Firearms Examination. ((3 Credits))

Catalog description

Prerequisite(s): Accepted into BS Forensic Science Program and University Advanced Standing Identifies modern firearms and ammunition while teaching how they operate and are manufactured. Explains how to collect, preserve, transport, and safely handle firearms and ammunition. Discusses the procedures of firing and the recovery of test bullets. Teaches the procedures of serial number restoration, gun shot residue tests, distance determinations, microscopic and chemical examinations. Includes how to interpret data, write reports of findings, and present results in a court of law. Course lab fee of $161 applies. Lab access fee of $15 applies. Software fee of $146 applies.