Thursday, December 19, 2002
Call for
Assistance- The
three most recent additions to the Call for Assistance page
have been updated with some interesting information. Be
sure to check these out. [Click
Here]
Tuesday, December
17, 2002
Would you
like to be the next AFTE Journal Editor? Our
current AFTE Journal Editor, Mickey French, will be resigning
his assignment upon the installment of a new Editor. The AFTE
Board of Directors asks that all interested individuals submit
their names and resumes for review. You must be a current AFTE
member in good standing and demonstrate the willingness and
ability to take on this considerable task. Click
if you wish to be
considered. - Robert J.
Shem, AFTE President
Russian
"Less-Than-Lethal" Pistol-
Russian gun-writer Dmitry Kotchetkoff has
provided information to AFTE members about the FGUP FNPC
NIIPH less-than-lethal pistol. Read his interesting
submission... [Click
Here]
Monday, December
16, 2002
BATF Serial
Number Restoration School-
Tom Harris writes to say it's time for agencies wishing to
schedule a serial number restoration course to get in touch
with him. For more information.... [Click
Here]
Bangstick
Safety Warning
(members only)-
Visit the Safety Bulletins page for a officer safety warning
from AFTE member Doug Lancon. [Click
Here]
Unknown
Headstamp- AFTE
member Jason Crafton requests assistance in the
identification of a headstamp. [Click
Here]
Thursday, December 5, 2002
Call for
Assistance- Two
new requests for assistance have been posted.
Bullets from Oregon and a
wad from
Vermont need to be identified. [Click
Here]
Wednesday, November 27, 2002
Call for
Assistance-
André DESMARAIS of the Laboratoire de Police
Scientifique de LYON, France needs assistance in the
identification of an unknown submachine gun. [Click
Here]
ATF National
Firearms Examiner Academy 2003- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, National Firearms Examiner Academy (NFEA)
announces the Class 2003 student application process. [More]
Monday, November 25, 2002
Potpourri:
Speer Manufacturing Change
(members only)-
Primers impressed with an offset small capital letter "A"
were recently found on Speer brand Cartridges. [More]
AFTE Journal
Keyword Index Update- Rocky
Stone has submitted an update to his popular Journal
Keyword Index. Now updated through the Summer 2002
journal. [Click
Here]
Friday, November 22, 2002
Potpourri,
CCI Clean-Fire Primer Toolmarks
(members only)-
Ed Wallace writes that bunter marks found on the
primers of these cartridges could be misleading to examiners. [More]
Job
Announcement- The
Centre of Forensic Sciences, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada is looking for two Firearm & Toolmark Examiners. [Click
Here]
Tuesday,
November 19, 2002
Journals
Articles Online
(members only)-
If you haven't had a chance to check out the AFTE Journals
Online section, now's a good time. There are now over
300 articles from the 1969-1975 AFTE newsletters and journals
online for your viewing pleasure! You can view the
articles by index or by doing a keyword search. Try a
search using the keyword "Shark". These articles are a
fascinating look back at the early days of AFTE and
demonstrate the enthusiasm and commitment the members had
toward Firearm and Toolmark ID 30 years ago. New "old"
articles are being posted nightly!
[More]
Monday, November 18, 2002
Job
Announcement-
Alameda County (Oakland, CA) is looking for a Criminalist I. [Click
Here]
Friday, November 15, 2002
Call for
Assistance-
Dan Alessio of the Oregon State Police is sending
up flares looking for information on a German Signal Pistol. [Click
Here]
Unknown
Headstamp-
Nancy McCombs of the California DOJ Fresno Lab would
like to know if anyone has any information on the manufacturer
of a cartridge headstamp. [Click
Here]
Tuesday,
November 12, 2002
New High Speed
Digital Camera
(members only)- A
new high speed digital video camera is available that can
capture up to 10,000 frames per second. An example of
the camera's capabilities is being provided to AFTE members.
