The Law enforcement agencies have been getting their fair share of technological advances, but this new smart holster is different from anything ever seen before!
The company TASER had previously designed the incredible stun guns which are widely used by law enforcement officers. It has now introduced a new tool called the Axon Signal Sidearm. The tool aims to go a long way in helping the police laying down the law. The Axon Signal Sidearm is a small wireless sensor that can sense the removal of a weapon from a holster, and then triggers every camera installed in a 30-foot range to start recording.
The Sidearm is compatible with most firearm holsters and is the latest smart device in company’s Axon Signal line. Usually, the police officers wear body cameras which they have to activate manually, whenever they face some trouble with the law.
This technology allows them to be more focused on the job at hand and less concerned about pressing the camera button in the heat of the moment. The sensor automatically activates the body cameras upon certain triggers, like the removal of a weapon from the holster, the sound of the siren and the light of the patrol car’s bar, the opening of the police car doors and the charging of a TASER battery.
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While the idea is sincere, the proposition of using “The Axon Signal Sidearm Axon Signal Sidearm” does not come without its loopholes. The sensor will help improve the police’s transparency and efficiency, but starting recording only after the holster is opened means that the important footage of the events that led to the drawing of a gun will be missed, which is probably the main reason why the body cams were sanctioned in the first place. So until TASER can figure out how to record the main events, the “cameras always on” policy for the police is probably the best way to go!
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