Review Questions
1. What is the NIBIN?
2. What is rifling? What two types of markings does this produce?
3. What is a distance determination? How is this done?
4. What is the Greiss Test?
5. When a bullet is retrieved, how is it marked for identification purposes? What should be avoided?
Critical Thinking Questions
1. If you found a firearm at a crime scene, what steps would you take in order to transport the weapon to the lab?
2. Why do you think it might be useful to know the distance between a gun fired and its target?
3. If you were in charge of retrieving bullets at a crime scene, what steps would you take to retrieve a bullet and take it to the crime lab?
4. What are some of the challenges in analyzing tool marks?
5. Why is gunshot residue important for a forensic scientist? What are the potential complications with this type of evidence?
