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Sponsor urges universal submission of ballistic evidence to NIBIN; witnesses note lab concerns
Summary
Representative Boylan’s HB 5130 would require law enforcement to submit crime‑scene ballistic evidence and test‑fired casings to the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) and to submit tracing information to ATF. Sponsor and witnesses said universal submission could help link crimes and solve cases; witnesses and legal experts
House Bill 5130 would require law-enforcement agencies to submit ballistic evidence — recovered casings and test fired cartridges — to the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) and to submit tracing information to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Representative Boylan told the committee the measure is a crime‑solving tool analogous to…
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