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I wonder why nobody came up with the idea of ​​using Blockchain in the arms industry?
The possibility of finding any weapon or even a bullet would solve many unexplained crimes.
I wonder if arms companies will ever implement this technology. This could practically end illegal arms trafficking. Many people for sure will not like this..

Not really. One company can keep double accounting - the legal arms can go on-chain, the rest go off-chain.
Or they can keep everything on-chain and the illegal part is handled by 3rd party companies that don't keep on-chain records.

If the company is created for the soul purpose of promoting trafficking only?
Even the company is legit but how blockchain record of a bullet or arms can stop trafficking? If somebody stole from their inventory and sold in gray market? They are still lethal whether blockchain have their record or not.

Illegal factories will always exist.
However, it seems to me that the effect could improve the situation when it comes to illegal trade - I mean reduce it :)
Similar solutions are being implemented on the drug market (legal drugs) and it seems to me a very good idea.

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Not sure how exactly will look identification of gun or bullet, but if will be stolen it should be identified somehow - now is implemented method to identify art works.. Maybe something simiar will also be helpful here..?  ::)

They won't do this, or perhaps they can find a way to circumvent such regulations if this is to be implemented. The illegal arms trade is profitable for countries and arms dealers, so why would they do something that could potentially hinder their profit stream? This is an interesting thought, though sadly this wouldn't come into realization as the arms industry is just focused on making their wallets heavy and not really the safety of their consumers and the concerned parties.

Hello,

It is really a great idea and will be very happy to see this happen but also think utopic. As there is too much money behind for countries and companies.

Also you will never be able to be sure that everything is declare correctly and of course never be able to fight against illegal factories/sellers and thefts.

But really thanks to blockchain to bring so much good ideas like this and the potential improvment on everybody's life.

We don't need blockchain tracking of manifactured guns and bullets.We need less guns and bullets manifactured.I am not sure that you know how the blockchain works.It's more about storing information that won't be lost due to hacks or servers going down,the blockchain itself can't track anything.

The weapons already have a tracking system with a serial number. Guess why nobody tries to fake the numbers... The advantage of the blockchain is its data integrity, but then what? it won't be more efficient than the actual system.

I think this article will help you https://futurism.com/blockchain-gun-control

Blockchain is a system that was invented with pure intentions and if we are going to implemented that in arms and weapon industry even with right purposes no thing good will come out of it and this might become a reason to attract unnecessary attentions towards the blockchain network from governments and other parties and that will make arms industry more develop by providing sophisticated technology which can never be good to the world

That is actually a great idea lol, indeed funny how nobody has thought about it.

If blockchain technology could help to track illegal weapons effectively I think that should be implemented because illegal arms and weapons has become a major problem for many countries peace and there is a considerable amount of deaths that are happening due to these situations so if blockchain technology can be used to track such weapons it will be a great idea and also that will help to spread the  positive side and effectiveness about Blockchain technology as a solution to existing critical problems

The idea of using blockchain for the firearms industry was proposed in 2017 but the problem is that the lawmakers won't approve it citing evasion of privacy. The arms deal is a multi billion dollar market world wide and the big powers won't let that happen. If everything is trackable it makes difficult for covet operations if they plan to supply arms elsewhere. Even if they implement blockchain for the firearms, the illegal market will still thrive, but I did not understand how they can track every bullets manufactured.  :D

In as much this would be a good idea to restrict crime and curtail it it can also fall into the wrong hands and become used as a grave menace

Its good to implement blockchain for the registration of arms and ammos but you just cant regulate and implement to the whole industry. What about those suppliers that aren't legitimate and they dont care about registration stuffs?

For this industry its good if the leading agency would apply this but thats the problem that they can face though it would be effective IMO.

Yes maybe the weapon has a tracking system but you could not track the bullet itself. When the bullets soft lead will hit to the target area, it will deform and I don't know if still tracking number can trace that the soft lead of the bullets are easily deformed because it is made in a soft metal. Blockchain maybe can be used of having a record whos buying arms and bullets and yes it is traceable.

I think this can only happen if every gun and bullet produced will have a distinguishing marks that would differ from the rest for them to be able to identify to whom the said guns and bullets are registered to. And if it is stolen by someone else and used in a crime then that would be making it complicated and would put the real owner in danger.

