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Abstract

Blank cartridge guns can be altered as harmful handguns with a simple modification in their barrel. As a result, these guns may inflict serious and potentially life threatening injuries. In this study, it is aimed to draw attention to risks of blank cartridge guns of which use becoming more common.The records of the Council of the Forensic Medicine Adana Group Administration were used. Five cases of deaths due to modified blank cartridge guns injuries during the period of January 2006 and November 2006 were analyzed.All of the victims were male, and their ages ranged between 25 and 40 years. Four (80%) of all cases were recorded as homicide and in these cases shot were from a wide distance. In this study, it is determined that, blank cartridge guns can, even in shot from wide distance, cause fatal injuries, and blank cartridges could rarely exit from body. Since the ballistic value of this kind of weapons is limited, the possibility of increase in number of unsolved homicides should be considered.In conclusion, the restriction of the sale, possession and use of this kind of weapons by local authorities and governorship is not enough. This issue should be considered a widespread problem of our country and comprehensive legal regulations should be set up.

Investigation of Blank Cartridge Gun Harming Potential in Target Range of 0-5 cm

“…In the literature, many of publications about blank gun injuries revealed that blank guns could be harmful for the soft tissue and the bone tissue. Our findings were consistent with the literature (1,(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22). In present study, blank guns caused skin tissue damage, destruction of muscle tissue, burnings and the soot, frequently.…”