In 2016, there will be nearly 30,000 injuries and 15,000 deaths from gun misfirings.

These injuries and deaths have radically changed the lives of all their families.

Gun control is a hot topic politically, and trying to balance the Second Amendment while trying to minimize accidental deaths and injuries is no small task. A middle path is desperately needed.

19 year-old named Kai Kloepfer may have developed that exact solution: the smart gun.

This idea may sound like James Bond’s gun in Skyfall, but today, this technology is becoming a reality.

Kloepfer’s guns are unique in that they scan the fingerprints of the gun’s user, and only allows approved users to discharge it. This would prevent children from firing guns AND stolen guns from firing.

This innovation has already won him several grants to continue developing and perfecting his invention.

One concern with Kloepfer’s guns is that they might not recognize fingerprints in a critical moment. To ease this apprehension, Kloepfer perfected his fingerprint scanning software, which now boasts a 99.999% accuracy rate — even with partial prints.

Kai Kloepfer’s goal is to render the 150,000 annually stolen guns useless to thieves, lower the rate of teenage suicides (21,175/year), and make 55% of the firearms unlocked in homes with children non-dischargeable to those children.

His software and hardware development is helping him realize those goals.

Eric Cawley occasionally writes for Gary Stringham & Associates. Gary is a hardware, software, and firmware consultant and expert witness. He can be contacted at 208-939-6984.