It will not be suitable for the blockchain to solve this kind of problem, and it won't work. In industries like this, more evidence and real life activities are needed, not just data and only needed because blockchain and crypto have "anonymous" capabilities. I'm sure it wouldn't works well.

It's a good Idea to track guns but then how about the ownership of those weapons as people will not want their personal data on the public ledger. A private blockchain would be useful as a database

I don't think the subject has anything to do with Bitcoin. If there is a project interested in this question would be more logical in the subcoin discussion section. I'm sure there is a project that also addresses this issue, though not entirely.

Blockchain technology might be able to implement on Weapons are arms industry more effectively because the blockchain technology is very adaptive and that is the main reason it is becoming very popular in many sectors in the current trading industry so if be can track bullets and guns to avoid unnecessary risks by using it on weapons industry it can be consider as a good idea because falling weapons into criminal hands has become a major problem in many countries today

Lol, I'm sure Russian teamaker factories that have tanks coming out of the backyard are doomed.
Let's be serious dude, you can't beat the most powerful mafia by writing some numbers on a decentralized db.

You made a very interesting point. I think that would be really helpful. Perhaps blockchain will soon be in the arms industry too. Now almost all industries are implementing it, so soon we will come to this I think.

But many organizations make and produce bullets themselves, so this is not great. Use Blockchain for recording information from production and forcing specific regulations to convert its owner after making buy-sell transactions that are required.

This may not be beneficial to everyone. Perhaps that is why the blockchain has not yet reached this sphere. But I believe that it can be applied in any industry and in the future blockchain will be everywhere.

Yeah but every security measurement will always have flaws. Of course big organizations will find and exploit them.

However, low quality criminals might have a pretty hard time getting away with their actions which would make me personally support the initiative 100%. Why? Because low quality criminals are like mosquitos, a lot and annoying.

Blockchain could also make transactions safer for anyone which is another plus because i'm pretty sure it can have capabilities we don't understand yet.

You will not stop illegal arms trafficking with the Blockchain, because serial numbers can be physically removed from weapons and be untraceable to law enforcement agencies. Yes, you might be able to trace weapons origin if you can get them before these serial numbers were removed, but that does not happen very often.

A lot of these people also deal with stolen weapons or they report it stolen to create the impression that they are not involved in the smuggling of illegal arms.  :P

The blockchain technology is used primarily for the safe storage and use of large databases in free or limited Internet access. This opens up almost limitless possibilities to cover the entire planet with certain information.
  Identification of weapons by bullets and shells exists in all states, and there must be a single base of the Interpol network. There are representative offices of this international organization in all states that are members of Interpol and use a single such base with closed access. They give out their information about this only to written inquiries of authorized officials. It is unlikely that this structure will ever have free access to their information, but I’m sure they will switch to the use of blockchain technology without our help.
All manufactured firearms can not be placed in a single base, mainly takes into account weapons with a criminal past.

Tracking guns and bullets on blockchain will help a lot, but what about ghost guns and ghost ammunitions? What we actually need is less guns, tracking comes second.

Even if they have a blockchain for tracking arms, humans will certainly keep off some weapons from the glare of the public. Illegality must be maintained and kept secret. Many nations make huge money from illegal arm deals to poor warring nations and secessionist. Although they may keep a state account of arms but will definitely maintain a secret account. Arm is power.

So basically store the serial numbers on a blockchain? That would make tracking LEGAL firearms easier, definitely. The question is whether you can stop them making these firearms and selling them illegally.

"Legal" manufacturers can set aside some guns and sell them on the blackmarket without being registered. And lets not forget there are those making firearms clandestinely with no intention of registering them.

Besides once used to commit a crime, it don't matter much if the firearm is illegal ir not. An illegal firearm might cost you a few extra years but many would see that as a fair trade-off.

well this sounds like a brilliant idea but then how can this be possible tracking a bullet already used. Maybe researchers and developers can come up with something in the nearest future but then blockhain is still young. More ideas are coming up which uses the blockchain technology. Hopefully in time we will see a blockchain for tracking bullets and guns thereby helping to reduce crime rate in our country

It would be better but quite unfortunate that it wouldn't be 100% transparency as lots of loopholes (such as multiple company registration, illegal dealers  well as factories) are available already.  Not until the loopholes are adeqautely dealt with then the technology may not be very useful in this idea.

