Tom Warlow

Firearms, the Law, and Forensic Ballistics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Now in its third edition, this volume has been updated to reflect new research and technology. It examines firearms laws around the world; the mechanisms of various firearms and the linking of a particular bullet or cartridge with a suspected weapon; the development of new science in firearms; internal, external, and terminal (wound) ballistics;

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 3 ed
• Seitenzahl: 516
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 772g
• ISBN-13: 9780367778569
• ISBN-10: 0367778564
• Artikelnr.: 61210414

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

The Beginnings. Firearms Legislation and the Definition of a Firearm. Marks
and Microscopy - The Emergence of a New Science. Manufacture, Mechanisms,
and Design Aspects of Firearms. Internal Ballistics. External Ballistics
and Cartridge Loadings. Terminal/Wound Ballistics and Distance of Firing.
The Scene of the Shooting Incident. Examination of Exhibits at the
Laboratory. Presentation of Evidence to the Courts. Proof Marks and the
Proof of Firearms. Appendix 1: Useful Data. Appendix 2: German Ordinance
Codes Used Between 1938 and 1945.