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[theweaselking]

A new twist on the idea of concealable weapons, the credit card-sized shotgun, is shown at Koscielski's Guns and Ammo, the only gun shop in Minneapolis. It's a two-shot weapon machined from a block of metal the height and width of a standard credit card, and about a half-inch thick. Each barrel fires seven standard steel BBs. It will retail for $100. Mark Koscielski, owner of Koscielski's Guns and Ammo, and Patrick Teel, who makes the guns in suburban Blaine, gave The Associated Press a preview Tuesday night ahead of a news conference scheduled for Wednesday. They said the guns are meant to be used only for close-range self-defense and wouldn't be effective as offensive weapons. (10/05/04 AP photo)

Comments

[ryusen.livejournal.com]

my real question is how would it be held/fired? there doesn't seem to be a good way to hold it stable, braced against recoil, and still keep your fingers...

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

There are only 7 pellets, and they're small - it's not using anything approaching normal shotgun ammunition.

I'd expect you'd hold it like a credit card, and push a button on it.

When they say "not effective as offensive weapons", they really do mean it. This is a "make him scream and bleed while I run" kind of weapon, not a killer.

[ryusen.livejournal.com]

i realize it isn't gonna carry a 12g kick, but i was expecting it to have some kick.. otherwise, the pellets will not even make him bleed.. just bounce off him like a cheap BB gun...