Is this e-reader case a gun?

<figure> <img alt="3d printed gun case for an e-reader, animated" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Luke the Maker / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/3d_gun.gif?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph">Is an e-reader case as dangerous as a Glock 19? </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Last month, Louisville, Kentucky-based creator <a href="https://lukethemaker.com/">Luke The Maker</a> showed off a bizarre, 3D-printed, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ2QEXaMb0t/?igsh=cXY5dTA1ODUyaGZm">pistol-shaped case design</a> for the popular minimalist <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/870583/xteink-x4-e-ink-reader-books-hands-on">Xteink X4 e-reader</a>. The X4 lies vertically atop the plastic gun's slide, with a cutout on the side to access its buttons. Though the frame was digitally modeled after a real gun, this "case" can't shoot bullets. Squeezing the trigger does nothing at all. He calls his contraption the "<a href="https://lukethemaker.com/gundle/">Gundle</a>." </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">In a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ7k1WBuoJk/">post</a> showing off the wacky accessory, Luke (whose last name is Blackford) can be seen flipping through Cormac McCarthy's <em>Blood Meridian </em>and J.D. Sali …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/970343/e-reader-case-3d-printed-gun">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>