New England Area Firearm Examiners
10th Annual Training Seminar

Wednesday, September 20, 2006
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Registration

Connecticut State Police Forensic Science Laboratory
278 Colony Street
Meriden, CT

Cost

$35.00 (Includes noon meal and breaks – please register early as the catering will be done by the same company as last year and we will need a close head count for the caterer). Lunch will be served at the Meriden Crime Lab.

Please Make Checks Out To: Robert A. Hathaway – Official Receipts will be made out.
 

Lodging Information

Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center
275 Research Pkwy
Meriden, CT 06450
(203) 238-2380
Government Rate: $85.00 + tax

Hampton Inn
10 Bee Street
Meriden, CT 06450
1 (800) 426-7866
Government Rate: $85 + tax (with City/State/Federal ID)

Fairfield Inn Wallingford*
100 Chalet Drive
Wallingford, CT 06492
(203) 284-0001
Government Rate: $85 + tax (with City/State/Federal ID)

Courtyard by Marriott*
600 Northrop Road
Wallingford, CT 06492
(203)-284-9400
Government Rate: $85 + tax
* Wallingford, CT located less than 5 miles from Meriden CT.
 

Tentative Schedule

1. Honorable Barbara Howe – Topic – Courtroom Testimony by the Firearms Examiner. Demeanor of the Expert Witness – a Judicial Perspective

2. David Kochol, Vice-President Mec-Gar USA, Inc. Mec-Gar supplies magazines to many of the firearm companies. Discussion will include manufacture, quality standards and identification of gun magazines.

3. Mr. Ed Tollman – Guns of Norwich Historical Society – Topic – The Gun Makers of Norwich, CT

4. Sgt Catherine Doherty – Boston Police Department – Defending the Boston Police Departments Firearms Laboratory at Daubert Hearings in court.

5. Lawrence C. Pilcher – Rhode Island State Crime Lab – Unusual Serial Numbers found on Glocks.

6. Bob Hathaway – Rhode Island State Crime Lab - Firing Pin Hole Shear Marks left by a Lorcin S/A/P.

7. Adel Irizzary – Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office – Update on the August IBIS User’s Meeting that was held in Florida.

8. Bob Hathaway – Report on conversations with Dr. Eric Buel ( Director of the Vermont State Forensic Lab ) regarding thoughts on looking into a College or University instituting a degree program dedicated strictly to training firearms examiners.

9. Ron Borgio from Smith & Wesson will be attending the conference and it is anticipated we will be receiving a product update.

10. Mr. Rick Assinck, President – Twin Tooling, Inc. (Gormley, Ontario – Canada) - manufacturer of “The Secure Firing Devise” – will discuss the remote firing device and will demonstrate its use. Note: Live Demonstration will be conducted on the indoor range of the Connecticut Lab.

General Information

1. “Shot Show 2007” – January 11th to 14th, 2007 – Orlando Convention Center, Orlando, FLA
    

2. Northeast Association of Forensic Science Annual Meeting, November 11th to 14th, 2006 – Hilton Rye Town, 699 Westchester Avenue
   Rye Brook, NY 10573
    

3. Eastern Regional Examiners Meeting
   October 12th and 13th
   University of Virginia
   Charlottesville, VA
   Contact: Ann Davis (804) 786-6981
    

Members Update

Congratulations to Kimberly Stevens, Firearms Examiner for the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory and her husband on the birth of a daughter on Thursday, August 3rd. Mother and daughter are doing fine.

New Book available: Ammo & Ballistics 3 (Third Edition) Check out amazon.com, the cost on that website is $16.47 and you can also obtain Gun Digest 2007 for $18.89 if you order at the same time. Note: If your order is over $25.00 and you can wait a few days, Super Savings Shipping is free (Make sure you check off the box indicating free shipping)
 

Employment Opportunities

The Connecticut State Police Forensic Science Laboratory has an “Immediate Opening” for a Firearms & Tool Mark Examiner. Refer to the “AFTE” Website for additional details or contact Mr. Ed Jachimowicz (203) 639-6400. Note: Closing date for applications is September 15, 2006.

The Vermont State Police Forensic Science Laboratory also has an opening for a Firearms & Tool Mark Examiner.
Contact Dr. Eric Buel at (802) 244-8788 for additional details.

Contact Information

Bob Hathaway (rah@uri.edu) or Lawrence Pilcher (lcp@uri.edu)

Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory
(401) 874-2893