Firearms Tutorial

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Introduction

No matter which side you take on the sale and use of firearms, the fact remains that those involved with forensic investigations and health care delivery will encounter the results of firearms injuries. This tutorial is designed to give you a working knowledge of the types of firearms, the types of ammunition used, the nature of injuries that can be produced in the body, and the investigative techniques employed in assessing firearms injuries.

Sections of the Tutorial

Statistics, Gun Control Issues, and Safety

History of Firearms

Terminology

Anatomy of Firearms

Ballistics

Patterns of Tissue Injury

Criminalistics Laboratory Methods

Examination of Gunshot Residue

Other Issues and Injuries

References


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