Colt's is currently performing research on this technology, but our current project is directed solely at the law enforcement market. This is a well documented problem and the solution appears to be easier to achieve than other applications of personalization technology. We further believe that the resulting technology could be adapted to a consumer product 2 to 3 years thereafter. However, the prime roadblocks today are that the technology is not mature and the issues around product safety and reliability have not been fully researched and appropriately addressed. Background Colt's Manufacturing is dedicated to firearm safety, but it is unfortunate that the politics surrounding gun safety have created a contentious environment which potentially conflicts with a citizen's right to own or use firearms.
Law abiding gun owners and gun manufacturers are uniformly very concerned about gun safety.
Every accident involving a gun is certainly a tragedy. However, there are solutions to these issues which do not involve hampering one's rights to own and use a firearm. The most important contributor to gun safety is education and training. Today firearms owners and hunters are exposed to training and education. Surveys have shown that the vast majority of firearms owners take extraordinary precautions to insure that unauthorized people can not gain access to a loaded weapon.