@article{ref1,
title="A Case Report of Suicide with a Homemade Handgun (Plastic Model Gun)",
journal="Korean journal of legal medicine (2007)",
year="2012",
author="Lee, Joo-Yong and Goo, Jeong-Ho and Lee, Sang-Han",
volume="",
number="",
pages="174-177",
abstract="Unlike the United States, cases of firearm suicides in Korea are rare and are usually limited to military soldiers and policemen. In addition, there is no case report of a suicide by a homemade handgun in Korea. The present victim was a 24-year-old soldier with a fascination for firearms. He had a history of depression and social phobia during his military service. He constructed a homemade handgun from a plastic model gun, also known as a BB gun. During the vacations, he committed suicide with the homemade gun, which caused a penetrating gunshot wound to his chest. The structure and ammunition of the homemade handgun is demonstrated in this report. We have also discussed a few details of the forensic investigation and evaluation of the homemade handgun fatality.<p /><p>Language: ko</p>",
language="ko",
issn="1225-0589",
doi="10.7580/KoreanJLegMed.2012.36.2.174",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7580/KoreanJLegMed.2012.36.2.174"
}