Fatal injuries caused by guns using shotshell: case reports and ballistic studies
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Published on: May 18, 2015
D Rougé1, N Telmon, D Alengrin
1Faculté de Médecine, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.
Abstract:
The authors present six cases of homicide and suicide in which the weapon involved was a handgun using shotshell. The injuries caused are described and the ballistic characteristics of the weapons are studied. Such weapons, which are relatively easy to obtain, are not as innocuous as they may appear, since they may be modified either by changing the barrel or by removal of the device inside the barrel which is intended to prevent the firing of solid slugs.
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