Regarding the killings in Maryland (“Sniper Critically Injures Teenage Boy,” Oct. 8): Thanks to National Rifle Assn. lobbying, law enforcement officials are forbidden to use technology that could let ...

New Jersey officials on Wednesday released a long-awaited report on gun “microstamping” technology that would make it easier for police to solve gun crimes, an “important step” toward making every ...

OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - Some law enforcement agencies in east Alabama have enhanced their investigative capabilities with the introduction of advanced ballistic testing equipment. This technology, ...

Although investigators have been able to trace the bullets in several of the Washington, D.C.-area shootings to the same gun, there is no system in place allowing them to determine the original ...

Tracing a bullet back to a specific firearm could be aided by an embossing system being patented by a US company. US-based NanoVia is patenting a laser-machined stamp that embosses a unique code on ...

As the first hopeful signs begin to emerge that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic may be beginning to ease in the United States, many officials are turning their attention towards the autumn, when ...