title: Mole gun--an unusual firearm, a case note.
abstract: There are different kinds of types of firearms used worldwide and of different origin. This case note evaluates the mole gun, which cannot be found in the literature. This simple gun, which is usually used in the fields against moles, was used in an apartment as a trap against burglars. This instrument manufactured to be used as a trap against detrimental animals, and not to be used as a firearm, can create dangerous situations, if used for different purposes.
authors.affiliation: The Council of Forensic Medicine of the Ministry of Justice, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Uner
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Gürpinar
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cakir
mesh_terms: D003415:Crime; D005389:Firearms / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008297:Male; D014421:Turkey; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology*