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hey this is Frank B from the verge in today at CES 2016 we're taking a look at the ident alakh a smart gun lock so just the other day President Obama took federal agencies to step up research into smart gun technology and has asked the Department of Defense the Justice Department as well as the Department of Homeland Security to sponsor research into gun safety technology at CES this year one company is already ahead of the curve with a biometric gun lock the identical begin a ship this summer cost three hundred nineteen dollars and allows users to unlock their weapon with their fingerprint in under a second once the fingerprint registers and is authenticated the lock falls off the trigger portion of the gun allowing the user to fire the gun lock is meant to prevent accidental discharge and of course preventing it from getting into the wrong hands of the user the lock has a lifespan of half a year and only takes two hours to charge via USB what's special about this gun lock however is that it's essentially air gapped it doesn't rely on an app or a computer several users can directly register their fingerprints of the device while different profile settings allow one super user to change permissions of other users associated with the lock the identity is the only smart gun lock at CES this year but maybe next year at CES will see more smart gun technology thanks to the recent initiatives by President Obama if you want to see more awesome CES videos check out our youtube channel at youtube.com slash The Verge