Even with careful engineering/design, quality materials and manufacturing and good quality control measures, you can still end up with an occasional malfunction. That's with the entire focus on making the gun work properly and safely.
Now imagine that the primary focus is making sure the gun does NOT work. I mean, think about it. The whole point of a smart gun is that it doesn't work except in one very specific circumstance.
If making a gun with the whole focus being perfect function can still produce a product that malfunctions, what should we expect from a gun made with the main focus being to make sure that it doesn't work?
Now imagine that the primary focus is making sure the gun does NOT work. I mean, think about it. The whole point of a smart gun is that it doesn't work except in one very specific circumstance.
If making a gun with the whole focus being perfect function can still produce a product that malfunctions, what should we expect from a gun made with the main focus being to make sure that it doesn't work?