Technological Options for User-Authorized Handguns

Download or read book Technological Options for User-Authorized Handguns written by National Academy of Engineering and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-08-28 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Misuse of handguns is a significant factor in deaths, morbidity, and crime in the United States. One approach to reducing certain types of handgun misuse is to create a user-authorized handgun (UAHG), a firearm that can be operated only by an authorized user(s). Technological Options for User-Authorized Handguns clarifies the technical challenges of developing a reliable UAHG. This report determines the requirements and specifications of UAHGs for those concerned with public and/or personal safety, and identifies technologies that could satisfy these needs.