A new video featuring Smart Tech Challenges Foundation grantee Kai Kloepfer, part of Webby-nominated series Luminaries, has gone viral after being promoted by UPROXX and Guns.com. It's attracted nearly 11,000,000 views and 100,000 Facebook likes -- all in less than 48 hours.
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Watch this incredible video and share it with your friends and family who believe that innovation can help save lives.
Kai is using the $50,000 grant he received from the Smart Tech Challenges Foundation to integrate a biometric fingerprint sensor onto a live firearm. This gun would prevent unauthorized users from firing the weapon, reducing accidental injury and death, and keeping homes across America safer.
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The conversation around gun violence and firearms safety in America may seem gridlocked, but Kai is working on a solution that can make a difference as soon as consumers start using it. We're proud to help Kai and others like him make these smarter technologies a reality.
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