USA Today is carrying a story on a new technology designed by Verichip, which allows a gun to be fired only by a person implanted with a corresponding 'ID' chip.
The tiny chip would be implanted in a police officer's hand and would match up with a scanning device inside a handgun. If the officer and gun match, a digital signal unlocks the trigger so it can be fired. But if a child or criminal would get hold of the gun, it would be useless.
The technology is the latest attempt to create a so-called "smart gun" and could be marketed to law enforcement agencies within a year, according to Verichip Corp., which has created the microchip.
Verichip, a subsidiary of Applied Digital Solutions, made the news last year with a similar chip implant for security and medical applications.
I foresee a truckload of movie-climaxes hinging on something like this :S
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