Perceived Carry Decoys: Mimicry in Human Armament

Gun Watch ^ | 9 January, 2015 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

The concept is an old one.  In biology, it is called Batesian mimicry, where an animal that is not very dangerous mimics one that is, with the result that it is attacked far less often.  Jonathan at Perceived Carry Decoys has produced a prototype and expects to have production of the first models in the spring of 2015.  From  Perceived Carry Decoys:

What are Perceived Carry Decoys? We're glad you asked! Perceived Carry Decoys is a veteran owned entity that offers the worlds first and only way to exercise your 2nd amendment right, without the stigma or concerns associated with owning a gun.

PCD understands that not everyone is comfortable with owning an actual firearm. But why should those feelings affect your personal safety?
Now they no longer have to. With the launch of Perceived Carry Decoys, you may now give off the appearance that you are toting serious heat, while in actuality you have nothing more than a one piece device attached to your hip that is as harmless as a cell phone.

You no longer have to worry about young children finding a loaded weapon. This all-in-one piece construction does not come apart. At a fraction of the price of a real firearm, you too may enjoy the benefits of carrying a weapon, without having to shell out hundreds(sometimes $1000's) of dollars for something that statistics show probably will not and/or should not be used. 

In the military, decoy weapons have a long and honorable tradition.  The most common use in the 18th and 19th centuries were "quaker cannon", fake cannon made out of logs.   In the Gulf war, we made extensive use of decoy tanks.



The MCCD, pictured above, fooled scouts from as close as 100 meters, in testing.  It cost the Army $3,500.  They have been available as surplus for $300.

It is an interesting concept.   It works in biology, and it should work in an urban jungle.



The Brain-Fever Bird, also known as a hawk-cuckoo, commonly elicits warning cries from other animals in the forest.   Just so, people who use the Perceived Carry Decoy should expect to be treated similarly by the police as people who open carry real weapons.  Hopefully, nobody with a PCD will be shot by a police officer.
 
Jonathan shows several different models.

The first model, The Defender-1121 will start at $79.99.   It appears to mimic a holstered Sig Sauer Mosquito.  The  Detour -1122 seems to mimic a holstered Sig Sauer P220.   If the concept is successful, I am sure that more models will be made available.

I would like to see a video of an overzealous officer attempting to "disarm" someone who is carrying one of these.   It almost sounds like what I would expect of "police humor", a practical joke that one officer would pull on another.

Perceived Carry Decoys are currently accepting pre-orders only.  I will let PCD explain its origins:

PCD was founded in 2014 by a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served multiple combat tours to Iraq, and other places throughout the world. Based in Virginia Beach, VA, the sole purpose of these devices is to bridge the gap between hardcore everyday gun toting enthusiasts and those who are less willing to have a firearm in their home.

I wonder if PCD got the idea of carry decoys from military experience?  PCD expects to be at the Shark Tank TV  show in Miami next week.   If he gets more startup backing, products are likely to be available sooner.

Jonathan can be contacted at:

jonathan@pcdcarry.com

1-888-456-8784

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[Celtic Conservative]

It might get you killed but hey, it’s cheap!

/sarc>

CC

[NonValueAdded]

Yeah, but in those 3 to 5 minutes there was a high probability that something could have gone tragically wrong.

[amigatec]

I just hope the decoy is heavy enough so you can at least use like a club to beat some fool to death.

[Louis Foxwell]

Makes as much sense as a codpiece. Wishful thinking.

[Hot Tabasco]

A fake gun would be useful in some circumstances,

You could use it as a club or even throw it.......

[Dave911]

This has to be one of the definitions of insanity.

[MaxMax]

I had a personal incident with a road rager who was trying to force me off the road. Maniac.
Dispatch told me to pull over and wait for the police, and I informed dispatch
that should the individual attack me or my property that I would use deadly force
with extreme prejudice to protect both, and I was not going to pull over. Finally
an officer flagged me over to a side street and they got the maniac, arrested him,
and question me for about 10-seconds. One question, where was my firearm. I calmly said
on my right hip. Ok sir, thank you. No more questions needed, you are free to go.

