# Forbidding Firearm Journals MollaSpace Armed Notebooks Threaten Unprivy Prying Eyes By Amelia Roblin | Published 2011-02-11 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mollaspace-armed-notebooks References: [ohgizmo](http://www.ohgizmo.com/2011/02/10/armed-notebooks-look-like-the-perfect-place-to-write-up-your-crackpot-manifesto/) & [mollaspace](http://www.mollaspace.com/product_info.php) I was taught not to judge a book by its cover, yet when I look at the violently embossed MollaSpace Armed Notebooks, I can't help but think that any owner of one should have an eye watching over him at all times. Of course, as Edward Bulwer-Lytton once said, "the pen is mightier than the sword," which may forever ring true. The message behind the [knife, revolver and grenade](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/micro-katana)-covered MollaSpace Armed Notebooks is that their pages should be filled with thoughts and intelligent discourse that could out-battle any weapon. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 72% | Activity: 56% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: South America, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Political](https://www.trendhunter.com/political) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Weaponized Stationery:** The trend of incorporating weaponry designs with stationery products provides opportunity for disruption in the stationery and toy industries to appeal to a unique niche market. - **Security-focused Design:** Integrating security-focused design elements in consumer products such as notebooks provides a trend for disruption in the security equipment and office supply industries. - **Functional Disguise:** The merging of two seemingly unrelated objects, such as personal defense and writing implements, provides an opportunity for disruption in the novelty and self-defense markets. ### Who This Affects Most - **Stationery:** The stationery industry can create new product lines targeted towards a niche market by incorporating weaponized designs on their products, leading to a disruptive innovation opportunity. - **Consumer Security Equipment:** The trend of incorporating security-focused elements in notebooks points towards a disruptive innovation opportunity for businesses in the consumer security equipment sector. - **Novelty Items:** Businesses in the novelty industry can capitalize on the trend of functional disguise by creating similar products that blend two seemingly unrelated functionalities, leading to a potentially disruptive innovation opportunity. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Leather-Bound Connected Notebooks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/connected-notebooks.md) - [Pottery-Inspired Artful Notebooks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kintsugi-art.md) - [Reusable Paper-Free Notebooks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nuka-book.md) - [Tactical Tool-Packed Pens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tekto-tak-pen.md) - [Modular Refillable Notebook Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/notebook-system.md) - [3D-Printed Paper Knives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paper-knives.md) - [Clinical Bed Notebooks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hospital-bed-notebook.md) - [Tactical Classic Pens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fisher-space-pen.md) - [Imitation Book Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/novel-bookwallets.md)