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Below is an excerpt from a New Zealand cellular company. Scary stuff. I had a contact person send me the video of the cell phone gun being shot. The link to the 500 byte MPEG file is below.
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Here is the picture and text from the New Zealand company:
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.
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.
Although cell phone guns have not hit America yet, the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms, and the U.S. Customs Service say theyve 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 didnt know they were guns, you wouldnt 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.
Theyve 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 its only a matter of time.
FAA spokeswoman Rebecca Trexler said airport security officers had been trained to deal
with this new threat.
We dont want to tell the bad guys exactly what were 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.
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