AFTE Store - The Importance of Being Impartial

“Physical evidence cannot be wrong; it cannot pejure itself; it cannot be wholly absent. Only its interpretation can err. Only human failure to find it, study and understand it, can diminish its value,” said Professor Edmond Locard. What at first appeared to be a murder, was actually an unintentional discharge which unfortunately resulted in the death of a woman. This was determined mainly by the examination of the avilable firearms evidence. As a forensic firearms examiners, we are expected to be honest, ethical and unbiased in our opinions. Decisions we make relating to forensic firearms evidence should be formed only on the facts and they should not be tainted by any other considerations.