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gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA Posted Nov 18, 2010
So how many did he send to 'Old Sparky'?
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Nov 18, 2010
Not sure..but you're all missing something vital....
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gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA Posted Nov 18, 2010
Was he responsible for murder himself??
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Geggs Posted Nov 19, 2010
Is it that he didn't even consider the barrel or rifling or whatever? He only looked for a bullet that matched the calibre of the gun used, and then was it proved as far as he was concerned.
Geggs
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Geggs Posted Nov 19, 2010
Even then you've got to put the gun in someone's hand (sorry, comming over all CSI-speak now), so you're talking GSR, fingerprints as suchlike.
Geggs
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Taff Agent of kaos Posted Nov 19, 2010
many a soldier had passed at the range thanks to the biro
it makes holes in targets the same size as a 7.62mm round
won't work these days as the calibre used is now 5.56mm
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Nov 20, 2010
Was he responsible for murder?
No.
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Nov 20, 2010
Getting a little ahead of yourself there with GSR detection - this is 1915, remember, but what does the presence or absence or Gun Shot Residue tell us that Hamilton could conceivably have discussed?
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Nov 20, 2010
I thought that was you Taff.
Oh an instant QI bonus: Biros were the same dimension as bullets, I did not know that. 
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Nov 20, 2010
Nope.
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gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA Posted Nov 20, 2010
Did he say that he was able to SMELL gunshot residue?
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Nov 20, 2010
Nope.
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gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA Posted Nov 20, 2010
Presence or absence of GSR....................
Who fired the gun???
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Nov 20, 2010
even more fundamental to a shooting case than that.
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gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA Posted Nov 20, 2010
Was the suspect weapon in the possession, legal or otherwise, of the suspect?
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Nov 20, 2010
You've missed a step - decide who fired the gun, comes after X which comes after who had the gun (legally or otherwise)
what is X?
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gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA Posted Nov 20, 2010
Aiming the gun?
Was the shooting MEANT to kill?
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Nov 20, 2010
After aiming...
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gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA Posted Nov 20, 2010
Ah!
How do you prove who actually PULLED the trigger?
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- 81: gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA (Nov 18, 2010)
- 82: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Nov 18, 2010)
- 83: gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA (Nov 18, 2010)
- 84: Geggs (Nov 19, 2010)
- 85: Geggs (Nov 19, 2010)
- 86: Taff Agent of kaos (Nov 19, 2010)
- 87: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Nov 20, 2010)
- 88: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Nov 20, 2010)
- 89: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Nov 20, 2010)
- 90: Geggs (Nov 20, 2010)
- 91: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Nov 20, 2010)
- 92: gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA (Nov 20, 2010)
- 93: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Nov 20, 2010)
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- 95: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Nov 20, 2010)
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