Cell Phone Gun

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[yonif]

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.

[yonif]

[Lucky Dog]

Kind of lends a whole new meaning to "shooting your mouth off."

[evolved_rage]

Why do I suspect that the cell phone part works too.

[mlbford2]

I can just see some soccer mom picking up the wrong phone from her purse while driving and blowing her head off.

[RckyRaCoCo]

"can you hear me now?"

[NYFriend]

This is why you need to turn you're phone on at the airport and send it through a duel energy X-ray machine. In very secure places you can't take you're phone in anyway because it interferes with communications and surveillance equipment. For whacking a guy on the street it isn't any better than a hammerless revolver in you're coat pocket, is it?

[Lucky Dog]

Could Howard Dean use one of these to "shoot from the lip?"

[kcar]

Can you hear me now?

[XRdsRev]

Wow....I guess using a cell phone really is dangerous after all

[Callahan]

I almost got my fiancee a cell phone stun gun. Can't be too careful on the city streets these days.

[gitmo]

Would have made a great Maxwell Smart routine. Comes into headquarters with half his head bandaged up.

[TYVets]

Where can i buy one that shoots 45 ammo?

[Capitalist Eric]

JD Alert.

[yooper]

Priceless! Post of the day!

[in the Arena]

I like this one better...

http://birdman.org/products/shotcall.htm

[Atlas Sneezed]

This has been around for several years.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Yes, late 2000 according to the article.

[ExSoldier]

"In the top half you can see four .22 caliber (5.56mm) bullets...."

Sorry those would be the bases of .22 rimfire cartridges, not 5.56mm aka .223 Remington centerfire rounds. It probably won't take a .45, but I'd like to see one in 9mm. But for this to be effective all four would have to fire at once. My guess is that it's electonically fired. A smart gun?

[Swordmaker]

I like this one better...

I think 35MM film canister lids don't contain firing pins... yet.