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Envisioning a World Beyond Gun Violence: The Revolutionary Vision of Rick Smith
Introduction
In the early 1990s, a personal tragedy profoundly shaped the vision of Rick Smith, a pioneering inventor and entrepreneur dedicated to transforming public safety through technological innovation. After losing two high school football teammates in a tragic road rage shooting in Scottsdale, Arizona, Smith committed himself to tackling the pervasive problem of gun violence in America. His belief: that permanent, meaningful change comes not from conventional policy but through groundbreaking technological advances that make deadly weapons obsolete.