Advanced Technology Leading to the Development of Smart Weapons

It’s December fourteenth, two thousand twelve. The young children of Sandy Hook Elementary School are spending a typical day in their classes in the small town of Newtown, Connecticut, not aware of the tragic event that is about to change their lives forever. A shooter, who investigators believe to be Adam Lanza, arrives at the elementary school armed and dangerous. Despite the new security system that was recently installed, Lanza uses an assault weapon to shoot his way into the building. Once inside the school, he begins his shooting spree, bursting into numerous classrooms and shooting innocent students and teachers. A total of twenty-six people, twenty children and six adults, are killed on this day that began as any normal Friday at their school would. The gunman, who had three harmful weapons in his possession, also took his own life today, as well as his mother’s.

The issue of whether we should allow our advanced technology to be used to develop safer weapons and form solutions to firearm safety has been widely debated in our nation recently. It is an important issue because it indicates that there is technology available that could decrease the amount of deaths related to the use of handguns. This issue also raises fundamental questions about the way we should incorporate our innovative technology to make these “smart weapons” if companies and manufacturers agree to produce personalized guns in the United States. A variety of different arguments have been put forward about this issue. This essay will consider the arguments against developing safer, personalized guns. It will then point to the explanations of how the improvements can help reduce gun violence while also avoiding the political debate of gun control....

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...n and innocent victims. If we as a nation continue to overlook the issue of gun violence, as well as gun control, we are accepting the fact that justice will never be served and murderers will remain behind weapons that are accessible, but do not belong in their hands. We must require this smart gun technology to be incorporated in all firearms in order to dismiss the idea that guns are designed and created to kill. The role of technology could or could not stop a determined serial killer, but the fingerprinting safety technology in guns could at least limit the amount of gun deaths occurring each year. It is important for people to take a stand so the gun industry will gain interest in making these smart guns. There are safety options that exist. It is just a matter of desire to take the next, important step that will save the lives of many children and people.