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  • M60A1Rise
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2017
    • 899

    RIFD tags on firearms ?

    So someone forwarded this article from 2018 to me and i'm wondering has anyone heard of this before ? Is it just new to me ? Not sure how I feel about this if true. I mean yeah they know who I am and where I live , just feels weird I guess.

    New laws are calling for the dependable tracking of firearms, and modern RFID tags can be integrated with the metal components of firearms to monitor the use of guns.



    Going to check my guns when I get home but iirc the PC Carbine has one of those squares right next to the serial number ? Anyway just wondering what this all means I guess.

    ETA: I guess I should remove my tin foil hat ?
    "Common sense is self defense"
  • #2
    TimRB
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2009
    • 920

    While I am not in favor of this technology, the RFID devices they are talking about can only be read by a reader that is physically close to the firearm. They mentioned 1m. So you don't have to worry about some cop sitting in a room someplace who knows where your rifle is.

    Tim

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    • #3
      Whiterabbit
      Calguns Addict
      • Oct 2010
      • 7587

      Whatever they want, so long as it's not legally mandated.

      If S&W wants to put a lock on every handgun they make, fine, that's their prerogative. So long as it's not govt mandated, and let the people vote with their dollars.

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      • #4
        Oldmandan
        Veteran Member
        • Dec 2012
        • 2721

        RFID tech is very basic, and doesn’t work well all the time.... same as chipping your dog/cat

        Also, This tech has been around quite awhile in firearms. Walther uses it on PPQ’s outside of the US market. Other manufacturers prob also
        "To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them" - Richard Henry Lee

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        • #5
          MASTERLAB
          Senior Member
          • Aug 2010
          • 969

          I've heard military and police forces use the rfid to keep track of firearm maintenance, faster and easier to digitize all the information from the get go than manually copying serial numbers etc

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          • #6
            billped
            Veteran Member
            • Oct 2009
            • 2504

            As was mentioned, it's a short-distance technology. It's not like someone is going to drive down the street and pick up the info.
            Bill

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            • #7
              langss
              Senior Member
              • Dec 2009
              • 929

              Truth be told....Its probably pretty easy to disable if anybody was all that worried about it anyway.

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              • #8
                Springfield45
                Senior Member
                • Jun 2008
                • 2426

                What is the problem that this is suppose to solve? If someone is willing to take the time to file/sand a serial number off a gun it is even easier and faster to drill out the RFID chip. RFID chips can be deactivated by smashing them or exposing them to microwaves. RFID chips can be found easily with on the market scanners and finders for under $50.

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                • #9
                  Quiet
                  retired Goon
                  • Mar 2007
                  • 30242

                  Originally posted by M60A1Rise
                  ETA: I guess I should remove my tin foil hat ?
                  Remove the tin foil hat, unless you are afraid the lizard people are out to get you.

                  Back in 10-2010, I posted the following on an information security/tech forum...

                  Last edited by Quiet; 01-18-2019, 6:49 PM.
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                  "If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." - Dalai Lama (Seattle Times, 05-15-2001).

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                  • #10
                    Yodaman
                    Veteran Member
                    • Aug 2012
                    • 2749

                    Originally posted by Quiet
                    Remove the tin foil hat, unless you are afraid the lizard people are out to get you.



                    Back in 10-2010, I posted the following on an information security/tech forum...


                    Hahah Quiet for the win....again!

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                    • #11
                      QXSOUP
                      Senior Member
                      • Sep 2011
                      • 989

                      The Sig 2022 also has a slot for the chip. It's a requirement that was specified on the French police contract. Why? For inventory control.
                      WTB: Sig P245 or P220 Compact

                      STOP THE TUNNELS

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                      • #12
                        CessnaDriver
                        I need a LIFE!!
                        • Feb 2009
                        • 10675

                        I learned of the one in my HK45 a long time ago, I could remove it but I don't have a concern. Maybe if it was a CCW I might yank it.


                        "Yeah, like... well, I just want to slap a hippie or two. Maybe even make them get jobs."

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                        • #13
                          mauserwerks
                          Junior Member
                          • Dec 2009
                          • 32

                          That's a 2d matrix next to the PC carbine serial number. Unsightly, similar to a barcode. LMT lowers have them too along with a few others.

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