Sezione di medicina legale e delle assicurazioni, Milan, Italy.
J Interpers Violence. 2013 Jan;28(2):386-415. doi: 10.1177/0886260512454715. Epub 2012 Aug 30.
The criminal use of weapons is a very topical issue in the industrialized countries and worldwide, and a reconsideration of the legislation governing their possession is warranted. We retrospectively analyzed the homicides and suicides involving the use of firearms and piercing and/or cutting weapons recorded at the Medicolegal Bureau in Milan from January 1, 1993, to December 31, 2008. First we considered the clinical histories of the deceased and the circumstantial details of their deaths, then we examined the data relating to the cause of death recorded in the autopsy reports. Our case series consisted of 414 homicides (54.2%) and 350 suicides (45.8%). Firearms were responsible for more deaths (64%) than piercing and/or cutting weapons (36%). The firearms involved were legally licensed in 40% of cases (suicides) and illegal in 22% (homicides). Our findings suggest the need to review the criteria considered for the issue of firearms licenses, in Italy at least.
刑事武器使用是工业化国家和全球范围内一个非常热门的话题，有必要重新考虑对其拥有权的立法。我们回顾性分析了 1993 年 1 月 1 日至 2008 年 12 月 31 日在米兰法医局记录的涉及枪支和穿刺/切割武器的杀人案和自杀案。首先，我们考虑了死者的临床病史和死亡的环境细节，然后检查了尸检报告中记录的与死因相关的数据。我们的病例系列包括 414 起杀人案（54.2%）和 350 起自杀案（45.8%）。枪支造成的死亡（64%）多于穿刺/切割武器（36%）。在这些案件中，枪支有 40%（自杀案）是合法许可的，22%（杀人案）是非法的。我们的研究结果表明，至少在意大利，有必要审查发放枪支许可证的标准。
