Keith B wrote:Just a note, this was a shotgun at point-blank (or less) range as it was 'self-inflicted'. Anything from a distance of 8-10 feet oe more will be predominately pellets and powder burns. I have a friend who was shot with a 12ga shotgun containing birdshot from about 25 feet during an abduction attempt. Her face just looked like she had a severe case of acne or measles.The Annoyed Man wrote:WARNING!!! Don't look if you don't have the stomach for it, but this is a facial shotgun wound: http://www.daviddsemsheadquarters.com/f ... licted.JPGJumping Frog wrote:Well, if people are tired of the .380 vs 9mm vs .45 arguing, we can always resurrect the birdshot versus buckshot argument.
The burglar ran half a block before collapsing. Want to bet the shotgun was loaded with birdshot? If he had been using buckshot or slugs, I don't believe Clint Eastwood's line about "blow your head clean off" is literally true, but I also doubt the guy would run half a block.
It didn't blind her? Was that because she didn't take any pellets to the eyes or because they didn't penetrate and cause damage?