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captive bolt pistol
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captive bolt pistol
a handheld weapon used for euthanasia of large animals. The muzzle is placed against the subject's forehead. When the trigger is pulled, or the firing pin struck a sharp blow, a 3 cm rod, 1 cm diameter exits sharply from the muzzle and pierces the skull and damages the brain. The rod does not leave the weapon and there is no possible risk of injuring a bystander.
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We at least have some form of identification for our dogs - even those killed with a captive bolt pistol.
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But then I hear this week that David Smith, a retired builder's merchant from County Durham, was fined pounds 2000 for killing about two greyhounds a week for more than two years with a captive bolt gun.
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Mr Smith, of Seaham, Co Durham has been questioned by police, who found the captive bolt gun he used to kill the animals was legally held.
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