From The Guardian
NRA calls use of potential technology 'Sinister' and 'Orwellian.'
Gun rights advocates vow to fight to the last man
The National rifle association has vowed to take a stand against the Obama administration's intentions to introduce so called 'spy' guns in an attempt to appease the increasingly influential gun control lobby.
The technology, which can track the gun's movement from store to home, can also monitor how many bullets have been fired, relay information on the number of times the gun has seen periodic maintenance (i.e. cleaning) and potentially, initiate a lockdown mode from a command word spoken from any federal agent in the vicinity, thus rendering the weapon useless.
With an estimated 700 million firearms in circulation in the United States, the Obama administration hopes to have every fire arm fitted with a monitoring device by 2025.
Predictably, the backlash was not long in coming.
“Let's not mince words,” the NRA said, “not only is it unconstitutional, it's downright fascist and undemocratic. It's certainly not a practical way to allow citizens to go about their business while being prepared to defend yourself. To those who are not acquainted with the dubious history of Nazi Germany, this is the start of a very slippery slope, and we shall fight this all the way, to the last man and woman if need be."
Numerous pro-gun organizations have also voiced their support of the NRA. Open Carry Texas rallied 1000 members outside a federal court on Saturday. Using social media to spread the word, Open Carry has persuaded a string of major chains – in addition to Chili’s and Sonic, Starbucks, Wendy’s, Jack In The Box, Applebees and Chipotle – to refuse to stock 'spy' guns if ever they appear on the market.
A spokesman for the Obama administration said that ordinary Americans had nothing to fear "This administration takes the constitution seriously, and will of course, respect the 2nd amendment rights of all Americans…"