Posted on 01/13/2017 1:39:44 PM PST by nickcarraway
European police forces have been placed on alert for illegal imports of the “iPhone gun”, a 9mm double-barrelled pistol disguised as a smartphone.
The handgun, which folds up so that it resembles an iPhone, will go on sale in America within weeks. With one click it unfolds to become a deadly two-shot pistol, with laser sights.
An alert sent to Belgian police at the weekend said that although no copies had yet been found, the weapons were expected to turn up on European streets soon.
“To the eye, nothing can distinguish it from a mobile telephone,” said the Belgian police alert, reported by Derniere Heure newspaper. “Most people possess a smartphone, meaning that it can pass completely overlooked.”
The prospect of illegal sales of the gun is a nightmare for European police and security forces already struggling to cope with terror threats. The gun sells for 325 pounds ($540), much less than an iPhone 7, which costs almost 600 pounds.
Ideal Conceal, the Minnesota manufacturer, has already taken 12,000 orders. “In today’s day and age, carrying a concealed pistol has become a necessity,” said the online sales pitch.
“Smartphones are everywhere, so your new pistol will easily blend in with today’s environment. In its locked position it will be virtually undetectable because it hides in plain sight.”
Kirk Kjellberg, the company’s chief executive, said that the idea came to him after a child in a restaurant saw his own gun, which was not concealed, and became frightened.
“There are some people that would take serious issue in the workplace or somewhere else to see a gun on you, and I think it gives people the opportunity to avoid that conversation,” he said last year.
The weapon, which is not classed as a “disguised weapon” in the US and is therefore legal, is designed to be carried in a purse, back pocket or worn in a phone holder on a belt, to be quickly opened and instantly ready to fire with a hammerless action.
I don’t think so.
If an honest, law abiding citizen has one, why should a police officer care?
It’s not like they’re going to brandish it at them.
In the case of an encounter with the police, I let them know if I am carrying, as my CCP requires I do so. And I’m certainly not going to make quick, futile movements around a cop, just slow and deliberate and lots of talking about exactly what I’m doing.
This really isn’t any different from any other concealed carry.
When the cops shoot a guy, it’s usually because he was brandishing or going to brandish.
CCP holders are taught NOT to do that.
Looks like a Taurus TCP in a rough-out wallet holster (the right kind).
I already do, thanks. one of the most concealable out there. And it’s a 7 shot.
CC
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