One good thing that comes from this part of the agreement is that, according to Kopel, the smart technology is supposedly going to be applied only to production of new models, not current production of previously established models. Magazine disconnectors are little doodads that work like this. Let s say the magazine falls out of your loaded semi- auto pistol. There s still a round in the chamber. A magazine disconnector will not allow your firearm to fire the round that s in the chamber unless the magazine is properly seated.
Somebody inadvertently hits the magazine release button and out goes the mag.
You ve got one round in the chamber. Smith and Wesson is telling you that you don t have the sense to know when to fire your own gun. Some of the thinking that goes along with this feature is that if your gun is taken away from you in Dad s situation above and the magazine is out, you can go to a backup weapon. If you have one handy. Personally, I ll gamble on firing that last round.