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"Smart" Guns | Personalized Firearms

Conceptually, a "smart" gun is one that incorporates technology that would prevent the gun from being used by an unauthorized person. Currently, no viable guns equipped with such technology exist.

Gun control supporters advocate laws to prohibit the sale of firearms that do not possess "smart" technology, as a way to prohibit the manufacture of traditional handguns, raise the price of handguns that would be allowed to be sold and, presumably, to imbed into handguns a device that would allow guns to be disabled remotely.

The NRA doesn’t oppose the development of “smart” guns, nor the ability of Americans to voluntarily acquire them. However, NRA opposes any law prohibiting Americans from acquiring or possessing firearms that don’t possess “smart” gun technology.

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“Smart Guns,” Dumb Policy

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Monday, July 24, 2023

“Smart Guns,” Dumb Policy

In 2002, Democrat lawmakers in New Jersey passed a first-of-its-kind bill to restrict the handguns that could be sold at ...

“It’s Operating Perfectly”

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Monday, January 31, 2022

“It’s Operating Perfectly”

One of the cornerstones of Joe Biden’s gun control vision for America is to “[p]ut America on the path to ...

New Jersey: Gov. Murphy Announces Drastic Gun Control Agenda

Thursday, April 15, 2021

New Jersey: Gov. Murphy Announces Drastic Gun Control Agenda

Thursday morning, Gov. Phil Murphy held a press conference to unveil yet another gun control package in the ...

Townhall  

Friday, October 30, 2020

Gun Rights Are the Most Under Appreciated Issue of This Election

With everyone from newspapers and commentators to campaign surrogates and the candidates themselves vying for our attention, it’s ...

Fox News  

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Will Biden’s Plan to Mandate 'Smart Gun' Technology Make the US Safer?

Presidential candidate Joe Biden has promised to introduce some of the most sweeping gun control legislation in recent ...

Daily Caller  

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Senator Chris Murphy Introduces Smart Gun Legislation

Anti-gun politicians in the 116th Congress have no shortage of ideas when it comes to different ways of threatening ...

New Jersey: Legislature Passes Smart Gun Legislation

Friday, June 21, 2019

New Jersey: Legislature Passes Smart Gun Legislation

On Thursday, both chambers of the New Jersey Legislature passed “smart gun” legislation despite this technology being more ...

New Jersey: Assembly and Senate to Vote on Smart Guns on Thursday

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

New Jersey: Assembly and Senate to Vote on Smart Guns on Thursday

Last week, anti-gun lawmakers in Trenton passed several bills out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee.

Townhall  

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Only Thing Sadder Than Swalwell's Gun Control Proposal? His 'Rally' Numbers Outside NRA's Headquarters

Over the last few days Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has continually teased a "really big rally" where he'd ...

New Jersey: Assembly Judiciary Committee Begins Next Wave of Gun Control

Monday, June 10, 2019

New Jersey: Assembly Judiciary Committee Begins Next Wave of Gun Control

Nobody ever accused New Jersey of lacking gun laws, and yet, lawmakers in Trenton can’t seem to accomplish ...

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Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the "lobbying" arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is responsible for preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals in the legislative, political, and legal arenas, to purchase, possess and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.