This smart gun could save lives

January 29, 2014

New technology could prevent a gun from firing unless it is being held by its owner

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This smart gun could save lives

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives reports that nearly 200,000 guns are stolen in the U.S. every year. There's a push in Silicon Valley to create technology that will make it impossible to fire stolen firearms. Jacob Ward reports.


 

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