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 ...

A smart gun developed by Biofire will soon start shipping to customers that pre-ordered the firearm. The Biofire Smart Gun features built-in fingerprint and infrared facial recognition technology that ...

Kai Kloepfer started biometric “smart” gun startup Biofire as a science fair project after the Aurora, Colorado, mass shooting in 2012 brought the U.S.’s gun violence problem close to home. Kloepfer ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This article is part of “Under the Gun,” a series on why the deadliest product on the market is also one of the least regulated. The company behind America’s first biometric “smart gun” — one that ...