[Click
Here]
Meeting
Announcement- The
American Academy of Forensic Scientists will be holding their
annual meeting February 17-22, 2003. The AAFS meeting will
be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, in Chicago, Illinois.
Volunteers
will be needed to do an array of administrative and gate
keeping tasks. For additional information visit the
academy website at
www.aafs.org or contact Dr. R. E. Gaensslen at
reg@uic.edu.
Wednesday,
November 6, 2002
AFTE Glossary
4th Ed. Update
(members only)- A
minor update to the AFTE Glossary is now available. Also
now available is a printable version of the Glossary.
For more info...
[Click
Here]
Tuesday,
October 29, 2002
Certification
Test Schedule- Certification
tests will be given at the 2003 AFTE Training Seminar in
Philadelphia, PA. The examination schedule and
application instructions are now available online.
[Click
Here]
Friday,
October 25, 2002
Ethics
Enforcement Procedures- The
Procedures for the Enforcement of the AFTE Code of Ethics are
now available for review [Click
Here]. Any person,
whether an AFTE member or not, who believes that an AFTE
member has violated the AFTE Code of Ethics is encouraged to
file a complaint with the President of the Association. It is
requested that you carefully review the Code of Ethics and the
Enforcement Procedures prior to filing. - Robert J. Shem,
AFTE President.
Wednesday,
October 23, 2002
Job
Announcement- Houston,
TX is looking for a Firearm Examiner and the Hamilton County
Coroner's Lab is looking for a Chemist/NIBIN Tech. These
two new job announcements have been posted.
[Click
Here]
Tuesday,
October 22, 2002
Sound of Bullets- As
previously reported, the AFTE Journal OCR Committee
is hard at work bringing the many articles from past AFTE
Journals to the website. In 2001 AFTE member
Lucien Haag presented to the attendees of that
year's annual training seminar a very interesting research
project titled, "The Sound of Bullets".
An article detailing this research project was recently
published in the Summer 2002 AFTE Journal. For a limited
time Mr. Haag's article is being made available to the public
as an example of the quality material routinely found in the
AFTE Journal. As a bonus several audio files have been
submitted for inclusion in the article. To see and hear
Mr. Haag's article....
[Click
Here]
Friday,
October 18, 2002
Job
Announcement- Anyone
want to move to Austin, Texas? Well, here's your chance!
The Austin Police Department is looking for a
Firearm Examiner. Their job announcement has been posted.
[Click
Here]
Wednesday,
October 16, 2002
Trigger Pull Data Search 2.0- This
database application has been updated and now includes trigger
pull data from an additional 1200 firearms. [Click
Here]
Friday,
October 11, 2002
Potpourri
(members only)- Evan
Thompson has submitted some interesting information about an
unusual bulletproof vest penetrating projectile.
[Click
Here]
Thursday,
October 10, 2002
Arthur R. Paholke- It
is with deep regret that we have to inform members of the
passing of one of the founding fathers of AFTE and our 4th
President, Arthur R. Paholke. Art was
recuperating from a stroke when he suffered a fatal heart
attack. To view
Art's Obituary that appears in the Chicago Tribune click
here. The Tribune also has a Guestbook that
friends and family can use to post condolences.
To view the Guestbook click
here. The family
has requested that any donations made in Art's memory go to
one of two Hot Springs, Arkansas organizations: Knights of
Columbus (through St. John's Catholic Church) or the Fraternal
Order of Police,
Lodge Number 26.
Job
Announcement- The
City of Los Angeles Crime Laboratory is looking for a
Firearm Examiner. Job announcement has been posted.
[Click
Here]
Tuesday,
October 8, 2002
48 Hours/CBS- AFTE
member Bob Hathaway of the Rhode Island State
Crime Laboratory is scheduled to appear on 48 Hours
this Friday night (10/11/02). Bob is to be interviewed
in a story about the sniper-style shootings that are occurring
in the Maryland/Washington D.C. area.
