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Gun Control & RKBA

discntnt_irny_srcsm

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26. Not really

Reply to flamin lib (Reply #25)

Thu Feb 4, 2016, 09:22 AM

Feb 2016

Commercial airliners are mostly fly by wire. Cars are just not. Not even close.

In every car the safety critical controls feature mechanical connections between the driver and the road. Steering and braking operate by mechanical/hydraulic actuation.

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Let's seriously discuss smart guns [View all] krispos42 Jan 2016 OP

Most gun technology seems to trickle into the civilian realm ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2016 #1

the military would never Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #3

very clear and well written Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #2

Thank you krispos42 Jan 2016 #4

Nicely laid out - saving it for future discusssions DonP Jan 2016 #5

A fingerprint function on a firearm would pretty much stop me from shooting. My fingerprints Waldorf Jan 2016 #6

If there are ever any popular smart guns... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #7

Ummm, looks like no takers Chief DonP Feb 2016 #8

Let me know when you get to the serious part . . . flamin lib Feb 2016 #9

Sorry you can't grasp his point, too detailed for a bumper sticker? DonP Feb 2016 #10

Would you trust skydiving with a parachute as reliable as your smartphone's fingerprint scanner? krispos42 Feb 2016 #11

you guys sound just like Lee Iocacca when seat belts were suggested for flamin lib Feb 2016 #12

And you guys sound just like the liars back in the day... beevul Feb 2016 #13

Seat belts are mechanically simple like guns hack89 Feb 2016 #14

facts like that do not matter Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #15

what is the misread or Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #16

You're avoiding the question, which means you don't like the answer. krispos42 Feb 2016 #17

bet you get silence Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #18

Show me a car like that. flamin lib Feb 2016 #19

My point exactly. It doesn't exist because nobody would buy it. krispos42 Feb 2016 #20

A guy walks into a bar... beevul Feb 2016 #21

Thank you. krispos42 Feb 2016 #22

Thats because it IS a serious point of discussion. beevul Feb 2016 #33

The car doesn't exist because flamin lib Feb 2016 #25

Not really discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #26

We're not talking about "fly by wire". We're talking about biometric identification. krispos42 Feb 2016 #27

The title of the OP is " Let's seriously discuss smart guns" flamin lib Feb 2016 #28

Armatix tried to sell their gun in Europe gejohnston Feb 2016 #29

Read the friggin article, will ya? nt flamin lib Feb 2016 #30

I did gejohnston Feb 2016 #34

Well, do you still maintain that smart guns are unreliable and too slow to be of use? nt flamin lib Feb 2016 #36

I don't believe I said that gejohnston Feb 2016 #37

Here's another that is tested, proven and being looked at by police. flamin lib Feb 2016 #31

looked-at != adopted-by Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #32

Doesn't mean they know how it works. DashOneBravo Feb 2016 #35

a little C code in the subject line? discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #38

That car would never be built because no reasonable manufacturer would want the liability. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #24

*Outstanding* OP krispos42! pablo_marmol Feb 2016 #23