Rabl W, Riepert T, Steinlechner M
Institut für Gerichtliche Medizin, Karl-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, Austria.
Int J Legal Med. 1998;111(4):219-23. doi: 10.1007/s004140050156.
Blank cartridge guns are generally regarded as being harmless and are not considered to be firearms in most countries. A comparison of the legal situations in Germany and Austria concerning weapons is given. There have been several reports of serious injuries and even fatalities due to these weapons. Ballistic experiments show that even unmodified blank cartridge guns and very small calibre weapons can fire wire nails and can inflict potentially fatal injuries even at distances of 50 cm. Two serious injuries inflicted by metal pins fired from a blank cartridge gun and a very small calibre weapon are reported. These cases suggest that such weapons should also be considered handguns in the legal sense.
空包弹枪通常被认为是无害的，在大多数国家不被视为枪支。本文对德国和奥地利关于武器的法律情况进行了比较。有几份报告称这些武器造成了严重伤害甚至死亡。弹道实验表明，即使是未经改装的空包弹枪和非常小口径的武器也能发射铁丝钉，即使在50厘米的距离也可能造成致命伤害。本文报告了两起因空包弹枪和非常小口径武器发射金属针造成的严重伤害事件。这些案例表明，从法律意义上讲，此类武器也应被视为手枪。
