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which projects a laser beam directly down the barrel, providing a visual indicator of the point of impact at a given range. The user then adjusts the sights until they align with the dot. Boresighting suffers from the same weakness as laser sights in that while the beam is straight, the path of the
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Houde-Walter, Will (1997). "Violence reduction and assailant control with integral laser-sighted police pistols". In
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1004:"The Case for Laser Sighting"
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1218:"The Basics of Laser Sights"
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