Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science (12th Edition)
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Chapter 9, Problem 17RQ
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To understand: The pattern made by a 12-gauge shotgun that increases 1 inch distance from the target.
Introduction: Firearms are common weapons identified from a crime scene. The firearm is usually guns which are used for firing. Firearms are of two types: handgun and long gun. An example of a handgun is pistol and for long gun are shotgun and rifles. A shotgun is a type of long gun firearm that is designed to fire by resting the gun on the shoulders. It has small round pellets called as shots and a solid projectile called as slug. The shotgun has a smooth barrel without lands and grooves.
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Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science (12th Edition)
Ch. 9 - Prob. 1RQCh. 9 - The diameter of the gun barrel is known as its...Ch. 9 - True or False: The number of lands and grooves is...Ch. 9 - The ___________ characteristics of a rifled barrel...Ch. 9 - Prob. 5RQCh. 9 - To make a match between a test bullet and a...Ch. 9 - True or False: It is always possible to determine...Ch. 9 - A shotgun has a(n) ___________ barrel.
Ch. 9 - Prob. 9RQCh. 9 - True or False: Shotgun pellets can be...
Ch. 9 - True or False: A cartridge case can be...Ch. 9 - The automated firearms search system developed by...Ch. 9 - True or False: The distribution of gunpowder...Ch. 9 - True or False: Without the benefit of a weapon, an...Ch. 9 - A halo of vaporous lead (smoke) deposited around a...Ch. 9 - If a firearm has been fired more than 3 feet from...Ch. 9 - Prob. 17RQCh. 9 - A(n) ___________ photograph may help visualize...Ch. 9 - True or False: One test method for locating powder...Ch. 9 - Current methods for identifying a shooter rely on...Ch. 9 - Determining whether an individual has fired a...Ch. 9 - True or False: Firings with all types of...Ch. 9 - Microscopic primer and gunpowder particles on the...Ch. 9 - True or False: Restoration of serial numbers is...Ch. 9 - True or False: It is proper to insert a pencil...Ch. 9 - Recovered bullets are initialed on either the...Ch. 9 - Prob. 27RQCh. 9 - Prob. 28RQCh. 9 - Prob. 29RQCh. 9 - Prob. 30RQCh. 9 - Prob. 31RQCh. 9 - Prob. 32RQCh. 9 - Prob. 33RQCh. 9 - Prob. 34RQCh. 9 - Prob. 35RQCh. 9 - Prob. 1ACTCh. 9 - Prob. 2ACTCh. 9 - Prob. 3ACTCh. 9 - Prob. 4ACTCh. 9 - Prob. 5ACT
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