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In an effort to compare the shots fired in a controlled setting with those

discovered at the crime, the shots will be fired into gelatin or any other
material if the weapon used at the crime scene is recovered. Investigators

utilise a substance called ballistic gelatin to ascertain the behaviour of a

bullet being fired. Gelatin is a replica of human flesh that lacks any skel-

etal structure.

Going back to the gun that was found around the crime scene, you use

the recovered weapon to contrast projectiles discharged from it with those

discovered at the crime scene. This procedure will either confirm or re-
fute the validity of the handgun. Given that bullet B has five marks and

bullet A has four, the gun that fired bullet B will not have been used in

the crime scene where bullet A was found.

When comparing firearms, cartridges are crucial pieces of evidence to

take into account. A gun ejector or extractor marks as well as firing pin

imprints can indicate whether it was the same weapon used in a crime

scene.

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