Company Creates Gun That Looks Like a Cellphone (nbcnews.com)

Earthquake Retrofit writes: Sometimes you want to carry your gun in peace, but people keep drawing attention to your piece. This very issue plagued Kirk Kjellberg, the creator of Ideal Conceal, a [.380-caliber pistol] that folds up to look like a smartphone. "A boy spotted me in [a] restaurant and said loudly, 'Mommy, Mommy, that guy's got a gun!' And then pretty much the whole restaurant stared at me," Kjellberg told NBC News. He developed Ideal Conceal to avoid those awkward situations. According to NBC News, "In locked position, the two-shot plastic gun with a metal core can be discreetly slipped into pockets, like a real phone. But 'with one click of the safety it opens and is ready to fire,' Ideal Conceal claims. The Department of Homeland Security has contacted him about the pistol, and he plans on giving them x-rays of it so law enforcement can distinguish it from cellphones during airport screenings. An Ideal Conceal prototype is slated for June, with sales beginning in October. The gun is listed for $395."

Comments

Re:Trying to get shot?

[OzPeter]

No problem! We can just create a cell phone that looks like a gun, so the cops can tell the difference!

Recently the TSA stopped a woman from wearing gun themed shoes throug Baltimore airport.

TSA Stops Passenger With Gun-Shaped Shoes at Baltimore Airport

Re:Trying to get shot?

[Lumpy]

https://www.google.com/search?...

Already ahead of you....

Slice Statistics

[Okian Warrior]

14 people killed by "terrorists", 14,000 killed by americans.

Statistically you are more likely to be killed by someone you know, family, neighbour, work colleague than by a stranger and a LOT more likely to b killed by an american than by a terrorist.

If you are scared of ISIS, then you should be terrified of vending machines, because each year they kill more americans.

Since we're talking statistics, and since I do statistics for my day job, I'd like to point out the OUTRIGHT FALLACY of citing what I call "slice" statistics.

"Slice" statistics are statistics that only look at a "slice" of the problem, and are used to make an emotional argument in the mind of the reader. For example, if you own a gun it's much more likely that someone in your family will get shot.

While that may be true, it's not the right statistic to look at.

For example: countries that ban guns have a lower incidence of gun deaths.

That may also be true, and again it's not the right statistic to look at.

The right statistic is this: if you own guns, will your (and your family's) average lifespan be longer or shorter?

This is the one statistic to look at. If most family shootings are suicides *and* the person would have committed suicide anyway, then this statistic will sort it out. If you catch pneumonia because you got robbed and had to put off buying a winter coat, but your neighbour scared away an intruder and wasn't robbed... then lifespan will detect this as well.

Lifespan is affected by many things, and comparing, for example America with the UK (or another modern nation) won't work because the UK has excellent health care.

Instead, compare roughly similar areas in the US that have easy access to guns and harsh restrictions. Compare NH to Illinois or Houston to Washington, DC.

Let's see some real statistics here, not the "it's more likely that someone you know will kill you" crap.

Re:Slice Statistics

[LynnwoodRooster]

Guns are designed for many things. Including competitive uses (like most bows and baseball bats). Or for providing food on my table (like bows, and knives). But you don't get it, that's fine. You're obviously not from the US, so enjoy where you're at! In the mean time we'll simply go about living as we do, and realize that about 80% of all shootings are drung and gang related; factor those out and we're equal or lower than many European countries.

BTW, the only times I've had violent confrontations were overseas (two in Europe whilst living in Belgium, and two in South America whilst living in Chile). Never had to draw my firearm (concealed) in the US.

Re: Trying to get shot?

[LynnwoodRooster]

Well, I kind of learned to be from adventures overseas. I had one attempted mugging in Amsterdam, one successful one in Marsellies, was shot in the leg in Bogota, and was robbed in Rio. Never had a problem in the US, but experiences overseas were enough to convince me to be armed when possible.

Re:Trying to get shot?

[Anonymous Coward]

I find it interesting that people frequently mention the disproportionate killing by police of black people (including you, twice in your post), but hardly ever mention the even more disproportionate killing of men. Is the latter group considered an acceptable target?

Re:Trying to get shot?

[atriusofbricia]

Tell us, why do you carry a gun?

Short and possibly flippant answer, because a cop weighs too much.

Longer and more useful answer, because things happen and when it does the odds that a cop or such will be right there is vanishingly small. Sure, you can call the police and should do so. However, even under the very best of conditions it will still take them minutes to get there in a situation where seconds count. Do I have pretensions of being some super bad ass who will take on terrorists and vanquish evil? Don't be silly. I hope I could acquit myself well and have practiced with that in mind, less for terrorists (highly unlikely to ever happen) and more for mundane things, but still.

I have a fire extinguisher, but I am not the fire department. I have car insurance as well, and hope I never have to use any of these things. Yet, if I do I hope to be as prepared as one can reasonably be for such a thing. One could ask why you don't, if I may presume so much, carry one and be prepared as well. One could ask that, but as far as I'm concerned it would be rude to do so as if you don't I presume you have what you feel are good and proper reasons and I would not presume to judge anyone for doing so or not doing so. It's a personal decision and should remain such.