Experimental study to determine angle of fire on selected solid targets by 9mm semi-automatic pistol

Crimes involving the use of firearms represent a significant area of forensic investigation. In legal proceedings of criminal events that involve the use of firearms and ammunitions, the expert forensic officer should be able to produce crucial information to the court. The existence of bullet hol...

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Main Authors: S. Durga Devi, T. Nataraja Moorthy, Rasyidi Harun, Mohd Zahedi Daud
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Language:English
Published: Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2016
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author S. Durga Devi,
T. Nataraja Moorthy,
Rasyidi Harun,
Mohd Zahedi Daud,
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description Crimes involving the use of firearms represent a significant area of forensic investigation. In legal proceedings of criminal events that involve the use of firearms and ammunitions, the expert forensic officer should be able to produce crucial information to the court. The existence of bullet holes is a significant aspect in crime scene reconstruction. It is a terminal ballistics study using various solid targets. The study is aimed to conduct an experimental firing study by using 9 mm pistol fired on selected solid targets viz. plywood, ceramic tiles, glass plate, aluminium metal sheet and PVC sheet and examined the damaged characteristics. The range of firing was fixed as 10m in all shooting exercises. The shooting exercise was conducted at Sungai Buloh shooting range by trained firearms experts, Polis Di Raja Malaysia, Bukit Aman. Kuala Lumpur. The result of the investigation showed that the angle of impact is below 90 degree in all the targets.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:118172018-07-02T01:35:49Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11817/ Experimental study to determine angle of fire on selected solid targets by 9mm semi-automatic pistol S. Durga Devi, T. Nataraja Moorthy, Rasyidi Harun, Mohd Zahedi Daud, Crimes involving the use of firearms represent a significant area of forensic investigation. In legal proceedings of criminal events that involve the use of firearms and ammunitions, the expert forensic officer should be able to produce crucial information to the court. The existence of bullet holes is a significant aspect in crime scene reconstruction. It is a terminal ballistics study using various solid targets. The study is aimed to conduct an experimental firing study by using 9 mm pistol fired on selected solid targets viz. plywood, ceramic tiles, glass plate, aluminium metal sheet and PVC sheet and examined the damaged characteristics. The range of firing was fixed as 10m in all shooting exercises. The shooting exercise was conducted at Sungai Buloh shooting range by trained firearms experts, Polis Di Raja Malaysia, Bukit Aman. Kuala Lumpur. The result of the investigation showed that the angle of impact is below 90 degree in all the targets. Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2016-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11817/1/45_02_13.pdf S. Durga Devi, and T. Nataraja Moorthy, and Rasyidi Harun, and Mohd Zahedi Daud, (2016) Experimental study to determine angle of fire on selected solid targets by 9mm semi-automatic pistol. Malaysian Applied Biology, 45 (2). pp. 87-92. ISSN 0126-8643 http://www.mabjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=565&catid=59:current-view&Itemid=56
spellingShingle S. Durga Devi,
T. Nataraja Moorthy,
Rasyidi Harun,
Mohd Zahedi Daud,
Experimental study to determine angle of fire on selected solid targets by 9mm semi-automatic pistol
title Experimental study to determine angle of fire on selected solid targets by 9mm semi-automatic pistol
title_full Experimental study to determine angle of fire on selected solid targets by 9mm semi-automatic pistol
title_fullStr Experimental study to determine angle of fire on selected solid targets by 9mm semi-automatic pistol
title_full_unstemmed Experimental study to determine angle of fire on selected solid targets by 9mm semi-automatic pistol
title_short Experimental study to determine angle of fire on selected solid targets by 9mm semi-automatic pistol
title_sort experimental study to determine angle of fire on selected solid targets by 9mm semi-automatic pistol
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11817/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11817/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11817/1/45_02_13.pdf