Broomfield's Biofire has unveiled a pistol that can only be fired by an authorized user. Will the technology actually put a dent in gun violence? Kai Kloepfer went through hundreds of prototypes ...

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 ...

Biofire's gun is designed to allow an authorized person to fire the weapon instantly upon gripping it, and to disable the trigger mechanism the moment it leaves their hand. The company behind ...

Secured by fingerprint and 3D infrared facial recognition, Biofire Technologies announced the 9mm handgun in a news release on April 13. It works in a wide variety of conditions, including if a user ...

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In the 2012 film Skyfall, Q presents James Bond with a special handgun for his latest mission — a Walther PPK 9mm short — fitted with a sensor encoded to Bond's palm print so only he can fire it. It's ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved two new diagnostic tests that can detect Ebola from blood, urine or saliva samples in as little as an hour. The tests are made by BioFire Defense, a ...

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 ...