Hold Your Own.
When you hold your own, you can protect your own, with a firearm that truly functions like it’s yours and yours alone. Personal Authentication Firearm Technology—Unlocked.
THE SAFE IS INSIDE
With Lodestar Technology inside, where hand meets gun is no longer just a grip. It is a bond using three types of authentication including grip biometrics and keypad along with an individualized phone application.
Introducing the TECH
The most advanced safety technology
THE SAFE IS INSIDE
Authentication features are no longer accessories. They’re necessities. Lodestar Technology is not re-designing your traditional firearm, we are enhancing it with proven authentication solutions.
Features that belong in your hands.
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US11920880B2 Keypad and black box on board data storage |
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Patented Firearm Safety Mechanisms |
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US11933558B2 Mobile application and inductive charging |
US11933560B2 Low light visible biometric |
Traditional Firearm Attributes
- 9MM, Striker Fired, Polymer Pistol
- Competitive Magazine Capacity
- Crisp & Light Trigger Pull
- Designed for Accuracy & Minimum Recoil
Integrated Trigger Safety Authenticated By
- Biometric Sensor
- Keypad and PIN
- Near Field Phone App
Consumer Driven Features
- Picatinny Rail
- Accelerometer and WIFI Connectivity
- Internal Data Storage
frequently asked questions
What is a Personalized Gun?
A personalized gun is a firearm that only can be operated by its authenticated user and his/her designated associates. Personalization can be achieved using several technologies, e.g., biometrics (fingerprint or face identification), radio frequency identification (RFID) which uses a “ digital handshake” between a chip embedded in the gun itself and a corresponding wearable tag on a ring or bracelet, bluetooth activation using a smartphone application and a PIN pad imbedded in the grip.
Has technology been effective in addressing other public safety issues?
Technology such as airbags and electronic rollover stabilizers has played a key role in reducing driving deaths over the past thirty years. For example, 11,300 fewer people died in automobile crashes in 2011 than in 1985. Similarly, personalized guns have the potential to improve firearm safety by as much as 25% by virtually eliminating child firearm accidents, suicides using somebody else’s firearm and victims of crimes committed with the up to 500,000 estimated firearms stolen annually.
What are the alternatives to a Personalized Firearm?
Today, the primary alternatives to a personalized firearm are biometric gun safes and trigger locks. But these options still require the same change in behavior as their mechanical equivalents.
What is the significance of law enforcement with regards to Personalized Firearms?
There are over one million firearm carrying officers in local and state police departments across the country and another 500,000+ in federal agencies such as the US Border Patrol and prison guards in government correctional institutions. A survey in August 2017 of 401 law enforcement professionals on both coasts sponsored by the King County Sheriffs Department showed that 44% of law enforcement professionals have more than just a slight interest in personalized guns. This interest apparently is driven by a high level of concern (87%) of gun grabs which are a significant risk for police.
Is there a downside risk to public safety as a result of Personalized Firearms?
Some in the gun safety movement fear that Personalized Firearms could increase the number of households with handguns and thus have a negative effect. Any such effect will be more than offset by the additional security and safety provided by personalized firearms. Others in the gun owning community worry about the reliability of a personalized gun when it is needed for self defense. Our LS9 will be proven to be as – if not more – reliable than its mechanical counterparts.
About LodeStar
Lodestar Technology is headquartered in Chattanooga, TN with a mission to make and apply innovative technology to the firearms space that makes our world safer.
Gareth Glaser
Co-Founder & CEO
You can’t lead a firearms company as innovative as LodeStar without know-how in law and finance, and as a thirty-year corporate executive, Gareth brings expertise in both. Before taking the reins at LodeStar, Gareth also compiled a long list of educational accomplishments, including graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, Boston College Law School, Villanova Law School and Harvard’s Advanced Leadership Initiative.
Ginger Chandler
Co-Founder & CTO
Some people just have firearms in their blood. Ginger’s extensive resumé is proof she belongs in this category, serving as a Firearms executive for 15 years, with key experience as SVP of Product Development at Remington Firearms and 7 years driving new product development at Smith & Wesson. Ginger is also an expert on new product launches in the industry, incorporating her 10 years of Lean Manufacturing experience.