| MINNEAPOLIS -- A new weapon coming on the market is not exactly the stuff of James Bond, but it's close.
A Minnesota gun maker has a new twist on the idea of concealable weapons: a credit-card shotgun.
The shotgun almost fits in your wallet.
The double-barrel firearm is made from a piece of metal about the size of a credit card -- and about half-an-inch thick with each barrel firing seven standard steel BB's. It retails for $100.
The Minneapolis manufacturer said the guns are for close-range self-defense.
They need a fair amount of time for loading. The user has to measure out gunpowder, pour it in each barrel, drop seven steel BBs in each barrel and tamp in a small wad of paper.
The gunmaker said it gives the owner a chance to flee an attacker. Skeptics said it would be useless in a crisis. |