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ballistic fingerprinting

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Noun1.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 itballistic 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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While effective, our current ballistic fingerprinting technology requires police and forensic laboratory specialists to undergo the additional step of analyzing and comparing the subtle markings left by each firearm on shell casings with the gun or another shell casing.
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Remember how the anti-gun crowd cheered almost to the point of tears when Maryland became the first state to adopt a ballistic fingerprinting law?
Ballistic fingerprinting a bust by Shooting Industry
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?
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