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NORTHERN ILLINOIS POLICE CRIME LABORATORY PROPOSES IDENTIFICATION OF CRIME LABORATORIES AND FIREARM EXAMINERS ON EXAMINED WEAPONS

NCJ Number
28668
Journal
CRIME LABORATORY DIGEST, ISSUE 75-6 Dated: (AUGUST 1975) Pages: 6-11
Author(s)
A H PRINCIPE
Date Published
1975
Length
6 pages
Annotation
THE AUTHORS PROPOSE THAT ALL FIREARMS INSPECTED BY CRIME LABS AND PRIVATE AGENCIES BE MARKED WITH A METAL STAMP; THE STAMP WOULD BE SMALL, DESIGNATING A LETTER AND TWO DIGITS, THUS ENABLING 2,500 DIFFERENT LABS TO USE IT.
Abstract
THE ADVANTAGES OF SUCH A MARKING SYSTEM ARE DESCRIBED. THE STAMP MARKING'S SIZE (ONLY THREE-EIGHTHS OF AN INCH), WOULD ALLOW THE MARK TO BE PLACED ALMOST ANYWHERE ON THE GUN.