Forensics Firearm Quiz

True or False: Gunshot Residue can be easily washed off.

• True
• False

True or False: Bullets and casings found at the crime scene can be positively matched back to a gun in the possession of a suspect.

• False
• True

Where is the most common place that GSR is collected?

• Hands
• Clothing
• Shoes
• Hair

How does evidence get preserved?

• Taken to a laboratory.
• Wrap recovered bullets.
• Air dry.
• All of the above.

Where are ballistics experts  employed?

• State Government 
• Fire Department
• All of the above

True or False: Is the average salary for a technician around 55,000?

• True
• False

True or False: After the bullet is shot from the gun there is a path that it takes depending on the force

• True 
• False

What is the first thing you need to do to become a ballistic expert?

• Earn a bachelors in Forensics science
• Have a highschool diploma
• Take a two year online course
• Take a 5 hour

True or False: There are several fire arms forensics training courses and exams you need to take.

• True
• False

What skill do you not need to become a ballistic expert?

• Advance skill in firearms
• Crime scene investigation tools & Computer base
• Train in a police academy
• Good communication