops and tips ...

The term may also refer to smart guns that work only for their owner. See smart gun and UAV. Today's weapons are a far cry from the ones used in previous battles. For example, a drone can be fed ...

The Be SMART Gun Safety Initiative in is aiming to keep guns out of the hands of children who might harm themselves or others ...

On MSNBC’s Deadline: White House, Angelo Carusone explains Kash Patel’s plans to turn the FBI into “an instrument of political revenge” ...

(Reuters) - Personalized smart guns, which can be fired only by verified users, may finally become available to U.S. consumers after two decades of questions about reliability and concerns they ...