Technological Options for User-Authorized Handguns: A Technology-Readiness Assessment
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.

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Technological Options for User-Authorized Handguns: A Technology-Readiness Assessment
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.

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Technological Options for User-Authorized Handguns: A Technology-Readiness Assessment

Technological Options for User-Authorized Handguns: A Technology-Readiness Assessment

Technological Options for User-Authorized Handguns: A Technology-Readiness Assessment

Technological Options for User-Authorized Handguns: A Technology-Readiness Assessment

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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.


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ISBN-13: 9780309096997
Publisher: National Academies Press
Publication date: 08/28/2005
Pages: 80
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)
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