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Can making guns smarter save lives?

Hello again, I'm Orman Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

From South Carolina this week, America got another reminder.

The U.S. has more guns and more gun violence than any other developed country.

Gun control is politically impossible, but so-called smart gun technology may offer a way to at least make weapons safer.

Advocates say they can only be fired by their owners,

not by thieves or children or family members bent on suicide,

but efforts to get them to market are being met with threats

and boycotts and warnings that smart guns will mean government limits on gun rights.

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Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point.

Another mass shooting has raised many issues, including the increase in gun violence,

not just from mass shootings, but also from homicides and suicides and accidents. Advocates say

that smart gun technology can make weapons safer, so why is it not available on the American

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