Will "Smart guns" eventually prevent gun violence?

No,they will not.Criminals will always find ways to circumvent laws and safety features.Only training in proper handling of weapons can help.

I doubt if it would help. Any type of technology can be hacked. It would just be a matter of time ( and probably a short one ) before there would be a way to hack the smart guns.

NO! - full auto weapons are illegal, and yet they're plentiful. Criminals will find a way to subvert every safety.

The bigger issue is dealing with the underlying social issues that lead to gun violence. No-one wants to tackle those. The GOP because it costs money and the Dems because of sacred cows.

They'd rather point fingers at each other about the 2Nd Amendment and gun ownership...

Just as we don't ban cars because of DUI drivers, guns shouldn't be banned because of gun violence - it ignores the issues.

BTW, I'm not and never have been a gun owner or NRA member...

Will the gun be able to tell when the owner has gone off the rails?

This hurts my head. I didn't even read it and the title enough hurts my head.

Responsible Gun Ownership > Everything else.

You can cut someone's finger off with pruning shears. The main problem with these laws is that criminals don't obey laws. That's why they're called criminals.

Even with smart guns, there will be violence. People will find ways to circumvent the technology if they really want to use them. There are also other ways to commit violence as seen with ISIS. Fire in a crowded theater, knives, swords, homemade bombs. Criminals use guns now, but they also use other means too Even with smart guns, there will be violence. People will find ways to circumvent the technology if they really want to use them. There are also other ways to commit violence such as knives, swords, many tools, fire in a crowded theater, homemade bombs. Criminals use guns now, but they can and will use other means too. In addition with new technology there will be new ways to harm others maybe nanotechnology will be the future weapon. In addition as with many ideas, they seem to be a good at the time, but they don't always work out as planned.

You can have "smart" weapons and dumb people. Doesn't make anything safer.

First, the focus needs to be on the appropriate source of the problem.....the one holding the weapon. A weapon (gun) doesn't kill anyone or anything...it is the one holding the weapon that kills. People are being catered to so much so that many have forgotten how to "think" on their own. Stress cards, no child left behind, and all the other rubbish have removed the responsibility from the individual so that they "don't feel bad". Well it needs to stop. Everyone needs to take responsibility for ones own actions. Sometimes those actions are bad....own up to it and deal with the consequences. If you don't want to "feel bad"....don't do something bad. Its really quite simple. There was an old slogan, "Don't do the crime if you can't do the time".

CPT M C. That horse shi- sucks, Americans have so
many guns stashed, that they will never all be found. Those 'stashed' weapons may someday save our Nation.

A retired SF friend of mine purchased 2 handguns in his name. He told me that upon his death, they would be passed to his grandsons. He did not mention a change of ownership! MSG ----- also had a Browning w/o a serial #. He was told, CM! The pistol is yours upon completion!