As a brief thought, I was reading some analysis materials and a white paper on ballistic forensics and how scientists are overcoming barriers to processing crime scenes involving a firearm that utilizes ballistic projectiles. As a strong proponent of our right to bear arms, responsibly, in the United States, I also find myself increasingly interested in the advancements of industry on trace ballistic evidence which can be assessed in a criminal event. There are several dozen parameters, metrics and material analysis processes that take place in the dissection of these specific type crimes, but what happens if the firearm itself leaves little or no trace other than a projectile which decimated it’s target?
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