Smart Guns
     THE NEWS IS FILLED WITH DISTRESSING STORIES OF GUNS BEING USED AGAINST THE
PEOPLE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT.  GUNS HIDDEN IN A PARENT'S BEDROOM ARE
FOUND BY A YOUNG CHILD WHO ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS SOMEONE.  GUNS CARRIED BY
POLICE OFFICERS ARE TURNED ON THEIR OWNERS.  A STORE OWNER TRYING TO DEFEND
HIS SHOP GETS SHOT WITH HIS OWN GUN.  KEN PUGH THINKS HE'S COME UP WITH A WAY
TO PREVENT THESE KINDS OF TRAGEDIES.  HE'S AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER WHO'S BUILT A
SMART GUN.  

     Pugh: "This gun actually identifies the person that's supposed to be able to use it. 
It identifies that person, they pick it up, they can shoot it.  Anyone else picks it up they
cannot shoot  it."

     PUGH'S GUN COMES WITH A MAGNETIC RING FOR THE OWNER TO WEAR.  WHEN
HE HOLDS THE GUN, THE RING LINES UP WITH A SENSOR IN THE GRIP AND SENDS IT AN
ELECTRIC SIGNAL. 

     Pugh: "The gun inside then has a decoded . ..which answers back and says I have
the right person, I should fire and this all happens in a blink of an eye."

     PUGH IS HEAD OF A COMPANY CALLED FULTON ARMS WHICH SELLS VERSIONS OF
THE GUN FOR BETWEEN $1,000 AND $2,000.  HE SAYS THAT EVEN IF SOMEONE ELSE IS
WEARING THE SPECIAL DECODER RING, THE GUN WILL NOT FIRE SINCE THE GRIP IS
CUSTOM BUILT FOR the OWNER.  ONLY WHEN THE OWNER HOLDS THE GUN WILL THE RING
LINE UP WITH THE SENSOR AT THE PERFECT SPOT.

     Pugh: "It works when your hands are dirty, when they are sweaty, it works if you
have gloves on."

      WHAT'S MORE, THE SPECIAL MAGNET CAN BE BUILT INTO MOST RINGS, EVEN A
WEDDING RING.