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There are tons of ways to safely store a firearm that mitigate the "where is it" objection, all of them cheaper and safer than buying a new gun of debatable reliability.

I have yet to test this but I believe the grip safety of a 1911 or the standard safety lever on a modern pistol would thwart a toddler as well. Teenager not so much.

Again, this is a solution in search of a problem.

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>I believe the grip safety of a 1911 or the standard safety lever on a modern pistol would thwart a toddler as well.

Counting on either of those alone to stop a toddler would be grossly irresponsible.

As is on the smart electronics, which are liable to fail when they shouldn't and won't stop a criminal either way.

See, there is a reason why a dead man's switch is as simple as possible and completely not remote. Anything remote can and will fail sometimes.

If it would be a local switch it would be way more trustworthy in my eyes.

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