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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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National Academies Press
0309181755 / 9780309181754
eBook (EPUB)
28/07/2005
United States
English
80 pages
152 x 229 mm
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