UNIQUE MARKINGS
Inside the barrels of rifles and handguns are spiral-shaped markings called
Rifling marks
This Stage of ballistics is what happens INSIDE of the firearm
Internal Ballistics
tiny particles released when a firearm is discharged
Gunshot Residue (GSR)
The raised sections of the barrel is called
This stage of ballistics happens when the bullet hits the target
Terminal Ballistics
What is one CON of Ballistics evidence
human error, reliability, examiner bias
The lower indented sections are called
Grooves
In Terminal Ballistics , expansion/fragmentation describes what about the bullet
How the bullet changes shape or breaks apart
What standard was established to validate expert witness testimony
Daubert Standard