Nick96
Member
Here's something interesting that was just e-mailed to me. I've seen a video clip of this thing, but it's too large a file size to post here. It's a square cell phone looking device, about 4" X 2" X 1/2". Four .22 cartridges loaded in a row. The thing is cocked at the rear, and fired by pushing key pad buttons like on a normal cell phone.
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Cell Phones At Airports
If you get asked to test your cell phone at the airport, this is the
reason. Because cell phone guns have been discovered. They have not been found in the US yet, but they are in use overseas. Beneath the digital phone face is a .22 caliber handgun capable of firing four rounds in rapid
succession using the standard telephone keypad. European law
enforcement officials are stunned by the discovery of these deadly
decoys. They say phone guns are changing the rules of engagement in
Europe ."We find it very alarming," says Wolfgang Dicke of the German
Police Union ."It means police will have to draw their weapons
whenever a person being checked reaches for their cell phone."
Although cell phone guns have not reached the US yet, the FBI, Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the U.S.Customs Service say they
have been briefed on the new weapons.
All US ports of entry have been alerted. These covert weapons were
first discovered in October of 2000 when Dutch police came upon a
cache during a drug raid in Amsterdam. In another recent incident, a
Croatian gun dealer was caught attempting to smuggle a shipment
through Slovenia into Western Europe. Police say both shipments are
believed to have originated in Yugoslavia. Interpol sent a warning to
law enforcement agencies around the world. "If you didn't know they
were guns, you would think they were cell phones," said Ari
Zandbergen, a spokesperson for the Amsterdam police. "Only when you
have one in your hand do you realize that they are heavier than a
regular cell phone."
Be patient if security asks to look at your cell phone or turn it on
to show that it works. They have a good reason!
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Very sad. Now you can't even carry a cell phone without suspicion of carrying a deadly weapon. Perhaps you Police Officers out there are already aware of this thing. If not, just one more thing to worry about - and something for the rest of us to be aware of when reaching for the cell phone in the presents of a Police Officer in a potentially stressful situation.
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Cell Phones At Airports
If you get asked to test your cell phone at the airport, this is the
reason. Because cell phone guns have been discovered. They have not been found in the US yet, but they are in use overseas. Beneath the digital phone face is a .22 caliber handgun capable of firing four rounds in rapid
succession using the standard telephone keypad. European law
enforcement officials are stunned by the discovery of these deadly
decoys. They say phone guns are changing the rules of engagement in
Europe ."We find it very alarming," says Wolfgang Dicke of the German
Police Union ."It means police will have to draw their weapons
whenever a person being checked reaches for their cell phone."
Although cell phone guns have not reached the US yet, the FBI, Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the U.S.Customs Service say they
have been briefed on the new weapons.
All US ports of entry have been alerted. These covert weapons were
first discovered in October of 2000 when Dutch police came upon a
cache during a drug raid in Amsterdam. In another recent incident, a
Croatian gun dealer was caught attempting to smuggle a shipment
through Slovenia into Western Europe. Police say both shipments are
believed to have originated in Yugoslavia. Interpol sent a warning to
law enforcement agencies around the world. "If you didn't know they
were guns, you would think they were cell phones," said Ari
Zandbergen, a spokesperson for the Amsterdam police. "Only when you
have one in your hand do you realize that they are heavier than a
regular cell phone."
Be patient if security asks to look at your cell phone or turn it on
to show that it works. They have a good reason!
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Very sad. Now you can't even carry a cell phone without suspicion of carrying a deadly weapon. Perhaps you Police Officers out there are already aware of this thing. If not, just one more thing to worry about - and something for the rest of us to be aware of when reaching for the cell phone in the presents of a Police Officer in a potentially stressful situation.
Sorry just making fun of every one tonight
