Fact Sheet — National Integrated Ballistic Information Network, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

In 1997, ATF established the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) to provide local, state, tribal and federal law enforcement partners with an automated ballistic imaging network. This technology is vital to any violent crime reduction strategy because it enables investigators to match ballistics evidence with other cases across the nation.

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Author: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

Publication Date: September 2021