Majority of the illegal arms are manufactured in illegal arms factory so I don't see blockchain could solve this issue. It can only help to track if a particular arms is manufactured in legal factory and sold legally.

 How do you propose to track the physical handover of an item through digital blockchain?

I agree with you, but maintaining privacy and maintaining security by the blockchain system is not the main anonymity.

on the other side, privacy and security are the main choices in the blockchain system, ensuring security for its users. but all transactions are open to the public, can be accessed and can be read by the public using a public ledger, and the address format is always used by every criminal.

So, blockchain can only minimize and facilitate every transaction for the arms industry, criminals always have a good way to get illegal weapons.

It funny but it would be a nice idea if it's implemented.
Well this would mean all guns and bullet around now would be discarded and any new ammunition would be registered on the blockchain technology

It is very possible in the very near future looking at how many sectors or industries are adopting blockchain technology to their operations. Blockchain technology can easily be applied to many sectors or industries. I won't be surprise to see a project applying blockchain technology  in the arms industry.

Blockchain usage is still fresh and I believe soon  enough, someone will come up with an idea which uses the blockchain technology to track bullets and guns. This willl be a very comed idea and hopefully it will affect the world in the best positive way.

Such databases on liners and bullets have long existed in all countries. In any case, this is in my country and I came across information about the existence of such a base in the United States and other countries by the nature of my work. However, only individual specialists from the Ministry of Internal Affairs have access to this database. Employees of the relevant government agencies, expert organizations send written requests and receive information from such a database. If an unidentified bullet or cartridge case appears in a criminal proceeding, the investigator must appoint an examination, and one of the questions should be the question of the coincidence of traces on the bullet and cartridge cases with the data available in that database. In this case, the expert is obliged to send already photos of unidentified bullets and cartridge cases with their detailed description to this database. This is how it all works.

Blockchain technology can be used for so many human purposes. It can be used for armoury control and data management. Blockchain is an innovation of the decade that will change a lot of humans perceptions.

The blockchain technology is still at an early stage use as more ideas are being developed which uses blockchain technology. The idea is a great idea and I am sure soon enough blockchain for tracking bullets and guns will soon be set up. It takes time but soon it will come enough.

The blockchain technology is slowly getting its usage around various functional sectors. Even on adding blockchain technology to the bullets and guns it won't be that effective. To attain cent percent effectiveness it is a must to enroll each and every gun that gets manufactured. This is not at all possible, because there is a big market that manufacturers without any legalities.

You can manage government guns and bullets. Also, illegal gun and bullet producers cannot manage so how can you manage all of this. This is very difficult, or individuals are exchanging guns cannot control with Blockchain.

No its not fresh anymore , its been over 10 years since people knew that there is a blockchain technology  . now alot of business , companies , institutions  and alike are now integrating blockchain technology on their service .  this can also be possible for army and police related platforms , blockchain is indeed a good help for them to secure the important data's that they have collected in order to solve the crimes in a more faster and convenient way   

This is true though. But some vendors could definitely implement it if that's what they choose to do. Should it be forced?

I don't think so honestly. This could lead to many unnecessary problems that will inevitable affect Blockchain. When it's about subjects like this it's up to the lawmakers to decide what to do, i believe we should push adoption into less polemic industries and businesses first.

stop trading weapons for civil society. in any form the trade in weapons will have a terrible effect, we have just seen the effects of arms trade, namely the massacre of mosque worshipers in New zealand. this is due to the civil society being allowed to have weapons. I don't think crypto should be used in buying and selling weapons because it can be very dangerous.

Well this is a good thing to happen if there will be someone, or a team that will make this idea implemented in the crypto world. Indeed, it will be a good project that surely will boosted if made accordingly.

For me, this is a good idea. Because honestly, it will upgrade the way how people tracks the bullets and guns. And for this, it makes to mature even more the influence of the blockchain technology around the globe.