Tuesday, October 1, 2002
Call
for Assistance Update-
Some interesting suggestions have been made in reference to
the request for assistance posted September 16, 2002. Be
sure to check out the unusual bullet and bullet core images
submitted. [9/17/02
Update] [10/1/02
Update]
Monday,
September 30, 2002
Congratulations! - *Correction* AFTE
member Chris Bartocci of the Wisconsin State
Crime Lab is the winner of the John T. Amber Literary Award
for an article he wrote on the M16 that appeared in the 2002
Gun Digest. Chris has a new article on the AK-47 that can be
found in the new 2003 Gun Digest.
Great job Chris!
Tuesday,
September 24, 2002
Congratulations! - AFTE
member Chris Bartocci of the Wisconsin State
Crime Lab is the winner of the John T. Amber Literary Award
for an article he wrote on the AK 47. His article can be
found in the 2003 Gun Digest.
Great job Chris!
Monday,
September 16, 2002
Call
for Assistance- I know
it's Monday but.... put on those thinking caps! Help
is needed in the identification of yet another unusual projectile.
Updated 9/17/02.
[Click
Here]
Friday,
September 13, 2002
Call for
Assistance-
Don Dunbar
of the California Department of Justice has submitted the
latest "Call for Assistance". He needs help in the
identification of an unusual 25 AUTO caliber copper jacketed
bullet.
[More]
Journals
Online- All of
the 1969 AFTE Newsletter #3 articles have now been posted to
the Member's Journal Search Page. Wendy Gibson
is to be commended for her hard work in getting these articles
ready for the website.
[More]
Wednesday, September
11, 2002
Glock Safety
Issues- A link to an
article that describes catastrophic failures in some Glock
pistols has been posted to the Forensics Forum
in the AFTE Public Message Board.
[More]
Monday,
September 9, 2002
Call for
Assistance-
Two new "calls for assistance" have been posted.
Joe Correa of the Texas Department of Public Safety
needs help in identifying some unusual 22 caliber rifling.
Also, Bob Shem of the Alaska Department of
Public Safety would like to know if anyone can help him
identify a rather large-grained propellant. [More]
Wednesday, September 4, 2002
AFTE Journal
Articles-Now Online!!-
I am pleased to announce that AFTE's new ad-hoc Journal OCR
Committee is in the process of posting to our web site all of
the scientific articles from over 30 years of AFTE Journals
and Newsletters. Mike Haag, his committee, and our Webmaster
Scott Doyle are currently chipping away at a formidable
mountain of printed information. Once this task is completed,
AFTE members will be able to access every scientific article
published by AFTE. Click
here to access the articles that have been completed
to date. Additionally, if you wish to volunteer in this
effort please contact Mike Haag at . I am sure
that any and all help would be appreciated. - Robert J.
Shem, AFTE President
Monday, September 2, 2002
AFTE Public
Message Board-
The public message board
has been updated. Post messages/questions here for
public discussion. New forums can be added as necessary
and registration is not required to use the message board.
[More]
Friday, August
30, 2002
Job Announcement-
The Dallas County Texas
Crime Laboratory is searching for a Firearm and Toolmark
Examiner. [More]
Thursday, August 29, 2002
Job Announcement-
The Johnson County
(Kansas) Criminalistics Laboratory is searching for a Firearm
and Toolmark Examiner for their Mission, Kansas Laboratory. [More]
Tuesday,
August 27, 2002
Call for
Assistance-
Updates have been posted to several of the requests for assistance.
Be sure to check them out. [More]
Thursday,
August 22, 2002
Call for
Assistance-
Assistance is needed in the identification of a one-piece
plastic shotshell wad. [Click
Here]
Wednesday,
August 21, 2002
CCI
Blazer/Open-Bolt Warning-
Firearm Examiners should use caution when firing CCI
Blazer ammunition in open-bolt firearms. [More]
Call for
Assistance-
Additional information is needed in identifying the brand of
firearm used in two separate shooting incidents. [Click
Here]
Unknown
Headstamp-
An headstamp has been submitted to the unknown headstamp
guide. Assistance is needed in identifying the
manufacturer/source of this cartridge headstamp. [Click
Here]
Tuesday,
August 20, 2002
Call for
Assistance-
Assistance is requested in a shooting case where the victim
was shot and a .44/.45 caliber mini ball was recovered.
