Building a Firearms Toolmark Database — Medium

Building a Firearms Toolmark Database — Medium

Building a Firearms Toolmark Database

07/22/2016 09:00 AM EDT

Although they are mass produced, every firearm is unique, and when fired, they leave unique markings called toolmarks on the bullet and cartridge casing. Law enforcement agencies have used these “fingerprints” to match firearms with bullets as part of their criminal investigations for more than a century. While forensic evidence of this kind wouldn’t likely [...]

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Building a Firearms Toolmark Database — Medium