Trying to market and sell a new .22-caliber handgun that uses a radio frequency-enabled stopwatch to identify the authorized user so no one else can fire it. The manufacturer, Armatix, intended to make the weapon the first "smart gun" for sale in the United States. But shortly after Armatix went public with its plans to start selling in Southern California, it encountered the same uproar that has stopped gun control advocates, Congress, President Barack Obama and lawmakers across the country as they seek to pass tougher laws and promote new technologies they contend will lead to fewer firearms deaths. "Right now, unfortunately, these organizations that are scaring everybody have the power," said Belinda Padilla, who leads the company's fledgling American division. "All we're doing is providing extra levels of safety to your individual right to bear arms. And if you don't want our gun, don't buy it. It's not for everyone."
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