Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Biofire's gun is designed to allow an authorized person to fire the weapon instantly upon gripping it, and to disable the trigger ...

The company behind America’s first biometric “smart gun” — one that fires only when gripped by authorized users — will face a crucial test in the coming weeks. After decades of failed attempts by ...

The last thing we need in this world is more guns. But we're getting them whether we like it or not, so wouldn't it be nice if those guns had safety mechanisms like our phones, making them impossible ...

A 'safe' handgun is a relative term, but Colorado-based Biofire Technologies is taking a high-tech crack at the idea with its Biofire Smart Gun, which uses an electronic identification and firing ...

DENVER - Colorado company Biofire Technologies has unveiled a new "Smart Gun;" a gun that can only be fired after quickly verifying the shooter's identity with fingerprint and facial recognition ...

In an office parking lot about halfway between Denver and Boulder, a former 50-foot-long shipping container has been converted into a cramped indoor shooting range. Paper targets with torsos printed ...

The Biofire smart gun is expected to hit the market in 2024. Some believe that when it does, it could significantly help curb the gun crisis we're facing in this country. One of the main advantages of ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The country’s first biometric smart gun started as a Boulder teenager’s high school science fair project. Ten years later, Kai Kloepfer is bringing his smart ...

Why it matters: A firearms startup released its take on biometric-based weapon safety, the Biofire Smart Gun. The weapon uses pre-programmed biometric data to recognize users, ensuring only those ...

Biofire has attracted the largest private investment in a firearm technology startup in history to bring their instantly unlocking, biometrically-authenticated handgun to market. Biofire is the first ...