Forensic Firearms Evidence: Elements of Shooting Incident Reconstruction

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Forensic Firearms Evidence: Elements of Shooting Incident Reconstruction.

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A through introduction to the fundamentals of many elements of shooting incident investigation in the United States including : Firearm classification; ammunition identification; bullet design characteristics; small arms propellants; gunshot residue; rifle characteristics; firearm evidence marking; evidence collection; toolmarks on cartridges; shotgun ammunition - actual evidence examples and small arms functioning. This package is intended for investigators, prosecutors, forensic pathologists, police officers, attorneys, criminalists, crime scene technicians, and firearm examiners.

00:00:00 INTRODUCTION – INTENDED AUDIENCE
00:02:50 CATEGORIES
00.03:05 2 GENERAL TYPES OF CARTRIDGES
00:07:19 HEADSTAMPS - .22RIMFIRE CARTRIDGES – BULLET DESIGN
00:12:26 CENTERFIRE CARTRIDGE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
00:30:50 CENTERFIRE HEADSTAMPS
00:33:50 BOXER versus BERDAN PRIMING SYSTEMS
00:35:25 MODERN PRIMER COMPOSITIONS-GUNSHOT RESIDUE
00:36:39 HANDGUN BULLET DESIGNS
00:47:38 CENTERFIRE RIFLE CUTAWAY AND DISCHARGE
00:48:50 BLACK POWDER, PYRODEX & MODERN SMOKELESS POWDERS
00:57:22 GUNSHOT RESIDUE PRODUCTION FROM A REVOLVER, SEMI-
AUTO PISTOLS AND ITS RECONSTRUCTIVE VALUE
01:03:45 FLARES ON REVOLVER CYLINDERS
01:06:50 MORE ABOUT SEMI-AUTO PISTOLS, GUNSHOT RESIDUES,
POWDER PARTICLES IN GUN BARRELS
01:09:50 POWDER IMPRINTS IN BULLET BASES
01:11:29 GUNSHOT RESIDUE DEPOSITS ON CLOTHING, BULLET WIPE
AND DISTANCE DETERMINATIONS
01:18:00 COPPER AND LEAD TESTS FOR BULLET WIPE
01:18:58 GUN DESIGN AND FORENSICALLY IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS
01:32:10 MARKS LEFT ON CARTRIDGE CASES
01:36:00 RIFLING CHARACTERISTICS IN GUN BARRELS
01:39:40 LAND AND GROOVE MARKINGS ON FIRED BULLETS
01:51:22 FIRING PIN IMPRESSIONS
01:52:20 BREECHFACE, EXTRACTOR AND EJECTOR MARKS
01:54:30 SUMMARY OF MARKS ON FIRED CARTRIDGE CASES
01:58:40 BULLET/FIREARM IDENTIFICATION USING A BULLET MODEL
02:00:04 SHOTGUN EVIDENCE
02:21:09 THE GLAZER SAFETY SLUG AND OTHER SHOT CARTRIDGES FOR
RIFLES AND HANDGUNS
02:23:50 SHOOTING RECONSTRUCTION EXAMPLES WITH REVOLVERS
02:28:50 MARKING FIREARMS EVIDENCE
02:34:06 SHOOTING RECONSTRUCTION THROUGH TRACE EVIDENCE
02:45:35 SUMMARY-CONCLUDING COMMENTS