Handling weapons is a matter of great responsibility and no one knows that better than the security forces of the world. Take the case of a police force that is concerned about the safety and security of the weapons issued to their men. What if unscrupulous members of the force returned fake weapons to the inventory store? There is a real risk to any sizeable security force of rogue members of their organization selling off the arms issued to them and replacing them with fakes.
Not only does that result in depletion of the armory, but there is also a real danger of the missing weapons being used for crime and other nefarious activities. This is a very serious issue that any police force of the world would like to get a handle on. The solution lies in deploying the weapons authentication solution MatriX-Mark Taggant to authenticate the weapons issued to personnel.
The Solution
Any police or security force can arrange for all the weapons issued to personnel to be embedded with TrackMatriX lock which is an overt-covert QR code and special security marks that can serve as a means of identifying weapons. These marks can be referred to both at the time of issuing the weapons and at the time of receiving them. They also provide the necessary software needed to manage the entire weapons inventory.
Thus TrackMatriX® helps a police force totally secure the weapons in its armory in two way:
Software
TrackMatriX® helps a police force leverage its SaaS platform to enable weapon marking and manage inventory, as well as the inspection app and device.
Security Markings
It helps the police force in question by identifying the issued weapons by way of invisible MatriX-Mark inks to mark the weapons. It also provides the TrackMatriX® lock with overt or covert QR code. The management of this system is completely permission based, with permission being assigned as per required protocol. The police headquarters can assign permission to the various district commands who can in turn empower individual police station who in turn can enable various issuance stations to manage the safe and secure issuance and collection of weapons.
We live in the digital age where everything can be traced and tracked digitally and there is no reason why the weapons issued to police personnel too can’t be similarly be managed. The advantage of using a digital track and trace system is the fact that it is unobtrusive, efficient and economical way of dealing with a very serious security related issues. With gun related violence and crime being the serious problem that it is, any measure that helps stop the illicit trading in weapons is a great initiative.
What makes it all the more noteworthy is the fact that it involves dealing with the serious issue of tackling a crime in which members of the police force might be complicit. This hi tech tracking and tracing method of maintaining the integrity of the weapons of a police force will act both as a deterrent for some and a sign of reassurance to the upright members of the police force.
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