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KMID : 0357820120360020174
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Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
2012 Volume.36 No. 2 p.174 ~ p.177
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A Case Report of Suicide with a Homemade Handgun (Plastic Model Gun)
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Lee Joo-Yong
Goo Jeong-Ho
Lee Sang-Han
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Abstract
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Unlike the United States, cases of firearm suicides in Korea are rare and are usually limited to military soldiers and policemen. In addition, there is no case report of a suicide by a homemade handgun in Korea. The present victim was a 24-year-old soldier with a fascination for firearms. He had a history of depression and social phobia during his military service. He constructed a homemade handgun from a plastic model gun, also known as a BB gun. During the vacations, he committed suicide with the homemade gun, which caused a penetrating gunshot wound to his chest. The structure and ammunition of the homemade handgun is demonstrated in this report. We have also discussed a few details of the forensic investigation and evaluation of the homemade handgun fatality.
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KEYWORD
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suicide, homemade, handgun, military
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