US company designs gun that looks like phone

A US company has designed a two-shot pistol resembling a smartphone that will be virtually “undetectable” in its locked position.

The gun is a double-barrelled .380 caliber folding pistol and will be available for purchase later this year at a price of $395, said the company that specialises in concealed weaponry.

“The idea follows the present-day demand for handguns that people can carry on a day-to-day basis, in a manner that makes carrying a gun easy,” said the Minnesota-based company Ideal Conceal.

“Smartphones are everywhere, so your new pistol will easily blend in with today’s environment. In its locked position it will be virtually undetectable because it hides in plain sight,” it said.

Mr Kirk Kjellberg, CEO Ideal Conceal, said the prototype will be done in June and will likely be manufactured in October. He said his product is for those who want to carry a gun, when they need to “and not have to engage other people about why they’re carrying that gun”. “We don’t want anything sinister to go on with it either. it’s just made for mainstream America, not criminal enterprise,” he said.