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  • US government releases official guidelines for smart guns

    by 
    Sean Buckley
    Sean Buckley
    11.19.2016

    Back in June, the US Department of Justice proposed a list of specifications for manufactures of smart guns: a preliminary outline of the baseline features law enforcement agencies wanted to see in the future of pistol safety technology. This included a slew of safety features, failsafe countermeasures and requirements for rechargeable and replaceable batteries. Now, the government has made that draft official.

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    US government releases proposed guidelines for smart guns

    by 
    Cherlynn Low
    Cherlynn Low
    07.15.2016

    Federal authorities have just released a set of recommended guidelines to define the minimum technical requirements that law enforcement agencies expect from smart guns. The proposed baseline specs cover just pistols for now, and are open for public input from now till September 13.