NCJ Number
40874
Date Published
1976
Length
925 pages
Annotation
REPORT ON A DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE STUDY CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCE HUMAN INCAPACITATION BY HANDGUN BULLETS.
Abstract
AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NEARLY ALL COMMERCIAL HANDGUN BULLETS WAS MADE. PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT ARE DATA RECORDED FOR EACH BULLET AS IT PENETRATED THE GELATIN TISSUE SIMULANT AS MEASURED BY FLASH X-RAY AND HIGH-SPEED CINEMATOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...EB