HISTORY OF FIREARMS Firstly, for a clear understanding the history of firearms is extensively complicated and the actual fact is that the scientific approach was often discovered well before they had a practical use. The discovery of gunpowder by the Chinese over a thousand years ago led to the evolution of firearms though it was predominantly used in firecrackers and nothing more besides in some weapons for military purpose. Gunpowder is commonly made up of Charcoal, Sulphur and Saltpetre( Potassium
Pelosi’s position to oppose the proponents of firearms (428). Furthermore, Wood’s article provides information offered by Gun Free Schools that states reasons for not owning guns in school. The first counterargument that Wood responds to is that concealed handguns would detract from a healthy learning environment (428). The Colorado legislature passed a law allowing lawful residents, who possess a concealed and carry permit, the ability to possess a firearm on Colorado State campuses. To date this has
activity and it is enjoyed by many people, so much so that it is also done at a competitive level. Although many people may have shot a firearm of some sort, few of those people actually realize how much physics is involved with the shot. So what exactly is Ballistics? Ballistics is the science or study of the motion of projectiles and in the case of most firearms, these projectiles are the bullets. There are two things that affect the flight of a bullet once it has been shot out of the gun. These
Firearms are often featured on the news due to poor use as well as featured in popular culture’s television crime dramas, but have you stopped to ponder about where these devices came from, the different types, the trajectory patterns that are created their bullets and how they work? The following paragraphs are designed to address all of the following questions. A firearm is a complex arrangement of various metals that can eject a small lead piece at high speeds, causing maximum destruction on
A firearm, in the most basic form, consists of a barrel, an action, a firing mechanism, a stock and a sighting device. No matter the form of the firearm, the same basic principles of physics and chemistry apply. The study of these principles is called ballistics. There are three types of ballistics, internal, external, and terminal. Internal ballistics is the study of the flight of a projectile inside a firearm. External ballistics is the study of the flight of a bullet after leaving the muzzle and
Sarah Schulteis Professor Papez Intro to Forensic Science 28 March 2015 Firearm Investigation Firearm investigation is a “specialty of forensic science focusing on the examination of firearms,” (Rankin) and has been around for hundreds of years. One of the earliest recorded cases was of a man shot and killed in 1784 England with a pistol. The police found the wad of paper from the weapon and matched it to a piece of torn newspaper in a suspect’s pocket, sending him to jail (Triple Murder). In modern
Firearms are the weapons of choice for people who decide to use them for protection. Unfortunately, they are also the weapon of choice for criminals. Since firearms are easy for criminals to steal, firearms are readily available on the black market; this makes firearms the prime tool for criminals. Most crimes involving firearms are committed with the use of a handgun; this is a serious problem in America today. Some gun control supporters believe that restricting firearms is the best way to
Firearms can be investigated in many different ways. The most common way is examining the bullet. Bullet characteristics such as shape, impressions, and grooves can help determine what type of firearm the bullet was launched from. The same can be said for the bullets cartridge. You can identify what firearm was used just from the cartridge itself. When you load a cartridge into a firearm you will leave distinctive marks that can be identified. The cartridge doesn’t necessarily have to be fired in
Firearms in America In America there are two strong sides that are for and against the owning of firearms. I will refer to the side that is for firearms as the pro-gun side and antigun side for those who oppose firearms. In this paper I will discuss how firearms affect our lives here in America. I will inform you what a firearm is and how they are used. I will discuss whether owning a firearm is ever morally permissible. I hope that by the end of this paper that you will be able make your
they went to see a movie. To try and comprehend the fact that humans lost their lives just because someone who was later deemed not guilty because of his insanity had access to a firearm is incomprehensible. Although this would seem as a tragedy to anyone, but to some this is not enough of a motive to enforce a firearm control law. Likewise there is the number six. In that situation that occurred in august, just one month later, the lives of six civilians were terminated because of one veteran. And