Not I new idea, far from it. What is new, I suppose, is that this guy wants to market it at a time and place where they've been effectively banned for a century. The laws are changing though. Expect the BATFE to either throw a fit over this or make some ruling that will open the flood gates on guns like this again.
You beat me to it. Yeah this isn't all that new. Its not the first cell phone gun I've seen, just the first I'm aware of that folds into a traditional gun shape.
I worked security at a power plant for a time and they would give briefings on things to look out for. One was an old flip phone (this was about 10 years ago) that could fire four.22 rounds. Each barrel had a button on the keypad to fire it. There was also a Maglite flashlight that could fire a 20 gauge shotgun shell.
Cain guns, pen guns, that gun that folds into a box that I first saw in Robocop 2. You can make a gun in just about any shape. I'm not sure if it is a good idea to sell one that looks like a modern cell phone though. Police seem to be jumpy enough as it is. I don't think we need a cell phone to credibly be considered a weapon.
Slashdot Mirror
Not I new idea, far from it. What is new, I suppose, is that this guy wants to market it at a time and place where they've been effectively banned for a century. The laws are changing though. Expect the BATFE to either throw a fit over this or make some ruling that will open the flood gates on guns like this again.
You beat me to it. Yeah this isn't all that new. Its not the first cell phone gun I've seen, just the first I'm aware of that folds into a traditional gun shape.
I worked security at a power plant for a time and they would give briefings on things to look out for. One was an old flip phone (this was about 10 years ago) that could fire four .22 rounds. Each barrel had a button on the keypad to fire it. There was also a Maglite flashlight that could fire a 20 gauge shotgun shell.
Cain guns, pen guns, that gun that folds into a box that I first saw in Robocop 2. You can make a gun in just about any shape. I'm not sure if it is a good idea to sell one that looks like a modern cell phone though. Police seem to be jumpy enough as it is. I don't think we need a cell phone to credibly be considered a weapon.