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Firearms, the Law, and Forensic Ballistics

Tom Warlow
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Firearms Legislation and the Definition of Firearm
firearms trace evidence methods
forensic science
Gunshot Residue
Hammer Spur
Internal Ballistics
Jacketed Bullet
legal evidence evaluation
Mechanisms and Design Aspects of Firearms
microscopic comparison
Muzzle End
Muzzle Velocities
Presentation of Evidence in the Courts
Proof House
Proof Marks and the Proof of Firearms
Ring Pin
Self-loading Pistol
Shot Charge
Shotgun Cartridges
Shotgun Pellets
Smokeless Powder
Sodium Rhodizonate Test
Spent Cartridge Cases
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Product details

  • ISBN 9780367778569
  • Weight: 780g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 31 Mar 2021
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

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 exposé 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.
About Tom Warlow

Tom Warlow has more than 50 years of experience using and handling firearms and was for nine years a member of the statutory Firearms Consultative Committee, which advisedthe U.K. Government on firearms and firearms legislation as well as providing an annual report to Parliament. He was a casework reporting officer for more than 25 years in the national Firearms Unit in the U.K., a division with oversight of 50 million persons in England and Wales and covering 43 police force areas. Mr. Warlow has a keen interest in gun sports.

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