RFID tags are increasingly ubiquitous in today’s products. Consider the potential of embedding an RFID tag into the stock of weapons, such as an AK-47 rifle. Such a move would allow electronic tracking of the weapon’s movement. The ‘Fast and Furious’ operation by the BATFE faced criticism, largely due to its reliance on human tracking of straw gun buyers. If RFID technology had been integrated into this operation, do you believe the outcomes would have been more favorable? Why or why not?
