title: [Forensic, medical, and criminalistic description of injuries inflicted by firing the pistol "PB-4"].
abstract: A case of causing a lethal injury from the PB-4 self-defense pistol (traumatic action bullets) is described. An issue of the relation between notions "a non-lethal gun" and "special-purpose weapon" are under discussion.
authors.forename: V Iu
authors.initials: VIu
authors.lastname: Vladimirov
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Babakhanian
mesh_terms: D005389:Firearms / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014965:X-Rays