Eric Holder: Gun Bracelets?

[voiceofreason]

http://freebeacon.com/issues/holder-we-want-to-explore-gun-tracking-bracelets/http://freebeacon.com/issues/holder-we-want-to-explore-gun-tracking-bracelets/

[MaHoTex]

Here we go again. These gun control freaks need to go away. Every time some loony shoots up a joint they fall off the deep end. They should re-focus their energy on car accidents or swimming pool deaths.

[tamalpias]

funny coming from a guy that can't even keep track of his own guns

[CessnaDriver]

He's warm. There is a need for bracelets but he should be wearing them.

[DaveInOroValley]

I read that article earlier and sent the author this email:

Ms. Harrington,

I would be curious if you were aware of the inherent failures and possibility of tampering with the proposed RFID method of gun safety as there did not appear to be a mention of that in your article. In addition even non gun owners believe such methods are not reliable from a recent survey done.

I have included below a fairly concise and accurate evaluation on what the inherent problems currently are with this idea. I hope it will enlighten you.

Sincerely,

Dave Edmonds
Woodland, California


Source: http://www.rfidjournal.com/blogs/experts/entry?4758



You are correct that an active tag with a longer read range would be required. But there are some practical issues that would need to be overcome in order to make this solution possible. First, active tags tend to be too large to embed in a gun without affecting the look and feel, and possibly the performance, of that weapon. Another issue is that such tags require batteries, so when a battery dies, the gun to which it is attached would become undetectable. And if you made it possible to replace batteries, criminals could simply remove them to make the guns undetectable by RFID interrogators.

Those issues probably could be overcome. Tag size could be shrunk, and the gun could be designed so it would become inoperable when the tag's battery was removed or died. You could also make it so that only an authorized dealer could replace the battery.

But there are other issues that would be more difficult to resolve. Criminals would discover they could place the guns in metal lockers to prevent their tags from being read outside the home. And tracking weapons in transit would require installing readers on every street, which seems financially non-feasible. I also think law-abiding gun owners might object to the idea that every time they walked out of the house to bring their gun to a shooting range, police would be able to watch them.

My heart goes out to those who lost loved ones in these recent tragedies, and I would love to find a way to prevent future shooting incidents, but I just don't think RFID is the answer. If our readers disagree, we would be happy to read your comments.

—Mark Roberti, Editor, RFID Journal
- See more at: http://www.rfidjournal.com/blogs/exp....mQ1Cie57.dpuf

[aklon]

And this is the same Eric Holder who is adamantly against voter ID.

[ralph.garmin]

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[thegamettt]

People would be wearing bracelets everywhere to keep others guessing.
Like mall ninjas and paracord. Lol

hey man paracord is not mall ninja. Never know when you're going to need 20 feet of paracord to weave a fish basket

[finyllw]

Does this Dumbaxe ever listen to himself??

[cpatbay]

Holder: "We want to explore gun tracking bracelets"

I guess stupidity is not limited to CA .... Holder is catching on fast !

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/04/08/holder-want-to-explore-gun-tracking-bracelets/

[Skipper]

How about we study the idea of Shock Collars for politicians and their appointees?

[BigStiCK]

I consider myself a good Christian boy & respect all people as God's children, but that dude is a serious Doosh.

[J.D.Allen]

Do gun tracking bracelets even exist? I've never heard of such a thing

[Adeodatus]

In the eternal wisdom of James Yeager: "**** THAT!!!"

[RivCoFireman]

Maybe we as gun owners could put some sort of a mark on our clothes. Like a yellow star or something so we can easily be identified... Eat **** Holder.