Bev Fitchett's Guns Magazine

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absence of evidence xvii, 88, 116-117 absence of fingerprints 15, 16, 88 absorbent surfaces. See porous substrates accidental discharge 111-112, 114,

119-120, 136-140 accreditation 20-22

ACE-V (analysis, comparison, evaluation and verification) 150 adhesive tape 90-91, 96, 143 Adobe Photoshop 97 adsorbance, of fingerprint powder 87 AFIS (automated fingerprint identification system) 3-4, 7, 98-105, 121, 141-142 AFTE. See Association of Firearm and

Tool Mark Examiners AFTE Journal 55

American Society of Crime Laboratory

Directors (ASCLD) 21, 81 amido black 93 amino acids 92-93

ammunition 12, 108, 111, 111, 115, 145. See also bullet/bullet identification; cartridge/cartridge case ammunition reference collections 10, 60-61 Anderson College 41 angle gauge 61, 62 angle of impact 61-67 anthropometry 43-46, 49 antimony 129 antique firearms 10 arch 46, 47, 83 Argentina 47-48

Arizona double homicide case study 120-126

ASCLD. See American Society of Crime

Laboratory Directors ASCLD-LAB (Laboratory Accreditation

Board) 21-22 Ashbaugh, David 49 Association of Firearm and Tool Mark

Examiners (AFTE) 20-22, 55 ATF. See Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms automated fingerprint identification system. See AFIS automatic pistol (term) 26 automation 80-82, 98. See also AFIS automobiles, fingerprints in 37, 89

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