Rifling data from black powder firearms is needed. [Click
Here]
Friday,
August 16, 2002
Server Problems-
The
AFTE website was apparently offline on and off for several
hours this morning. Email directed to AFTE
may have been lost and as of 1:00 PM EST email services still
appear out. Hopefully everything will be back to normal
soon.
Member's
Message Board Upgrade-
The member's area message
board system has now been upgraded to a newer version.
Several new features have been added. Two great new
features allow members to upload an image with their posts and
add posts to the new events calendar. [More]
Wednesday,
August 14, 2002
Call for
Assistance-
Help is needed in identifying a gun part that may have been
used in a full-auto conversion. [Click
Here]
Monday,
August 12, 2002
Officer Safety
Warning-
Read a
recent statement issued by the USDOJ concerning frangible
ammunition and body armor. [More]
AFTE Training
Seminar-
The
official announcement for the 2003 training seminar in
Philadelphia, PA is now available as are the basic
registration forms. [More]
SWGGUN: Legal
Issue-
Read a
recent Florida motion to limit the testimony of a firearms
examiner. Submitted by Greg Scala, FDLE.
[More]
Thursday,
August 8, 2002
New Site
Design-
Welcome to the new look of
the AFTE website. I'm in the process of converting all
of the pages to this new look but it will take me several more
weeks to finish all of the pages on the website. It's
not a radical change from the old design but it is one that I
hope will prove more compatible, user friendly and faster than
the old design. Let's talk a little more on compatibility....[Click
Here]
Tuesday,
August 6, 2002
FBI GRC Warning-
If
you have received our new GRC 2002 database CD and are using
Office 2000, Office XP, Access 2000, or Access XP,
do not install the new
GRC database on your system!! The version on the CD is for
Access 97 users only. [More]
Daubert
Testimony Aids-
AFTE
members can download two PowerPoint presentations provided by
the FBI from the SWGGUN website section.
[More]
Tuesday,
July 30, 2002
Certification
Practicals Available-
The transition period of
the AFTE Certification Committee chairmanship is now complete.
Jerry Miller is now at the helm replacing John Murdock and
practical tests are once again being sent out. For more
information be sure to visit the AFTE Certification section of
the website. [More]
Monday, July 29,
2002
New Site
Design Preview-
The AFTE website will
soon be getting a slightly new look. Changes are being made
to make the site more compatible with different web
browsers, images have been reconfigured to speed up the
loading of pages, and a number of other subtle changes have
been made. Check out the new design and please send in your
feedback. [Click
Here]
Summit
Meeting-
An historic ATF and FBI
Summit Meeting took place on top of Stone Mountain, Georgia
July 5, 2002.
[Click
Here]
Wednesday,
July 17, 2002
Drop-List-
To view a list of
members/subscribers who have not paid their 2002 dues as of
7/1/02... [Click
Here]
AFTE
Certification Program-
The online information
about the certification program has been expanded. You
can now apply and pay for your certification tests online!
To learn more about this valuable service available to AFTE
members... [Click
Here]
AFTE
Committee Duties-
Over the last several
months committee chairs have been preparing guidelines that
list the duties and procedures of their committees. Most
of these documents have now been posted to the website.
To learn more about the role of the various AFTE committees...
