Object
K.T.W. "Cop‑Killer" Bullets
A set of small metallic cartridges identified by investigators as the rounds fired from the Western .38 revolver that killed Charlie’s mother. Described in-scene as high-penetration ammunition — short .38‑caliber cartridges catalogued as forensic evidence — invoked aloud rather than handled; characters react with alarm and procedural gravity.
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Purpose
Ammunition designed to propel a projectile from a firearm; here, the practical use is as the lethal rounds fired from the revolver and the forensic items examined by investigators.
Significance
Functions as the direct material cause of the homicide and the emotional fulcrum for Charlie’s recruitment; its identification catalyzes the administration’s promise to ban 'cop‑killer' bullets and transforms private grief into public policy action.
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