An Unproven Technology

By Wayne Weber

Wayne Weber is the President of Heckler & Koch USA and has been in the firearms industry for more than 27 years, including 23 years with HK.  Originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, Wayne attended Xavier University before joining the US Air Force. He served seven years as a Combat Arms Instructor at the Nellis Air Force Base (NV) Desert Warfare Training Center prior joining Heckler & Koch in 1993.

The trend of making conventional objects “smart” is continuing unabated, and now even firearms are beginning to have computers integrated into them. The Cipher Brief spoke to Wayne Weber, President of Heckler & Koch USA, about the rise of smart guns. He says that systems which only allow authenticated users to fire weapons are still unproven, and that the technology as a whole still has a way to go before it could be implemented on a large scale.

The Cipher Brief: Generally speaking, how do you view smart technology, especially in regards to the firearms industry? There has been some push back in the integration of smart technology into firearms, what are your thoughts on this?

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