The title to this node can be taken rather more
literally, too. Police across
Europe have recently started discovering
guns disguised as
mobile phones during arms dealing raids. Naturally, these can be easily sneaked into clubs, government offices and other areas where visitors are
frisked for weapons.
The gun looks identical to a relatively modern mobile phone, but weighs far more. It contains four
.22 bullets which are fired by pushing a
keypad button, with the connect button used to expel empty shells. At close range, these guns are assuredly
lethal, but apparently the accuracy is so tremendously poor that hitting your target is
pot-luck.
Apparently these weapons are arriving from
Russia and former
East-Block countries, where the
Russian Mafia have been using them as weapons in
mob hits. Police in the
UK fear they'll flood into the country, as the undetectable
Saturday Night Special of choice.
Could be the making of a
really good
practical joke, though.