[Click
Here]
Thursday, June
27, 2002
Job Announcement-
The Colorado Department of
Public Safety is searching for a Firearm and Toolmark
Examiner-Trainee for their Pueblo Laboratory. [More]
Tuesday, June 25, 2002
Knife
Identification Project-
There are twelve extra KIP tests available. This has become a world-wide test
and will most likely be something that, in the future, AFTE members will refer
to when referencing the individuality of toolmarks. For more information... [Click
Here]
Tuesday, June
18, 2002
Training Courses-
Check out the Forensic
Training page in the Examiner Resources section for
several new training announcements. [Click
Here]
Friday, June
14, 2002
Call for
Assistance-
Assistance is needed in
identifying the manufacturer of a bullet. This 9mm/38/357
copper jacket displays a dimple almost centered in the base... [More]
Tuesday, June
11, 2002
Job Announcement-
Harris County
Sheriff's Department, the largest sheriff’s department in Texas and the third most populous county in
America, is searching for a Firearm and Toolmark Examiner.
[More]
Monday,
June 10, 2002
SWAFS Training
Conference Announcement-
The upcoming SWAFS annual
training conference in Scottsdale, AZ Nov. 4-7, will have
several topics which may be of interest to AFTE members
including factory tours of Ruger Firearms, Dillon Precision
Manufacturing, two (2) Ruger Armorer schools, a NIBIN Users
Group Meeting and other papers and presentations. For more
information..... [Click
Here]
Wednesday, June
5, 2002
New SWGGUN
Website-
The Scientific
Working Group for Firearms and Toolmarks (SWGGUN) is
please to present to the AFTE membership its new website
contained within the AFTE Member's Area.
[Click
Here]
Monday, June
3, 2002
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AFTE
2002 Training Seminar-
The 33rd. AFTE Training
Seminar was held last week in San Antonio, Texas.
Excellent papers were presented throughout the week and the
Host Committee Jamie Becker, Ed Love and Ed Wallace put
together great activities for members and guests.
Introduced at the banquet Thursday night was AFTE's newest
President, Bob Shem
(seen at right).
Awards were presented to several members and the raffle at the
end of the night resulted in some very happy winners.
For more information about the AFTE Training Seminar...
[Click
Here]
New
Members Area Forum-
A new Member's Area
Message Forum is now up and running. Check it out!
[Click
Here]
Saturday, May
25, 2002
S&W 5906
Conversion -
Miguel Soto of the
INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCES in PUERTO RICO
has submitted an article
for the Member's Area Potpourri Page describing the conversion
of a S&W 5906 pistol.
[Click
Here]
Thursday, May
23, 2002
AFTE
2002 Shuttle Coupon -
Save $1.00 off the cost of the shuttle from the
airport to the hotel by clicking on the following link
and printing out the coupon. [Coupon]
Officer Safety
Warning - Information
from the Maine DEA, indicates yet another Officer Safety
item to watch out for.
[More]
Wednesday, May 22, 2002
ATF NFEA
Get-Together -
Current and past Academy students, instructors and groupies
attending the AFTE Training Seminar in San Antonio next week
are all invited to the third annual NFEA Get-Together.. [More]
Tuesday, May 21, 2002
New England Area F/A Examiners -
Read the Spring 2002 New England Area Firearm
Examiner's newsletter.
[Click
Here]
Monday, May
20, 2002
Member's Area Announcements -
Two announcements have been posted to the Member's Area.
[Click
Here]
Tuesday, May
14, 2002
AFTE
2002 Announcements -
Just released! Check out Sunday's scheduled activities by clicking
here; also, take a look at the Spousal
Program announced by the host committee by clicking
here.
Call for
Assistance -
Help is needed in the
identification of gun parts recovered from a homicide
investigation.
[More]
Thursday, May
9, 2002
Unusual Glock
Rifling -
Bill McBrayer of the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Crime Lab has submitted an article for
the Member's Area Potpourri Page describing unusual rifling
impressions found on bullets fired from Glock pistols.
[More]
AFTE 2002
Raffle -
Hi-Point Firearms has
donated a 9mm carbine to the Banquet Raffle.
[Click
Here]
Monday, May
6, 2002
AFTE
2002 DAILY RAFFLE -
New to the AFTE Training
Seminar! Daily Raffles will be held on Monday, Tuesday,
and Wednesday. Three fantastic raffle packages will be awarded
each day!
