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New Web site lists serial numbers of lost/stolen weapons

A GUY WALKED into Frank Sciarra's Montgomeryville gun shop a few years ago, looking to unload 20 guns.

For a cool $20,000, Sciarra purchased the weapons - mostly rifles - and sold many of them to customers who frequented his store, Archery and Gun Outfitters, on Route 309.

"Everything was fine until about a month later, when the ATF [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives] and Montgomeryville police showed up," Sciarra said.

"Turns out they had arrested the guy who sold me the weapons. They said he had stolen 60 guns from a storage facility, and they wanted 'em back."

 

Last Updated ( Saturday, 08 August 2009 13:16 )
 

NJ IT's Spotlight On Smart Gun Technology

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Researchers used this fourth-generation replica of smart gun for demonstration purposes. The attached wires would be used to transfer data from the sensors on the gun grips to the digital signals on a processor box. The processor box is not shown.
Sixty people crowded into a small room at the Bayonne police firing range to witness smart gun technology. Donald H. SebastianDonald H. Sebastian, PhD, senior vice president of research and developmentresearch and development at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), stood near an oversized screen displaying a real-time video of an NJIT policeman shooting an experimental handgun in an adjacent indoor range. Although there was no applause as shots rang out, the action demonstrated that smart gun knew friend from foe.

Sixteen electronic computerized sensors embedded in the gun’s grip distinguished known from unknown users. “We’ve only just begun and we’re pleased to say that we’re getting 90 percent reliability when scanning users,” said Sebastian.

Last Updated ( Friday, 24 July 2009 15:40 )
 

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