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Anime Guru | [ image disabled ] At first sight it looks like a regular cell phone ? same size, same shape, same overall appearance. But beneath the digital face lies a .22-caliber pistol, a phone gun capable of firing four rounds in quick succession with a touch of the otherwise standard keypad. The US Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are aware of the device and have instructed baggage screeners to be on the lookout for suspicious mobile phones. This is especially after 9/11. European law enforcement officials ? stunned by the discovery of these deadly decoys ? say phone guns are changing the rules of engagement in Europe. Airport authorities across Europe are implementing systems to X-ray all cell phones We find it very, 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 mobile phone. The FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and the U.S. Customs Service say they?ve been briefed on the new weapons. This criminal invention represents a potentially serious threat to law enforcement and the public, said U.S. Customs Service Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly. We received word about these guns last month. We have since alerted our field personnel to be on the lookout for cell phone guns at U.S. ports of entry.? Guns on the Move These new covert guns were first discovered in October when Dutch police stumbled on 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 out a warning to law enforcement agencies around the world. European border police and customs officers are at a heightened state of alert at all ports, airports and border crossings.Realistic Appearance If you didn?t know they were guns, you wouldn?t suspect anything, said Ari Zandbergen, spokesman for the Amsterdam police. Only when you have one in your hand do you realize that they are heavier, says Birgit Heib of the German Federal Criminal Investigation Agency. The guns are loaded by twisting the phone in half. The .22-caliber rounds fit into the top of the phone under the screen. The lower half, under the keyboard, holds the firing pins. The bullets fire through the antenna by pressing the keypad from numbers five to eight. Amsterdam police says they are very sophisticated machines constructed inside gutted cell phones which do not light up or operate as real phones. These are very difficult to make. We believe experts are involved, says Zandbergen. U.S. authorities, including the FBI, ATF, Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Customs Service Authority have been supplied detailed information and pictures of these new weapons. They've been given a heads up,? said Jim Crandall, ATF spokesman. To date no phone guns have been discovered either in the United States or in the process of being smuggled in, authorities say. But they know it?s only a matter of time. FAA spokeswoman Rebecca Trexler said airport security officers had been trained to deal with this new threat. We don't want to tell the bad guys exactly what we?re looking for, she says, We are trying to stay one step ahead. Will Affect Travelers Airport authorities across Europe are implementing systems to X-ray all cell phones, those procedures will likely be followed by airports around the world. This is just one more item that we need to pay special attention to because nowadays, of course just about every passenger carries a mobile phone, says the spokesman for Frankfurt airport security. Customs officials in the U.S. say their safety procedure has normally been to require travelers to turn their phones on, however that may no longer be enough. Cell phone users will have to be made aware that reaching for their phones in some circumstances could be misinterpreted as a threat by authorities. [ Edited Sat Mar 24 2007, 09:26AM ] Poke me for my Theme Song -> <-Poke me for my Theme Song  | ||
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| Nice, it seems the world is just getting more dangerous. I wonder how big it is. it must be small. but how would you aim. hhhmmm... but it only makes it harder to travel now. the world is getting smaller and the danger is getting closer. | |||
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| Anime Guru | Look at the picture it is the size of a cellphone. Poke me for my Theme Song -> <-Poke me for my Theme Song | ||
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| thats because pictures are so useful in determining size. But it looks smaller than a regular cell phone. but how would you aim. | |||
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| Anime Guru | you can tell it's size by comparing it to the fingers holding it. and you would just point and shoot like any other gun. Poke me for my Theme Song -> <-Poke me for my Theme Song | ||
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| It still looks smaller, but it looks weird. it would be like shooting with some kind of door opener. Still looks hard to use. does the bullet come out between the two pieces. | |||
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| Anime Guru | No idea read the artical. Poke me for my Theme Song -> <-Poke me for my Theme Song | ||
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 | How do you reload? It would be hard to aim because any slight discrepancy in the way you hold it would put the bullet wide by a foot or so, and the recoil would probably make the 'phone' fly back and hit you in the chest if your fingers are sweaty. 'I am in blood Stepp'd in so far that, should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o'er...' ~Macbeth~ | ||
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Dark Knight | This is not a regular weapon and it shoudnt be taken that way then. Its more a item for delicate situations. When in cover or unable to have a gun this can save the life of the agent. Its more than enought to kill someone on close range, create distraction or just buy some time to take cover, get away or most likely for the suport team to moove in. Thinks like this one has many ways of use. Its a cool thing if you ask me. [ image disabled ]  | ||
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| Anime Guru | Except it wasen't used by any of them but by criminals. Poke me for my Theme Song -> <-Poke me for my Theme Song | ||
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