Archiv für Kriminologie
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Archiv für Kriminologie · Mar 2004
Case Reports[Suicidal shot in the mouth with a rubber shot shell].
The purpose of weapons designed for self-defence and their ammunition is to allow effective defence without causing serious injury provided that the recommended minimum firing distance is observed. However, close-range and contact shots to vulnerable body regions may cause severe or even fatal injuries. ⋯ GC 54, from which a Mini Gomm-Cogne, cal. 12/50 rubber shot shell was fired. The wound findings and ballistic characteristics of the weapon are presented and discussed.