what do we see there? that is a closeup of the distance tests that i had made, the arrows are pointing to diagonal tear that occurred in the fabric. when you conducted the distance test with the cal tek pistol and the hoodie sweatshirt, what did you determine about the distance between the muzzle of the gun and the material at the time the gun was discharged? the clothing displayed residues and physical effects consistent with a contact shot. meaning the muzzle or the end of the barrel of the gun was up against the sweatshirt when it was fired? correct. all right. let s go to states 127. what is that? this is the other spet sweatshirt that i had received to do distance determination of. there again, you made measurementes where the hole is
correct. in this case you were able to document gun works, fired cartridged, fired bullet, correct? yes. let s talk about the gun itself and if i might approach the witness, your honor with the firearm. if you would, i m also going to have you testify from where you. ill ask you to take out the firearm and hold it as you know how to pointing nowhere near us including the jurors. i think you said you have a good history and experience in firearms generally, correct? yes. you know what different types of firearms are used for? yes. okay. that is what s called a double action, correct? yes. meaning by that you don t need to do you need to have a
whether that would be that would be more of a personal preference, i believe. if one was carrying a firearm and it had an external safety, what would have to happen before that firearm was ready to fire? the safety would have to be disengaged. you would have to take that extra step to disenage the safety? correct. this gun doesn t have that? no. what makes this a so i have firearm to carry in a loaded way? it s a combination of the fact it s double action, it s never cocked until you pull the trigger as well as the hammer block, as i stated previously that prevents the hammer from coming in contact with the firing pin unless the trigger is pulled. with both of these safeties functioning properly the gun
still on trial. rezza, keep an eye on things if you would, please, for us, live in cairo. i want to get us back live into the testimony in sanford, nevada. on the stand is a florida department of law enforcement crime lab analyst. the reason you are seeing a box on the stand, inside na box is a gun. it is the gun in question and she is a firearms analyst. and what type of fire. a is it firearm is it? it is a .9 mill mit ter cal tech semi automatic pistol. what do you mean by sigh automatic? in very basic terms, semi automatic means a pull of the trigger is required for each shot to be fired. what do you mean specifically by 9 millimetre? 9 millimetre is the calibre of the ammunition the firearm is designed to fire. are you familiar with that brand the cal tech brand? yes. how so?
cannot be fired unless the trigger is pulled. the hammer lock is an additional safety device. that s a metal plate that goes between the hammer and the back of the cartridge. back of the firing pins. if that metal plate is there it s safe? it cannot fire, correct? correct. only way you can start pulling on the trigger which has a four and a half to four three quarter pull does ta plahat pla drop in order to make the gun active? yes. the very nature to having a 4 and a half to four and three quarter pull is a safety feature? the trigger pull is not safety feature. having to pull the trigger without amount of force is a safety feature, correct? no. want you compare for the jury the pull necessary to pull a double action firearm as compared to a single action? are you talking the trigger travel distance? i m sorry.