Industry Deep Dive | Tech As new technologies arise, tech companies Smart Guns & Safe Storage are designed to must be aware of how their products can directly provide access only to a firearm’s owner, or or indirectly support gun designated users, primarily using biometric violence, such as with the data (i.e., fingerprint) and Radio-Frequency distribution of gun Identification (RFID) (i.e., such as a building blueprints for 3D printers. access fob). Innovation in gun safety technology has accelerated in the wake of mass shootings. “A personalized—or “smart”—gun is a firearm that employs authorized-use technology, like the thumb scan or passcode available on many smartphones, to turn stolen guns and guns accessed by children into harmless pieces of steel. If widely implemented, it would be a game-changer for keeping guns out of the hands of children and criminals.” - Everytown Sources: Deakin Smart Tech Foundation: Gun Safety Tech; Time: Protective Tech for School Shootings; Forbes: Gun Distribution through Software