Though there are many gun locks on the market, biometric technology is seen as particularly secure and effective in a pressure-filled situation, because it works via fingerprints. There are about 20,000 deaths and injuries from unintentional shootings and young people’s suicides every year, and about 250,000 guns are stolen every year, according to Bureau of Justice statistics cited by the Smart Tech Challenges Foundation. His main interest, at this point, he says, is bringing more of the product to market to save lives.Īny technology that makes it harder for someone who is not a gun’s owner to use a particular gun likely saves lives. He hasn’t decided whether to say yes or no he’s also looking for funding to expand the company himself. Some big manufacturers have already reached out to inquire if the company is for sale, Kiyani said. With the locks selling for more than $200 each, the company brought in between $800,000 and $1 million in revenue in 2018, according to Kiyani. These days, his decision looks like a smart move: In a possible sign that the market for biometric gun technology is slowly evolving, Sentinl has sold more than 4,000 Identilocks in its first year. In the third quarter of 2017, he launched, selling online only. “It took another year to produce the product properly.” “If Cabela wants to buy it … others will, too,” he told himself. He was out of money, but he went back to the manufacturer and insisted that it fill the original order up to specs. He went the high road, and Cabela’s canceled.

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