Ballistic Fingerprints in the United States

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Forensic Science

Ballistics; Bomb damage, forensic assessment; Crime scene investigation; Firearms; Gunshot residue.

Further Reading (Articles)

CALL RISES TO CREATE BALLISTIC DATABASE GUN `FINGERPRINT’ CALLED POLICE TOOL, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); October 24, 2002; John Ellement, Globe Staff

BALLISTIC FINGERPRINT REGISTRY URGED NATIONWIDE, The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY); October 19, 2002; VANESSA THOMAS

White House Wary of Concept Behind Ballistic fingerprint.(NATION), The Washington Times (Washington, DC); October 16, 2002; Dinan, Stephen

Md. State Police Enter Breach Over Gun Law; Offer Made to Provide ‘Ballistic Fingerprints’ After Some Firms Halt Shipments, The Washington Post; February 22, 2001; Lori Montgomery

Does the United States Need a National Database for Ballistic Fingerprints?, Crime and Punishment: Essential Primary Sources; January 1, 2006

California studies: Ballistic database impractical; ‘Fingerprints’:Critics fear the data will undermine congressional support, Telegraph – Herald (Dubuque); January 27, 2003; ASSOCIATED PRESS

Glendening Wants Data On New Guns; Plan Calls for Recording Of ‘Ballistic Fingerprints’, The Washington Post; February 5, 2000; Craig Whitlock

Legislation introduced that would require ballistic ‘fingerprints’ on all California firearms, AP Worldstream; December 11, 2002

Gun `fingerprints’ solve crimes.(Knight Ridder Newspapers), Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; November 20, 2002; Feinstein, Dianne

Ballistic Imaging: Not Ready for Prime Time, The Washington Times (Washington, DC); May 7, 2003

Ballistic Fingerprinting Is No Magic bullet.(LETTERS), The Washington Times (Washington, DC); October 15, 2002

Clarke proposes ballistic ID law, The Philadelphia Tribune; October 25, 2002; Goss, Scott

National registry of ballistic markings would be important crime-fighting tool.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service), Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; October 22, 2002

National registry of ballistic markings would be important crime-fighting tool., Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI); October 21, 2002

Call Rises to Create Ballistic Database., Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; October 24, 2002

BUILD A BALLISTIC DATABASE.(Editorial), The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); October 25, 2002

Control Advocates Argue for Creation of Registry to Trace Gun ‘Fingerprints’., Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; October 16, 2002

Going ballistic?(LETTERS), The Washington Times (Washington, DC); October 23, 2002

COPS NEED NEW TOOL FOR TRACING WEAPONS BALLISTIC FINGERPRINTING WON’T LEAD TO A NATIONAL GUN REGISTRY — BUT IT WILL HELP SOLVE CRIMES.(OPINION)(Editorial), The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); November 4, 2002

Analysis: Congress considers bill to establish a national database that could track ballistic signatures of guns, NPR All Things Considered; October 16, 2002; JOHN YDSTIE