1. Ceasefire

2. The Problem Accidental Shootings are when a firearm discharges unintentionally. The majority of these shootings happen when cleaning a firearm or when children are playing with the firearm.

3. This is Micah 2 years old Energetic and curious

4. My Worst Nightmare

5. Firearm Related Deaths AllUnintentionalSuicideHomicideUndetermined 199138,3171,44118,52617,986364 199237,7761,40918,16917,790408 199339,5951,52118,94018,571563 199438,5051,35618,76517,866518 199535,9571,22518,50315,835394 199634,0401,13418,16614,327413 199732,43698117,56613,522367 199830,70886617,42412,102316 199928,87482416,59910,828324 200028,66377616,58611,071230 200129,57380216,86911,671231 200230,24276217,10811,829243 National Safety Council. (2006). Injury Facts, 2005-2006 Edition. Itasca, IL.

6. Solution: Ceasefire A small receiver embedded into the grip of the gun A small passive RFID tag assigned to the owner Firing pin block that prevents forward travel of the firing pin Firing pin block moved when RFID tag comes into proximity to the receiver

7. New Jersey Smart Gun Law Under New Jersey law, passed in December 2002, only smart guns can be purchased in the state three years after personalized handguns become commercially available.

8. Who’s the Customer? There are 83 firearm manufacturers in the United States alone. The top six firearm manufacturers are: – Beretta USA – Colt Firearms – Glock Firearms – Ruger – Sig Sauer – Smith & Wesson

9. Solution Benefits Prevent the accidental discharge of the firearm by all but the owner of the firearm Keep children safer Reduce the number of firearm thefts – Smart gun and regular gun will look the same – Thieves won’t know which will work for them

10. Solution Problems Battery Life Reliability

11. Conclusion Ceasefire will reduce the number of firearm related injuries and deaths.

12. References National Safety Council. (2006). Injury Facts, 2005-2006 Edition. Itasca, IL. Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Vital Statistics. 2005 nonfatal injury data. Hyattsville (MD): National Center for Health Statistics, 2007. http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/yourchild/guns.htm http://www.njit.edu/publicinfo/newsroom/Spotlight_s martgun.php http://www.vpc.org/fact_sht/smartgun.htm http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/1695/1 /1/

13. Questions?