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Sept. 4, 2021

Violent gang bangers KO’d by crushing 1-2-3 combination of Teamwork, Tactics, and Technology

Violent gang bangers KO’d by crushing 1-2-3 combination of Teamwork, Tactics, and Technology Read this news release from the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of South Carolina reporting that three defendants assoc…

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Sept. 3, 2021

In the Chill of the Night, Episode #9: Justice,, Resolution, and Peace Released

In the book, Justice for Dallas written by Mark Rusin and Priscilla Barton, ATF Agent Marko Novak is assigned to investigate one of the most brutal family murder scenes in northern California history. What haunts the young agent most is the way they…

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Aug. 31, 2021

ATF’s NIBIN heats up case against gunman suspected of two murders and string of arsons

ATF’s NIBIN heats up the case against a gunman suspected of two murders and a string of arsons Read this article reporting how forensic ballistics evidence gathered by law enforcement agents across Benton County, Washington, has linked their …

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Aug. 31, 2021

"Justice for Dallas" - by Mark Rusin

Wow! Pete and I just finished recording a podcast with Mark Rusin, former Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer and retired ATF Special Agent. He tells the story of a brutal murder investigation involving outlaw motorcycle gangs, a cold case, and fo…

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Aug. 31, 2021

Of Kitchen Strainer Algorithms, Cherrypicked Data, and Ignoring Positive News - repost

Ralph Clark provides an understanding as it relates to his company's (ShotSpotter) gun fire acoustic detection application and the recent negative focus it has received from critics who have not conducted an objective analysis of the tool, its algor…

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Aug. 23, 2021

If the evidence will not come to NIBIN – NIBIN will go to the evidence

If the evidence will not come to NIBIN – NIBIN will go to the evidence Watch and listen to this Charlotte news story about the mobility of ATF’s acclaimed National Integrated Ballistics Information Network and its power to help police l…

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Aug. 22, 2021

A CRIME GUN INTELLIGENCE CASE STUDY: ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA

A CRIME GUN INTELLIGENCE CASE STUDY: ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA  To further illustrate the way that the layering and leveraging of Crime Gun Intelligence (CGI) can provide crucial information during an investigation, consider this case origi…

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Aug. 22, 2021

Every Jedi Needs a Yoda

It wasn’t the first time I sat in an airport pondering the question of How did I get here? Not how did I arrive on the planet, but how did I get to a place where I would be called upon to speak on a national level on a topic as important as gu…

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Aug. 21, 2021

New law establishes Indiana Crime Gun Task Force

New law establishes Indiana Crime Gun Task Force Summary of Indiana House Bill 1558 signed into law by the Governor: Establishes the Indiana crime guns task force (task force) to address violent crime in Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Marion,…

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Aug. 21, 2021

Are You Doing Everything In Your Power To Maintain Trust And Transparency In These Changing Times?

It was Christmas Day 2013, in Newark, New Jersey, but it could have been any other town or city, USA. Several notable gun violence incidents found law enforcement and community leaders reeling and coming together to not only find answers to what h…

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