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Author Warlow, T. A. (Tom A.)

Title Firearms, the Law and Forensic Ballistics
Published London : CRC Press, 1996

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Description 1 online resource (313 pages)
Contents Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Author's Note; The Beginnings; Firearms Legislation and the Definition of a Firearm; Marks and Microscopy; The Emergence of a New Science; Mechanisms and Design Aspects of Firearms; Internal Ballistics; External Ballistics and Cartridge Loadings; Terminal/Wound Ballistics and Distance of Firing; The Scene of the Shooting Incident; Examination of Exhibits at the Laboratory; Presentation of Evidence to the Courts; Proof Marks and the Proof of Firearms; Useful Data; German Ordnance Codes used between 1938 and 1945; Index
Summary The definitive reference work on the forensic science of firearms. The role of the forensic scientist is described in detail along with desriptions of the mechanics of firing weapons and the consequences of wounding
Notes Print version record
Subject Firearms -- Law and legislation -- England
Firearms -- Law and legislation -- Wales
Forensic ballistics.
Firearms -- Law and legislation
Forensic ballistics
England
Wales
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780203483053
0203483057