Journal Published Online: 01 October 1976
Volume 21, Issue 4

Short-Range Ammunition—A Possible Anti-Hijacking Device

CODEN: JFSCAS

Abstract

International hijacking of commercial airplanes has become rather commonplace, and armed robbery aboard buses in the United States has recently occurred with some frequency. This type of violence poses unquestionable problems to law enforcement. In the event of a shoot-out with police or security guards, the possibility of injury to bystanders is a great problem. A high-powered round may miss a target and strike an unsuspecting person a considerable distance away, or it may richochet and veer off in an unpredictable direction. Furthermore, a round may pass through the intended target and continue on to injure an uninvolved party, or the skin of a commercial aircraft could be perforated by the gunfire, thereby upsetting pressure conditions in the cabin and possibly causing a crash.

Author Information

Smialek, JE
Office of the Medical Examiner of Wayne County, Detroit, Mich.
Spitz, WU
Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich.
Pages: 6
Price: $25.00
Related
Reprints and Permissions
Reprints and copyright permissions can be requested through the
Copyright Clearance Center
Details
Stock #: JFS10572J
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10572J