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The emergence of 3D-printed firearms: An analysis of media and law enforcement reports
Forensic Science International: Synergy3D-printed firearms, an emerging category of privately made firearms (PMF) produced beyond government control, have become increasingly prevalent due to technological advancements.
Stefan Schaufelbühl +3 more
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Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2011 A prática de tiro é uma atividade que expõe o policial militar ao ruído de impacto, o que pode causar efeitos irreversíveis na audição. OBJETIVO: Avaliar o conhecimento sobre o ruído e os efeitos do ruído de impacto entre policiais militares que fazem ...
Adriana Betes Heupa +2 more
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Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Sound suppressors critically modify barrel overall length and ballistic performances of hosting guns and are therefore expected to influence the patterns of the plumes of gunshot residues (GSR) reaching the targets. Despite the forensic interest, in recent years, a single paper was published on the variations induced by the use of a suppressor
Matteo Donghi +6 more
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On the origin and development of portable firearms (14th-19th centuries)
Tyragetia, 2013 Weapons have always been and will be of great importance in the history of mankind. Almost all social and historical development of human civilization is intrinsically linked to the invention and improvement of the various models of weapons.
Sergiu Dobrea
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Automatic Matching of Bullet Land Impressions [PDF]
arXiv, 2016 In 2009, the National Academy of Sciences published a report questioning the scientific validity of many forensic methods including firearm examination. Firearm examination is a forensic tool used to help the court determine whether two bullets were fired from the same gun barrel.
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Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of American firearms.
American Journal of Public Health, 2015 Four assumptions frequently arise in the aftermath of mass shootings in the United States: (1) that mental illness causes gun violence, (2) that psychiatric diagnosis can predict gun crime, (3) that shootings represent the deranged acts of mentally ill ...
J. Metzl, Kenneth MacLeish
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The Hawthorne effect in studies of firearm and toolmark examiners
Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract The Hawthorne effect refers to the tendency of individuals to behave differently when they know they are being studied. In the forensic science domain, concerns have been raised about the “strategic examiner,” where the forensic examiner uses different decision thresholds depending on whether in a test situation or working on an actual case ...
Nicholas Scurich +5 more
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Psychological Readiness of Pre-Trial Detention Center Officers to Use Lethal Force with Firearms
Психология и правоThe article addresses the problem of psychological readiness of correctional security officers to use lethal force with firearms. The peculiarities of their operational and service activities related to the potential use of firearms are ...
E.V. Ovcharova +3 more
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Simultaneous penetrating wounds of the myocardium and aorta caused by firearms: surgical treatment. [PDF]
, 1979 Renzo Lodi +6 more
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Behind the Curtain: The illicit trade of firearms, explosives and ammunition on the dark web
, 2017 RAND Europe and the University of Manchester explored the role played by the dark web in fuelling and/or facilitating the worldwide illegal arms trade.
G. Paoli +3 more
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