Forensic Firearms Examiners vs “Gun Nuts”

Here is an excellent article that explains what forensic firearms examiners face routinely. “Gun nuts” or “Shooting enthusiasts” who have an opinion about the properties of a given firearm or ammunition type, and will argue their opinions based on those often incorrect assumptions.

Give it a try. Walk into a few gun stores and

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Trigger ID instead of fingerprinting

I know from experience latent prints on firearm triggers is a longshot. It’s better with smoother triggers, but then many triggers now days are polymer and have friction grooves cut into them. Making latent prints more difficult.

The friction grooves make DNA analysis a better choice. The problem is the extra backlog it

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ATF honors Allegheny County’s crime lab

digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/security/ATF_honors_Allegheny_County_s_crime_lab#’;The ATF honors a laboratory for obtaining it’s 1,500th NIBIN hit. This is no small feat, and shows the dedication and hard work put in by all people at the crime lab. What the ATF never seems to mention in these types of stories is how many convictions were made as

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