I do not know whether they will use this idea. Databases for bullets and shells have been around for a long time, but they are closed for general use. Even not all law enforcement officers are allowed to view such a database. The blockchain technology is designed for open access to such a database online. Such openness is absolutely not necessary for the bullet and bullet cases, and besides, a non-expert will not be able to use it anyway. In fact, this database is for experts in this field, and they only report the results of their findings.

Of course if a network is build using Blockchain technology to keep record on guns and bullets access will be only given to certain people and because blockchain is a decentralize technology which is more efficient than any other traditional system it will provide best functions for those who wish to track down guns, Bullets and there locations

The problem with this is that you'd basically need every gun manufacturer to be on board with it or it simply wouldn't work.
Try getting gun manufacturers from non-US countries to implement such a system, it's basically impossible.

Even if every gun manufacturer would be on board, then you would still have the chance that guns and ammunition fall off the radar.
Stock can easily disappear, either from within the factory or from transport, happens all the time.

With the advent of 3D printing we're soon to the see the idea of tracking and tracing, let alone attempting to control the ownership, of guns become laughable.

I find really, really weird that the people committed to making death dealing devices available to any psychotic, masturbatory oik are regarded as heroes by some but I've given up attempting to understand Americans and guns.

maybe it will happen soon, we know that blockchain is the "new" network for us, and i think that it have many benefit, if we use blockchain we can see there are many benefit on it. and i think that blockchain will makes big different when it implemented on all network and system in the world

Yes Weapon industry will definitely use blockchain technology due to its potential features but if some are going to use it to track down weapons and bullets it will be another war strategy used by governments against there rivals this might even a make a key fact during making of war strategies but I doubt it will make a significant difference for the common public because there is no effective way to take and track records of black market weapons which are used by gangs and under world but   

This won't suffice in our country. Most of you don't know that some bad guys out here make their own customized weapon. Guns that are bought underground are also rampant. Even so approved by international laws, there are always bad people even with in the authorities and officers. I do hope of some weapon that will not be able to fire unless the user assigned to it is not the one who will fire it. If they made something like fingerprints then it won't suffice. A rule could be the user assigned should be alive or connected to him in some ways, like it won't activate unless he is still breathing.

But what I don't understand about this idea is why we need a separate tracking blockchain for one specific industry, when many general-purpose ones can do the same job even better, and with more security.

Reality vs. expectation. You could.not expect that the block chain will going to trace or record for this because the people behind it will just find a way or a loophole in the system and use it. I do not think it will going to work out here because of anonymity. This one features really not good to all users here in the forum.

The weapon belongs only to the state which has an official letter from the government to have. I do not agree if the weapons industry uses blockchain, because it can facilitate the sale and purchase of weapons for bad people and crime will occur everywhere.

I'm not sure at what point you did not understand my comment, or you just don't understand how the blockchain work.
Read again, think and try one more time.

It is necessary to separately discuss the safetylessness in the field of cryptocurrency. I think that it is still very important to develop an insurance system for the field of cryptocurrency.

I think this is a good idea but impossible. Guns and ammo store start to loss their business when it's happened. I think when criminals will know about it they will never buy any guns and bullet to the shops will have a track. We are business minded and the criminal is always think for their operation so they will manufactured their own equipment. And I think tracker is good but not in guns and bullet industry.

i also hope it can be implemented but things like this make a huge money for some individuals, companies and some countries. so they wont bother to cut there ways of making money even though its illegal. but i still believe it can be implemented sooner or later when people see the need to do to cut crime rates.

The full potential of blockchain technology had not been fully utilized so I am not surprised to read about its viability in the tracking of bullets and guns having read it reliability in chain supplies, medicine etc.
I  am quite optimistic that with the growth in technology many countries will have to dig and key into the this idea of blockchain in solving whatever problems that could not be solved with other means.
Illegal arms trafficking had become a major problem of late due to the increase in terrorism and arm bandictry of course there is need to stop all these unwarranted act of human misbehavior thus blockchain will address the issue.

Well, it is good somehow because it was a form of adaption after all but I don't think this would be a good idea in the long run. Maybe in the beginning days, many will follow the strict regulations regarding this implementation (if ever) but I know that time will come when aspiring gun holders (whether the good ones or even the bad ones) out there will realize that such technology could easily be used for wrong intentions. To easoly get my point, are you aware that crypto is the currency used for buying illegal firearms on the deep web?