Post #2881788
2026-05-19 10:36 UTC
Ballistic investigators can use the scratches on bullets to match them to a gun barrel. No bullet, no ballistic evidence.
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@HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 2026-05-19 10:48
Gun barrels are mass produced and are all the same… That “science” is a lot like lie detectors, mostly bunk. nist.gov/…/how-good-match-it-putting-statistics-f… “But bullets and cartridge cases that are fired from different guns might have similar markings, especially if the guns were consecutively manufactured. This raises the possibility of a false positive match, which can have serious consequences for the accused.” That’s double speak for “we manufacture the evidence to fit.” Do they ever fire from a control group? Show me the “striations” on a dozen guns of the same age and use.
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@python@lemmy.world 2026-05-19 10:48
Just tie a string to the bullet and pull it back out after shooting someone with it, duh