After the Michigan church attack—car-ramming, shooting, arson—one question looms: can tech curb misuse without denying self-defense? Today’s consumer “smart guns” mostly address who can shoot, not when they should. Biofire’s 9 mm uses fingerprint and 3D facial recognition with staged shipping, helping prevent theft/child access—but it still can’t judge whether a shot is justified. We should now explore situation-aware designs—firearms that keep the human in charge but add layers of automated restraint. Think of it like ABS for cars: the driver decides, the system prevents catastrophic mistakes. Concretely, three checks could be required before discharge: (1) authenticated user; (2) on-device scene assessment (vision, audio, motion) to detect close-range aggression and bystanders; and (3) trajectory/backdrop checks to reduce the chance of hitting someone who suddenly enters the muzzle path. All of this must run locally for privacy and speed. Non-lethal modes should be built-in, not b...