Air guns: An underestimated danger - case presentation, literature review and legal interpretation

Abstract

Introduction: The compressed air weapon is a type of arm to which the projectile is propelled due to the compression of air in a sealed chamber. These types of weapons belong to the category of non-lethal weapons and ammunition subject to authorization. However, accidental fatal cases, suicides or even deaths with intention attributed to these types of weapons are described in the literature.

Keywords

• air gun
• fatal heart injury
• forensics