[Injury potential of soft-air pistols]

Arch Kriminol. 2004 Jan-Feb;213(1-2):15-21.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Report on a case in which an 8-year-old girl was injured on the left anterior thoracic wall by two shots fired by her 14-year-old cousin from a soft-air pistol (replica of mod. 17 make Glock, cal. 6 mm, solid plastic bullets); the projectiles caused two skin lesions, both reaching into the subcutis. The results of our own shooting tests with 2 different soft-air pistols and the injuries seen in our case confirm that soft-air pistols may cause penetrating soft-tissue injuries when fired from a short distance.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Asphyxia / pathology
  • Breast / injuries*
  • Breast / pathology
  • Child
  • Conjunctiva / pathology
  • Conjunctival Diseases / pathology
  • Eye Hemorrhage / pathology
  • Female
  • Firearms / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Purpura / pathology
  • Skin / pathology
  • Soft Tissue Injuries / pathology*
  • Violence / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Wounds, Gunshot / pathology*