Shelling Out Evidence: NIST Ballistic Standard Helps Tie Guns to Criminals (VIDEO)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

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A new reference standard developed by NIST will help law enforcement agencies link the nearly 200,000 cartridge cases recovered annually at US crime scenes to specific firearms.

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