Back in 2016, someone in Minnesota really said: what if a gun looked like a smartphone.
Developed by Kirk Kjellberg, this folding pistol was sold under AutoLaunce, formerly available via Ideal Conceal. When closed, it looks like a regular phone. Flip it open, and it becomes a two-barrel .380 ACP handgun.
It dropped in the middle of peak smartphone culture and instantly caused chaos, some people called it genius concealment, others called it reckless as hell. Production eventually stopped, but the 2016 โphone gunโ is still one of the wildest concealment designs ever put on the market.