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Personalized smart guns, which only verified users can fire, are predicted to become available to U.S. consumers. After two decades of questions about reliability and concerns, they will usher in a new wave of government regulation.

On Friday, four-year-old LodeStar Works unveiled its 9mm smart handgun for shareholders and investors in Boise, Idaho. And a Kansas company, SmartGunz LLC, reports law enforcement agents are beta testing its product, a similar but simpler model.

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