What role have firearms databases played in CSI?

What role have firearms databases played in CSI?

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Another national database is NIBIN. The National Integrated Ballistics Information Network. And that system is run by the US Justice Department, out of the Alcohol, Tobacco Tax and Firearms laboratory. That is used for collecting information on bullets and cartridges that are left behind or used in the commission of crimes. So if a bullet is collected at a crime scene, it will be entered into the NIBIN system and perhaps it could be linked to other committed crimes. This is another bit of investigative information that allows criminal investigators and detectives to solve crimes.