Some of these handguns are brought into schools or end up on the street. The majority of handguns used in crimes are stolen. Many other guns are purchased legally but are sold or given to criminals. In short, these deadly weapons are creating an epidemic of handgun violence across the country. Oxford Micro Devices is actively developing technology that can make handguns safer and stop the growth of this alarming trend.
Critical elements are already in place.
We stand ready to offer the enabling human factors engineering, systems engineering, sensor and image processor chips, and software technology to build weapons that, with a high degree of certainty , can be fired only by their rightful users. The placement of fingerprint technology into a gun is the most difficult of all applications of biometrics . This is because of the carefully designed human interface that is required, the tiny amount of space and power available, the very fast response time and wide operating temperature range required, the large amount of mechanical shock that the system must endure and the high reliability required. Our technology is real and can save lives. We are working with experts from many fields to perfect the all-important human interface and manufacturing details.