Written by the nation's foremost authority on forensic techniques as they relate to firearm injuries, this bestseller provides critical information on gunshot wounds and the weapons and ammunition used to inflict them. Topics covered include the use of DNA and cytology to associate a bullet recovered at the scene to a deceased, bang guns, rubber and plastic bullets, muzzle brakes, and captive-bolts. The book also discusses the ballistics of bullets fired straight up into the air, stellate wounds due to distant gunshot wounds of the head, hangfires, slamfires, and wounds caused by assault rifles.