ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 October 1975
Page Count: 6

Accidental Death with Tear Gas Pen Gun: A Case Report
Smialek, JE
Fellow in forensic pathology and Assistant Medical Examiner, Office of the Medical Examiner of Wayne County, Mich.

Ratanaproeksa, O
Fellow in forensic pathology and Assistant Medical Examiner, Office of the Medical Examiner of Wayne County, Mich.

Spitz, WU
Chief Medical Examiner of Wayne County and associate professor of pathology, Wayne State University, Mich.

(Received 10 April 1975; accepted 3 April 1975)

Abstract

National attention has recently been drawn to the increasing use of tear gas pen guns [1]. The Federal Aviation Administration was reported to have seized an estimated 3000 to 5000 of these weapons from persons boarding aircraft. Most of these seized weapons were reported to have been converted to fire regular ammunition. The use of tear gas pen guns as firearms of different caliber has been previously described by Stahl and Davis [2]. A significant hazard potential exists for the carrier of such a weapon as well as for those around him, as will be demonstrated in the case presented in this article.

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Paper ID: JFS10322J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10322J
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