RFID chips are like electronic bar codes. Without the database for the code for the thing it has no meaning.
It is an inventory tracking and control mechanism for manufacturers, not some hideous shadow government conspiracy.
How are these things being installed? Some RFID chips can be implanted in polymer frames as they are being molded. Kinda hard to simply pry them out if that is the case. While I know the Chiappa guns aren't polymer framed, doesn't mean that they don't put it someplace very difficult to access.
RFID Removal: For those still concerned you can simply remove the grip and remove the hot glued RFID from the frame in the grip area when (over a year from now) these begin to appear. Others may prefer to wrap the revolver and their head in aluminum foil, curl in a ball and watch reruns of Mel Gibson's 1997 film, Conspiracy Theory. Well, that's a plan too!
Baby steps M-Cam. something seen as a "good idea" can spread like gangrene.
A lawsuit in the right place blaming the lack of a chip for a gun's illegal travels as a gang-banger gun could very well institute these sorts of practices industry wide. Imagine being charged with a felony for disabling the chip 10 years down the line.
And it's true, while not as pervasive as shoplifters, muggers, mail thieves... It's a growing industry, and as we adapt with our technology, such crimes will adapt as we do.
This answers my question. Thanks.The chips aren't going to have critical information programed into them. If someone pings you with an RFID scanner, odds are unless they have the codes Chippa will use, all they will know if that you have something with an RFID chip. They will not know you have a Chippa Rhino...
I think they are designed to help those with large inventories track maintenance. HK puts them in several of their models IIRC.
Kinda curious....where are they mounting them in the HKs?
Like running a VIN through Carfax.com? You could 'CarFax' a used pistol and see how many times it has been back to Chiappa or the local smith. That's great. Eventually, you could get the number of times it has been bought and sold through FFLs because I'm sure they will soon be required to scan all used trades and such....track maintenance.
Thanks, Cam.
These are the things that trigger the theft alarm at the entrance of large retail stores, right?
Too late.The time to complain and react to these sorts of things is BEFORE they become the norm.
The time to complain and react to these sorts of things is BEFORE they become the norm.
I don't see what the bIg deal is........because some hacker with a boat load of custom equipment and a pringles can-tenna might find out you have a gun from 300' away...?
they are simply hot glued in......pretty easy to remove
These are the things that trigger the theft alarm at the entrance of large retail stores, right?
Exactly, you can stop it when it is new, don't buy their products, make the industry choose not to follow that route.The time to complain and react to these sorts of things is BEFORE they become the norm.