Note
Reprint of report published June, 1998.
"June, 1999".
Author affiliated with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Forensic Laboratory, Edmonton.
Summary
"The purpose or objective of this research project has been to evaluate modern laser range finding equipment to determine its potential for use in the field of forensic firearms examination. This project has been designed to evaluate both the emerging technology of using lasers to determine distance measurements and then also to evaluate the usefulness such instruments might have to a firearms examiner. Accordingly this report examines first the current state of the available technology and then discusses its application."