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Firearms, the Law, and Forensic Ballistics (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
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Firearms, the Law, and Forensic Ballistics (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
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While gun design has undergone only minimal change over the
centuries, investigative tools surrounding firearm use have grown
significantly in sophistication. Now in its third edition,
Firearms, the Law, and Forensic Ballistics has been updated to
reflect recently published research and new technology developed
since the last volume. Beginning with a discussion of the
development of arms and ammunition from the fourteenth century to
the present day, this book examines: Firearms laws around the
world, including legal challenges raised in the U.S. by the Daubert
decision Firearms manufacturing processes, the mechanisms of
various firearms, and the linking of a particular bullet or spent
cartridge with a suspected weapon The origins and development of
new science in firearms, including controversies, pioneers, and an
expose of the "quack" purveyors of pseudo-science Internal,
external, and terminal (wound) ballistics The nature, composition,
and analytical detection of discharge residue left on a suspect The
role of the ballistics expert at all stages of a case, ranging from
the scene of the shooting incident, the post mortem examinations,
the examination and testing of exhibits at the laboratory, and the
presentation of evidence in court Recently introduced computer
search techniques applied to captured and digitally stored images
of marks left on fired bullets and spent cartridge cases Manual
microscopic comparison work and computer-based searches on digital
images of bullet and cartridge case marks to determine if a
particular weapon has been fired in previous cases Written by an
expert with more than 50 years of experience using and handling
firearms, this text is enhanced with nearly 250 illustrations,
making it a premier guide to the fundamentals of firearms and
related evidentiary considerations.
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