Quizzes Flashcards
What is the container that holds all other components that make up a live round of ammunition?
cartridge case
Pellet guns, BB guns, airsoft pistols, and paint guns are all firearms
false
Under what federal statute is a firearm defined
Title 18
nominal diameter of the bore in inches
caliber
effect that creates a reaction due to pressure and force within a firearm
bite, kick, recoil
land in a barrel creates a groove on a bullet
true
eliminations cannot occur during level 1 analysis
false
theory and foundation of tool mark analysis is based on
uniqueness
analysis should not be conducted if a tool mark is submitted without a tool
false
what firearm type may not exhibit rifling in the barrel
shotgun
class characteristics can identify an object to the exclusion of all others
false
anything used to gain mechanical advantage is known or considered to be
a tool
toolmarks are either impressions or striations and may be both
true
caliber of a bullet can be determined by the diameter of a bullet hole
false
bullets, fragments, shotshells and cartridge cases can all be entered into IBIS
true
shooting reconstruction utilizes the scientific method
true
nibin does not require examiner verification of high confidence candidate matches to determine a hit
false
cartwinpro is an external resource utilized by firearm and toolmark examiners to determine manufacturing information related to specific ammunition components
true
a shooting reconstruction always portrays an absolute interpretation of the events that occurred at the scene
false
nibin stands for the national integrated ballistics identification network
true
essential in your evaluation prior to scene reconstruction
recover, review, reconstruct
the goal of reconstruction is to
develop a most likely sequence of events
most reconstructions are done
after the fact with little or no visit to the scene
reconstruction is based on the application of
several disciplines to include all the above (firearms identification, ballistics, wound ballistics)