The police were all hyped up and there four cars around me and three on the maniac.
Yea, I thought about an over reaction from the officers as they knew I was armed.
Fortunately the most professional of them confronted me.

Most people can overreact when calling in somebody with a firearm and could possibly lie
about the circumstance. As in your case it's refreshing to hear about a professional
officer handling that situation with tact. Most officers are/act professional.

[jstaff]

” without having to shell out hundreds(sometimes $1000’s) of dollars for something that statistics show probably will not and/or should not be used.”

An unusual thing for a combat vet to say, especially a Marine. This sounds a little strange to me.

[jsanders2001]

> The MCCD, pictured above, fooled scouts from as close as 100 meters, in testing. It cost the Army $3,500. They have been available as surplus for $300.
I want one. I have a neighbor who has been disagreeable, and it would be fun.

Me too. I would love to see the look on my neighbors’ faces if I “parked” that in my driveway...LOL

[xp38]

Indeed. A firearm should be used regularly at the range at least.

[xp38]

I wonder what Home Owners Associations would do in reaction. New bylaw on situation we failed to anticipate....no tanks or other treaded vehicles in driveways or anywhere else on property. Then there is always the creation of a hostile environment meme.

[eartrumpet]

I’m reminded of when cell phones first came out and had the little pigtail shaped antenna on the rear window, people would buy a fake antenna to make others impressed with their status. There were stories of emergencies and victims begging the showoff to call for help, but he would have to admit it was all a sham. About as useful as a fake handgun.

[jsanders2001]

> I wonder what Home Owners Associations would do in reaction. New bylaw on situation we failed to anticipate....no tanks or other treaded vehicles in driveways or anywhere else on property. Then there is always the creation of a hostile environment meme.

I’m thinking maybe parking it right inside the entrance to our housing development migh deter thieves. They probably wouldn’t mind then...: )

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

In WWII, the OSS taught its agents that almost anything can be used as a weapon.

If, for whatever reason, you want to have a mimic weapon like this, it would behoove you to also carry a real weapon. This would assume you are in some odd place where real weapons are forbidden, yet mimic weapons are acceptable.

But, following that logic, if you have a mimic weapon, your real weapon should not look like a weapon, to the point where you can get a cursory pat search and they would not be able to identify and take it from you.

Bottom line: this is more trouble than it is worth.

[Big Red Badger]

Agree,

TOTALLY INSANE.

[marktwain]

Here is a brief summation of why open carry in Texas is banned.

It is a left over law from reconstruction:

http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2013/08/txcome-and-take-it-means-to-restore.html

[marktwain]

“I’m reminded of when cell phones first came out and had the little pigtail shaped antenna on the rear window, people would buy a fake antenna to make others impressed with their status. There were stories of emergencies and victims begging the showoff to call for help, but he would have to admit it was all a sham. About as useful as a fake handgun.”

One of my students recounted a situation where he was being harassed by an aggressive driver on the freeway in a relatively uninhabited area of Arizona.

He had a non-working cell phone in the car. He made motions as if he were calling on the phone, the harassment stopped, and the perp skedaddled.

[Billthedrill]

I’d want a fake .500 Smith with an 8” barrel. That way you could drill it and load it with lead shot, and when you’re accosted you could use it as a club, beating the perp into a bloody, brain-spattered coma with shards of bone sticking out, shrieking in a primal scream as you pulverize his entire cranium with that and your steel-toed boots. And best of all, you don’t have to be one of those awful, violent Gun People.

[jaydee770]

He should probably consider the chances he will be accosted by a feral urban “yout” who is under the influence and calls his bluff out of stupidity. Then what? Does he become yet another statistic? Where’s the fun in that?

[marktwain]

Tank Garage Door, among others:

http://freshome.com/2010/02/23/20-awesome-door-stickers-for-a-garage-makeover/