The American public is split virtually down the middle on
the issue of gun control, but there’s very little dissent on the issue of gun
safety. Everyone agrees that guns should be kept safely and securely, kept out
of the hands of children, etc etc. Though this principle is nice in that
everyone can get on board with it, it’s also a bit unhelpful in that it
prescribes no specific solutions. In other words: what’s safe? Some people
think putting your guns in a pad-locked box is safe, while others claim there’s
nothing safer than having your firearms ready and available for use as
protection.
But a Detroit start-up called Sentinl (because leaving out the second-last letter makes you hip) thinks that technology may finally be ready to provide a solution that will work for both sides: Biometric sensors. Now, this has been tried before in various forms, most notably as a push to bio-lock all police firearms to stop people from stealing them and shooting officers. None of these efforts came to much, however, because the firearms community opposed them, and because they did not offer the performance required by its customer base.
Could Sentinl’s Identilock technology have ended this cycle? The lock fits over the lower portion of standard handguns, making the trigger mechanism unreachable. The gun owner need only press their finger against the unlocking mechanism and it pops up. Sentinl claims Identilock can go from locked to open and usable in less than a second, and can store multiple biometric profiles, so several trusted individuals can all have access to the same weapon.
This technology has been around for a while, but mostly implemented in less direct ways. Fingerprint-coded lock boxes have been around for some time, but again, put the gun behind an additional time-sink if they’re needed. The Identilock claims to improve the safety of your gun without impeding your access to it in the slightest. It’s supposed to have a battery life of about a month if it’s just sitting there — but as of right now there are no details about what happens if you leave it on past its charge time. Finding an outlet so you can unlock your gun is quite a downside — though I suppose you could just make sure to keep it charged.
Omar Kiyani, Identilock’s inventor and founder of Sentinl, knows these issues intimately, having been shot in the head when he was 16 thanks to improper gun use. This is his attempt to use technology to help secure the many millions of firearms that exist in the United States today. It’s also his attempt at securing the Smart Tech Foundation‘s $1 million prize for innovations that improve gun safety. He’ll be competing against several other gun lock designs, but hopes that the extreme speed of the Identilock can win him a leg up.
But a Detroit start-up called Sentinl (because leaving out the second-last letter makes you hip) thinks that technology may finally be ready to provide a solution that will work for both sides: Biometric sensors. Now, this has been tried before in various forms, most notably as a push to bio-lock all police firearms to stop people from stealing them and shooting officers. None of these efforts came to much, however, because the firearms community opposed them, and because they did not offer the performance required by its customer base.
Could Sentinl’s Identilock technology have ended this cycle? The lock fits over the lower portion of standard handguns, making the trigger mechanism unreachable. The gun owner need only press their finger against the unlocking mechanism and it pops up. Sentinl claims Identilock can go from locked to open and usable in less than a second, and can store multiple biometric profiles, so several trusted individuals can all have access to the same weapon.
This technology has been around for a while, but mostly implemented in less direct ways. Fingerprint-coded lock boxes have been around for some time, but again, put the gun behind an additional time-sink if they’re needed. The Identilock claims to improve the safety of your gun without impeding your access to it in the slightest. It’s supposed to have a battery life of about a month if it’s just sitting there — but as of right now there are no details about what happens if you leave it on past its charge time. Finding an outlet so you can unlock your gun is quite a downside — though I suppose you could just make sure to keep it charged.
Omar Kiyani, Identilock’s inventor and founder of Sentinl, knows these issues intimately, having been shot in the head when he was 16 thanks to improper gun use. This is his attempt to use technology to help secure the many millions of firearms that exist in the United States today. It’s also his attempt at securing the Smart Tech Foundation‘s $1 million prize for innovations that improve gun safety. He’ll be competing against several other gun lock designs, but hopes that the extreme speed of the Identilock can win him a leg up.
This is a great idea and its ALREADY AVAILABLE. You can buy it at a place called "SOFA KING". I goes under the brand name "RETODDED gun lock" because that's who invented it. So just find your nearest store and tell them you want the "SOFA KING RETODDED gun lock".
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