# Any record of anyone killed by a teeny tiny gun?

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**Created:** [July 6, 2020, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-record-of-anyone-killed-by-a-teeny-tiny-gun/914439 "2020-07-06T03:46:06Z")\
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There’s quite a vulnerable spot right at the back of the throat, where you only have to get through a few layers of tissue to get to the brain stem, if you get a someone with a very small hand (like a baby) to hold the gun, and force it into someone’s mouth, all the way to the back of their throat, angle it upwards a little, by deflecting the soft palate, and press it against the back of their nasopharyngeal cavity, a lucky shot could kill

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