Biofire will avoid triggering regulation as biometric ‘Smart Gun’ reaches pre-orders

Executives with Biofire say their company’s Smart Gun is the first with biometric capabilities to reach the consumer market anywhere in the world, as the company takes pre-orders.

The semi-automatic 9mm handgun can have up to five authorized users. The device uses both fingerprint and facial recognition to recognize a user, Biofire Lead Designer Bryan Rogers explains to NPR for Northern Colorado. "It's either/or — whichever one it gets first."

As soon as the user picks up the gun, …

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