Why are airport security people taking a closer look at cell phones?
Because cell phone guns have been discovered OCONUS. The attached video clip
shows how cell phone guns operate.
These phones are not in the U.S. 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 U.S. 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 U.S. 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, 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!
I have mpg of this weapon if anyone wants to see it...Where can I put it.. It's 274kb
Because cell phone guns have been discovered OCONUS. The attached video clip
shows how cell phone guns operate.
These phones are not in the U.S. 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 U.S. 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 U.S. 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, 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!
I have mpg of this weapon if anyone wants to see it...Where can I put it.. It's 274kb
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