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In 1999, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) established and began administration of the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network. [3] In this program, ATF administers automated ballistic imaging technology for law enforcement, forensic science, and attorney agencies in the United States that have entered into a formal agreement with ATF to enter ballistic ...
A National Research Council report has found that with the NIBIN dataset, a bullet retrieved from a crime scene will generate about 10 possible matches, with about a 75-95% chance of a successful match. [1] While some groups have advocated laws requiring all firearms sold be test-fired and registered in such a system, success has been mixed.
Major football leagues, such as the National Football League (NFL), Canadian Football League (CFL), and NCAA, have taken a tougher stance on helmet-to-helmet collisions after the US Congress launched an investigation into the effects repeated concussions have on football players and the new discoveries of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). [2]
WSU is starting its third year of teaching a NIBIN class, which is cross-listed between the forensics science and criminal justice programs. Brewer said WSU is the first university to create a ...
One Dallas Cowboys cheerleader was left reeling after being hit with a football launched by the team's kicker. In a video captured during a broadcast of the Cowboys' game against the Washington ...
On Sunday, the NFL said that it got the calls right. NFL rules analyst Walt Anderson, a former referee who is now a communications liaison for the league, went on "NFL GameDay" on Sunday morning ...
Head Impact Telemetry System (HITS) is a hardware and software system intended as a shock detector and logger; the hardware is embedded in football helmets and transmits data to a computer. [ 1 ] The system was developed by Simbex, based on Lebanon, New Hampshire , in collaboration with Virginia Tech , [ 1 ] starting around 2000. [ 2 ]
The Ravens rallied to make it a one-score game in the second half. But the Bills held on after a late drop by Ravens tight end Mark Andrews on a two-point conversion attempt that would have tied ...