any other models, that you found? Interesting FYI Ping.
Posted on 06/07/2008 6:42:49 PM PDT by doug from upland
Damn, doug, that first pic. You’re not very subtle now. :)
Wow. Sort of like Maxwell Smart gear.
That was not the intent. When I saw the phone pointing at Clinton, it really did look ominous. I did a quick search and learned that a weapon does exist.
Or James Bond.
known about this for some time. scary stuff.
any other models, that you found? Interesting FYI Ping.
I remember a Pager gun a few years back.
This should not be surprising. Single-shot guns, as well as knives, have been fabricated out of just about everything that one would normally carry, in order to disguise the true intent. Just look up 12020 of the California Penal Code.
Yeah, but Max was cooler than James.
Small caliber, short barrel, not good for accuracy. Only good for close quarters assassinations and drive by phone calls.
Scary product though.
I’m sure the USSS is well aware of this potential threat and having gone through their screening process a couple of times, I am sure that particular device would be caught before getting anywhere near a protected asset. It also wouldn’t make it through TSA either.
I wasn’t thinking much about cell phones. But how about those larger digital cameras that could actually be C4 explosives? Even the smaller digitals could do the job.
Someone is building cell phone guns and distributing them through the criminal underground. These weapons first showed up in Europe in late 2000. The weapon is built around a hollow cell phone case. The mechanism is installed inside the case so that by hitting the correct buttons, the cell phone case comes apart. In the top half you can see four .22 caliber (5.56mm) bullets in short barrels that are concealed by the plastic covering at the top of the cell phone. When you snap the cell phone back together, four of the buttons on the cell phone will release a spring loaded firing pin into the rear of one of the bullets, firing it out the front of the case. It's not very accurate, but from a few feet away, a shot in the head will kill, and a hit anywhere else will be felt. These cell phone guns have not yet been reported in the United States. But the FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the U.S. Customs Service have all been briefed on the new weapons, as have all U.S. ports of entry. No one is sure, but it is thought that the cell phone guns were invented, and are being built, somewhere in the Balkans. While they look like cell phones, if you hold one in your hand they are noticeably heavier. For criminals, especially professional killers, such weapons would be useful in situations where people are being frisked for weapons when entering a club, or a meeting with other gangsters. The weapons could also be smuggled into jails to aid in prison escapes. Commandoes and spies might find this device useful as well. The weapons could also be used to hijack aircraft.
So they look for a hollow antenna. Not so difficult.
Cell phones affect me the same way...
Old hat Doug, saw this thing several years ago.
Not meaning to be critical, I read all your posts.
I guess I just missed this one.
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