Apparently Chiappa will be adding RFID chips to the firearms "in the next few months" according to a press release. Even though guns already have serial numbers to uniquely identify them, RFIDs open up a number of new capabilities, not all positive. RFIDs work fine for inventory control, but they don't turn off after purchase, allowing someone to be able to identify your firearm without your even being aware of it and even if you are carrying concealed.
I wander if other manufacturers are heading in this direction? Now where's my tin foil...
Chiappa Firearms Introducing RFID Trackers in their Firearms
Press Release (in Italian) - can be translated using Google Translate.
Right to the top of my "I would never do business with you" list.
Check out the photo; the area over the RFID even SAYS "Gun Tracer".
RomeoTangoBravo: Chiappa Firearms to RFID Chip their firearms...
Besides, you could easily pull that off and smash it.
RFID Journal - FAQS - Q&A Section about RFID Uses & RFID Technology - RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Technology News & FeaturesActive tags broadcast a signal, so they have a much longer read range—300 feet or more—than passive tags. <snip> In general, low-frequency and high-frequency tags tags are read from within three feet (1 meter) and UHF tags are read from 10 to 20 feet. Readers with phased array antennas can increase the read range of passive tags to 60 feet or more.
"RFID units can be detected at long ranges with the right equipment, even if the signal is to low to be accuracy read. Hacking RFID systems is always popular at the big hacker conventions. Last year a hacker at DEFCON was able to detect if an individual standing on the ground floor parking lot of the Las Vegas Riviera Hotel was carrying a certain brand of RFID chip from as far away as the 29th floor of the hotel."