Can This Smart Lock Solve America's Gun Troubles?

Smart guns have been in the news this week, boosted by an executive action from President Obama calling for increased research into the field.

The technology to prevent guns from being used in the wrong hands isn’t new — researchers have been working on it for decades. Yet widespread adoption of smart guns have been rejected for a variety of reasons, especially over fear that any smart lock could be hacked.

The heated political debate over the right to bear arms has certainly limited funding and development for smart gun locks, but it was still surprising to find out that at CES 2016 — the biggest consumer electronics show in the world — there was only one company demonstrating the technology.

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This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

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