i had the opportunity to tour their manufacturing facility twice as well as i have examined many of them over the course of my case work. did you examine the firearm to determine whether or not it was in working order? i did. how did you do that? i did a general firearm exam. i took note of the make, model and serial number, looking at the overall condition of the firearm to determine if it looked safe to test fire. after determining it was safe, i used laboratory evidence, ammunition and submitted a magazine to test fire the pistol. what did you find when you test fired the gun? your honor, may she step down to demonstrate for the jury? yes, she may. would you step down with the exhib exhibit. your honor, there is a gun lock on the exhibit. may i remove that so she can explain the function to the
your honor, there is a gun lock on the exhibit. may i remove that so she can explain the function to the jury? yes, you may. all right. if you would. just give it to the deputy to make sure the gun is cleared. it is safe, your honor. all right. if you would explain to the mans of the jury how that firearm and anything else you need in terms of the magazine how it functions. absolutely. i m go to start real quick with a basic definition for you. right here is what we call a cartridge. it is commonly referred to as a bullet, but it contains at the very top of the bullet the cartridge case at the head of primer and inside of it gunpowder. now these cartridges are loaded
information, like you said, your handwriting, case number, et cetera? yes. all right. and just for the jury s sake, will you hold up the first of all, the firearm. your honor, it still has a gun lock in it. and the holster. and the magazine and rounds. all right. and that all of this you turned over to diana smith? correct. she was the crime scene technician assigned to the case? yes, sir. thank you. all right. was fire rescue dispatched to that scene? yes, sir. did they respond to the
seeing some of the evidence, some of the pictures, but before we hear why that s significant, guys, let s just hear the sound. officer smith, do you recognize the exhibit? yes, i do. was that the gun and holster you received from officer tim smith in connection with this case? yes, it is. all right. and do you recognize the packaging, the case number, et cetera? yes, i do. would you hold up the firearm for the jury, please. all right. and the red piece that you re holding in your left hand, is that a gun lock to secure the firearm? yes, that is correct. was that given to you when you received that from officer smith or was that something
her. we re just so blessed that she was able to get this unbelievable opportunity. brian: hannah now will learn to eat and speak. but her family hopes to take her home in a month. gretchen: wow. amazing story. it s a creative way to teach students about gun safety. know what to do if they see a gun! gretchen: the houston independent school district having no problem with the message, but a problem with the messenger. it canceled invitations to have eddie the eagle speak to students about gun safety. why, you might ask? because he s sponsored by the nra. parents say it would have been a vital safety lesson. without it, then kids don t know. if nobody teaches them to not pull a trigger or gun safety, or about a gun lock, they re going to play with it. you hear about it all the time. gretchen: the district says