How ATF Ballistic Database Helps Texas Police Solve Gun Violence Cases
'...with its specific firing pin impression, scrapes and ejector mark invisible to the naked eye — match other cases. An in-house technician then reviews computer-generated matches, and their analysis is double-checked by technicians at a lab in Alabama, he said. Sorrells said about 10% of NIBIN entries nationwide result in a lead. His team reviews about 50 NIBIN leads a week and on average about 10 are viable, he said. Those leads are relayed to local law enforcement or investigated by federal agents. ...'
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