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Mode Of Execution

There still appears to be some discrepancies throughout the USA as to the method of execution used with three States still choosing to use firing squad – seems like a strange choice but i guess for their sake it is probably one of the more simple ones to utilise (the others being lethal injection, lethal gas, electrocution and hanging, which can be seen in the below graph)

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posted by Ewan Williams
October 15, 2009

Firearm Identification (Forensic Ballistics)

BallisticsFirearms identification, more commonly referred to as forensic ballistics, has been around in some form or another since as early as 1835 when, in England, investigators were able to match the markings on a bullet taken from a victim’s body to the bullet mold owned by the suspect. Obviously this was back in the days before traditional rounds were invented, that is, when ball rounds were the type of ammunition available. As was to be expected, the murderer in this particular case confessed to the crime when confronted with the evidence.

But what is forensic ballistics exactly? What is included in this field?

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