ballistic fingerprinting

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ballistic fingerprinting - identification of the gun that fired a bullet from an analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from it

ballistic identification, bullet fingerprinting

identification - evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing

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ballistic identification
bullet fingerprinting

identification

If, as the NRA claims, these firearms are to be used for safe and legal activities, why then should the NRA fear allowing background checks to be kept for 90 days or for a federal ballistic fingerprinting database to be created?

PUBLIC FORUM CORPORATE WELFARE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

Jack Scott said Tuesday he will propose legislation requiring the ballistic fingerprinting of all new guns in California.

BULLET RECORD ID SYSTEM SPURS DEBATE STATE SENATOR TO PROPOSE DATABASE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

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