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firearm and toolmark examination

discipline of forensic science charged with conducting comparison examinations of tools and toolmarks and reporting the conclusion. 

NOTE:  When the tool is a firearm, the discipline also seeks to answer relevant questions about the firearms or ammunition components involved in an incident.

Also referenced in ANSI/ASB 105, Minimum Education Requirements for Firearm and Toolmark Examiner Trainees.
 

Committee
Firearms & Toolmarks
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB Standard 124 Minimum Requirements and Recommendations for a Firearm and Toolmark Examiner Training Program. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2025. Source link
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