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Dum-Dum
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Dum-Dum
An irregularly weighted hollow-tipped bullet that tumbles on entry into the body, causing massive tissue destruction, by adding a rotational component to its trajectory
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The ammo included some hollow point dum-dum bullets - banned by the Hague Convention.
MAN WHO SOLD GUNS TO GANG OF RHYS' MURDERER; Ex-soldier made weapons ... by The Mirror (London, England)
Ramsay Scott was caught with two pistols, parts for an assault rifle and ammunition including dum-dum bullets in his bedroom.
STUDENT BOUGHT pounds 20,000 ARSENAL WITH HIS MUM'S CREDIT CARDS; Gun ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Troops in Australia, Luxembourg and Austria all carry the weapon, which has also been used on missions by the SAS and US Customs officers CAPTION(S): STASH: Drugs were discovered in Kirkdale; DRUG BARON: Andrew Grant; DEADLY: The rifle police found at Gant's mother's home; LETHAL: The dum-dum bullets found at Grant's mother's home
This gun is a Steyr Mannlicher automatic assault rifle - the favoured ... by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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