Police1 has learned of a new concealed weapon being sold from a Japanese website (http://ninja.hitj.co.jp). The Ninja Whip Belt is marketed as a self-defense weapon, but of course, a weapon is a weapon. The whip sells for about $100 and is easily concealed in the under-side of a common belt.
This new type of weapon could be very dangerous to any law enforcement officers or security officers whose attention is diverted for just a few seconds. The belt WILL set off metal detectors, but unless you search closely, it could be missed or simply be assumed that the belt buckle is setting off the alarm.
The whip -- which has the thickness and flexibility of a rigid yet thin, steel cord -- is very easy to both conceal within the belt and to deploy, by unfastening the buckle and pulling it out from inside underside of the belt. The stainless steel whip is 25 inches in length, the thickness is 1/6-inch stainless steel, with an O-ring as a handle.
Beware that this and other concealed weapons are on the streets. Never assume a suspect is unarmed even after he’s been frisked.
