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A smart gun is one that will only fire when an IDed owner holds it.

I've read numerous times that guns should regulated the same as cars. An analogous hypothetical question is posed below.


The question: Since laws have been proposed and passed mandating the sale of smart guns in some manner, should the technology to control and limit vehicle speeds as posted on the respective road of travel be passed?

Computers and electronics have been steadily taking over aspects of life since the '80s. They're in phones, refrigerators, TVs and cars. My truck has several. They do things like control the fuel injection, lock the doors when I shift out of park and listen to remote for signals to lock or unlock the doors. With GPS technology and computer control, every vehicle can determine its location within about 10 meters, its direction of travel and query a national database for the applicable speed limit. The vehicle itself could report or limit the speed of the vehicle to that posted for the road. (Of course emergency vehicles would be unregulated.)

Please share some thoughts.