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 ...

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 ...

The gun unlocks only for an authorized user by incorporating built-in fingerprint and facial-recognition sensors — just like a smartphone. At a firing range in an industrial section of Broomfield, ...

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 ...

BROOMFIELD, Colo. (KDVR) — A Colorado native has created the first commercial biometric gun with fingerprint and facial recognition. Biofire Technologies founder and CEO Kai Kloepfer started working ...

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At a firing range in an industrial section of Broomfield, Colorado, near Denver, Kai Kloepfer loads a 9-millimeter pistol and pulls the trigger. There's a loud bang and a new hole in the paper target.