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Gun Control & RKBA

discntnt_irny_srcsm

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2. Maybe an acceptable option for folks who OC...

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Tue May 1, 2018, 07:16 AM

May 2018

...in places OC is acceptable. This would be more like 'discrete' carry. Packing a gun that looks like a phone in the open won't likely equal concealed carry in the eyes of the law. I'm not seeing this as a very useful product but more of a novelty. So, it will probably sell like hotcakes.

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What the world really needs to ban: a gun designed to look like a phone [View all] muriel_volestrangler May 2018 OP

There are already phones that look they might be guns. Girard442 May 2018 #1

Maybe an acceptable option for folks who OC... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2018 #2

The 'law' problem is police officers who shoot people with phones, as noted above muriel_volestrangler May 2018 #3

Sorry about the missing sarcasm tag discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2018 #9

Heh - sorry, I forgot your user name, too ... (nt) muriel_volestrangler May 2018 #10

I'm slipping discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2018 #12

This thing will barely sell, especially if the ATF rules it a AOW. DetroitLegalBeagle May 2018 #5

probably not, gejohnston May 2018 #7

Agreed n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2018 #11

Know a fellow who has this The Mouth May 2018 #15

a two shot gejohnston May 2018 #4

Gee! This is a nightmare. What kind of world are we creating? Doodley May 2018 #6

As if cops aren't shooting people using for-real phones already. (nt) Paladin May 2018 #8

$600 for a 2 shot derringer? melm00se May 2018 #13

I legally carry a concealed handgun because it could prove very ... spin May 2018 #14