OHIO — A “smart gun” made by Biofire Technologies will be released this fall. The gun will use facial recognition and fingerprint technology so that only an authorized user could pull the trigger.

What You Need To Know

  • Some people have been skeptical about the "smart gun" 

  • One firearm instructor said while it can be good to keep weapons out of the hands of those who shouldn't use it, he hopes people don't forget basic gun safety rules

  • According to the company's website, the gun locks itself once the authorized person puts the gun down, and then unlocks itself once it's picked back up by the user

“I think that there are people are out there who have guns in their homes for whatever reason who would like to ensure that unauthorized people can’t use those,” said David Yamane, a professor at Wake Forest.

There are some people that have been skeptical about the “smart gun,” especially if someone were to need it for self-defense. Jeff Jackson, a firearm instructor, expressed his feelings about this new technology.

“I think that there are people are out there who have guns in their homes for whatever reason who would like to ensure that unauthorized people can’t use those,” he said.

Jackson said he will likely try out the gun and could see it working, but he hopes that this new technology won’t make people forget basic gun safety rules.

“Always a personal responsibility that somebody handling a gun has to follow the basic rules of firearm safety, even with this technology,” he said.

According to the company's website, the gun locks itself once the authorized person puts the gun down, and then unlocks itself once it's picked back up by the user. The company said the gun operates just like any other gun, the only different being the fingerprint and facial recognition technology.

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