Gun

A 'safe' handgun is a relative term, but Colorado-based Biofire Technologies is taking a high-tech crack at the idea with its Biofire Smart Gun, which uses an electronic identification and firing system to prevent accidental or unauthorized use.

Looking to take down a playtime target with a few rubber band bullets but can’t quite get them away quickly enough? Weaponized T-Rex is out to offer some rapid-fire capabilities with a motorized rubber band toy gun based on the Gatling machine gun.

The keyboard and mouse combo is the long-standing weapon of choice for players of first-person shooter games. Now a Chinese company called Ragnok is trying to ramp up the realism a bit with the Mousegun, a controller that’s designed to look and feel like the handle of a pistol.

Landing somewhere between harmless foam-firing toys and drones packing semi-automatic handguns is the DartDrone, a version of Haevic’s SuperDrone modified to carry an air gun that fires darts, for use by veterinarians and the game animal industry.

The British Army has taken delivery of its first completely new cannon system in 50 years – and it loads sideways. This loading system on the new Cased Telescoped Cannon System is claimed to provide more firepower while saving space.

An incredibly rare prototype Leica gun camera will head to auction this week. But any collectors with the rare shooter in their sights will need to be loaded, the New York Leica gun RIFLE prototype is expected to sell for US$335,000 to $390,000.

The latest integrated assault rifle developed by Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) and Colt Canada is packed with some very smart weapons technology, including a secondary grenade launcher or shotgun and electronic accessories like electro-optical sights and position sensors.

The ability to fold a reasonably functional paper airplane isn't something that everyone possesses. If you're one of those people, then perhaps this is what you need – a device that takes multiple flat pieces of ordinary paper, folds each one into an airplane, then shoots it into the air.

The Smart Tech Foundation, launching its Smart Tech Firearms Challenge last week, believes circumventing the political debate and fostering innovation in smart gun technology is a viable way of moving toward a safer society.

If you're a gamer, then you're no doubt already familiar with Borderlands. And if you're a regular Gizmag reader, then you've probably already seen some of the creations of laser weapons hobbyist Patrick Priebe. Well, he's created a real-life laser sniper rifle, based on the game.

German laser weapons hobbyist Patrick Priebe's latest creation is a laser rifle. While it won't bring down a storm trooper or an alien facehugger, it'll make short work of things like wood, Styrofoam and glass.

With its Rubber Band Machine Gun, XYZbot hopes to bring a new level of firepower to living room warfare. The wooden, battery-powered gatling gun is capable of unleashing devastation at a rate of 800 rounds (well, rubber bands) per minute.