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    yourself. I’m all for safety but I think everyone should keep their guns. “In America‚ there are approximately 270 million firearms possessed by civilians‚ and only 897‚000 carried by police.” Banding guns altogether is ineffective. This isn’t protecting the citizens‚ it just puts them in more trouble because they won’t be able to defend themselves. The majority of crimes involving firearms are committed with the use of a handgun; this is a serious problem in

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    commence without the requirements of visual spotting from the firing unit which results in the open fire range to increase to the max effective range of the gun Accuracy of identifying impact point (Shots fired/detected) Enables precise analysis of ballistics as advancements in naval gunnery improves A requirement of modern warfare is the increased accuracy of modern naval gunfire. Precise analysis of weapons practice will enable ships gunnery crews to hone their skills. Detect impact of various calibres

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    Instead‚ package the items separately and send the entire object to the laboratory for processing. (Saferstein‚ R. 2009) The Examination of Physical Evidence Physical evidence is usually examined by a forensic scientist for identification or comparison. Identification is the process of determining a substance’s physical or chemical identity‚ whereas comparison is the process of ascertaining whether two objects have a common origin. The process of

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    positional bargaining. For three years the US was unwilling to budge in regards to the number of anti-ballistic missile sites the Soviet Union would have. Originally the US suggested that they should maintain four sites to the Soviet Union’s one and later reduced the number to two to one before finally settling on an agreement that would allow both parties to maintain the same number of anti-ballistic missile sites. The position of the US was clearly unfair considering that if the Soviet had agreed

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    Avro Arrow The Avro Arrow should have been canceled. The Diefenbaker Government was completely correct about terminating the Arrow project because it caused cutbacks in other products‚ being threatened from the ballistic missile and it costing too much. The Avro arrow affected a lot more than we all thought. The aircraft caused cutbacks in other products so that they could afford to make the Avro arrow. In 1958‚ the conservative government terminated Canadian fire control and ships such as the Restigouche

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    matter of fact what you see on T.V. is around 80% false or over exaggerated in some way. To Start of‚ Criminal Investigation is the largest and most known form of Forensic Science. Some of the more known areas include; Fingerprinting‚ Ballistics‚ DNA Identification‚ Fiber Samples‚ Computer Animation‚ Documentation analysis‚ etc. To get this out of the way in the beginning‚ what you saw on last night’s law and order is far from the truth. Things they do in a matter of hours take months at a time

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    The Ballistic Pendulum Crime Lab Physics You are a criminologist‚ and have been given a gun which has been used in the commission of a crime. Both prosecution and defense claim that "muzzle velocity" (speed of the bullet as it leaves the gun) is crucial to the case. Your job...FIND IT! Shown below is a diagram representing a "ballistic pendulum." The bullet is fired into the block‚ the bullet-block combination rises by a height h as shown‚ a little physics is applied‚ and ...voila!...there

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    treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union in the Cold War on the issue of missiles. The two rounds of talks and agreements were SALT I and SALT II. Negotiations began in Helsinki‚ Finland‚ in November 1969. SALT I led to the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and an agreement between the two countries. Although SALT II resulted in an agreement in 1979‚ the United States chose not to ratify the treaty in response to the Soviet war in Afghanistan‚ which took place later that year. The agreement

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    UDWPA QUESTIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 22‚ 2011 SCROLL DOWN FOR SEPTEMBER UDWPA TEXT Question 1 In her essay “Shooting Dad”‚ Sarah Vowell describes her attempt at “becoming a better daughter.” Her effort to understand her father’s interest in guns is a potential model for resolving disagreements. Do you believe her approach—trying to understand the other side—could be used to address conflicts you’ve experienced or observed? Why or why not? Write an essay that answers this question with specific

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    old coupler that had died on Christmas Day. She found strychnine in the couples stomach along with bran muffin.. Their granddaughter had baked the muffins‚ with the purpose to kil her father. 6.In the ballistics laboratory‚ what is the water tank used for? Describe the analysis. In the ballistic laboratory‚ The tank is used to slow down and to stop the bullet.This is to compare the bullet to the suspects weapon. 7.Who helped pioneer

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