Police: Don’t Carry Gun-Shaped Cellphone Case

This Cellphone Case might end up being the last one you ever carry. Photo from Japan Trend Shop.

This Cellphone Case might end up being the last one you ever carry. Photo from Japan Trend Shop.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Police in Sioux City are urging people not to use a cellphone case that looks like a gun, saying the device could be confused for the real thing.

Police Chief Doug Young tells the Sioux City Journal that the case could put people who carry it in danger.

The case is designed to hold a smartphone in what would be the barrel of a handgun. It includes a pistol handle and trigger guard.

Woodbury County Sheriff Dave Drew says the phone case looks like a real gun if it’s tucked into a waistband or pocket to hide the phone and show only the handle.