A collection of firearms maintained by a laboratory for the following reasons:
-To identify the make, model, and source of evidence firearms.
-To provide exemplar firearms for various testing purposes which otherwise compromise evidence firearms.
-To provide an exemplar resource for training new examiners or in developing new technology for the examination of firearms.
-To provide a source of firearms parts for the repair of evidence firearms for test firing purposes.
-To provide a resource for the identification of firearms parts recovered at crime scenes.
-To provide a resource for the location and style of firearms serial numbers.
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