[More]
AFTE 2002
Spouse Registration -
Read the Spouse
Registration announcement.
[More]
Friday,
May 3, 2002
Job
Announcement - The Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic
Services Agency is seeking applicants for a Firearm/Toolmark Examiner
. [More]
Workshop Announcement -
A FREE "Standard
Bullet NIST Workshop" will be held on Tuesday evening
at AFTE 2002!! You don't even have to
register. Just drop in!!
[Click
Here]
AFTE
Public Message Board -
The message board
can now be posted to without prior registration.
Simply use the word "Guest" for your
username and password. There are some minor
disadvantages to posting this way but hopefully it
will make using the message board easier. Be
sure to read the latest announcement in the message
board area for more information.
[Click
Here]
Monday, April 29, 2002
Training Seminar Exhibitors -
The list keeps getting
longer! Three new exhibitors added. [Click Here]
Friday,
April 19, 2002
We
want YOU! -
Do you have a project or
case study that you would like to present at next
month's training seminar? There are a few slots
remaining in the seminar schedule so get with the
program and submit that abstract! [More]
Tuesday,
April 16, 2002
Forensic Training -
The Forensic Training
page has been updated. A workshop is being
hosted by Bob Shem at the Northwest Association of Forensic
Scientists' Annual Training Seminar in Spokane, WA and
Ed Hueske is teaching a
Shooting Incident
Reconstruction Course in Mississauga, Ontario,
Canada.
[More]
Wednesday, April
10, 2002
Training Seminar Program Schedule -
AFTE 2002 will be
offering Workshops on Sunday, May 26 and on Friday,
May 31, 2002. Technical papers will be presented
Monday through Thursday roughly from 8 AM to 5 PM. The
program is currently drafted in "pencil". For
those that need this information in order to get
funding from their agency, we can provide a copy of
this to you on the understanding that it is not
finalized. Please contact Ed Love at (210) 335-4161.
Tuesday,
April 9, 2002
AFTE
Board of Directors Duties -
Two new documents have
been posted in the AFTE Business Section which
complement the Bylaws and give members more insight as
to how things operate within AFTE. These
documents include the new position descriptions of the AFTE Board of Directors
and policy letters 1-20.
[Click Here]
Tuesday,
April 2, 2002
Beemiller/Hi-Point
Familiarization Course -
A second course has been
added to Thursday's seminar schedule. [Click Here]
Tuesday,
March 26, 2002
R&D
Assistantship Award -
Past President
Pete Striupaitis formed the Research & Development
Committee in 1999. The
Committee has recently recommended that the Knife
Identification Project (also know as KIP) be awarded
an assistantship.
[More]
H&K
Armorers School -
An H&K USP Armorers School
has been added to the list of courses to be
offered at this year's training seminar. [Click Here]
Saturday,
March 23, 2002
Officer Safety Bulletin-MRI -
In July 2001, an
officer from the Manheim Township (Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania) Police Department had an incident where
his issue firearm malfunctioned.
[More]
Friday,
March 22, 2002
AFTE Glossary 4th Edition CD-ROM -
The AFTE Glossary CD's
have been produced and are on their way to all
regular AFTE members. The shipments should be
arriving in the next few weeks. For more
information about the Glossary CD and for support
questions...
[Click
Here]
Tuesday,
March 19, 2002
Training
Seminar Raffle -
The raffle held at the end of the Banquet
Thursday night is shaping up nicely with a number of fantastic items donated by
friends and members of AFTE. Even
though several items have
been donated we are still looking for additional items to make the
raffle even better. A challenge has
been declared as well. [More]
Job Announcement - The
Wisconsin DOJ, Crime Lab System, is seeking applicants for
Forensic Science Senior and Advanced level positions
specializing in the field of Firearm and Toolmark Identification.
[Click Here]
3/16/02
Call for
Assistance -
Assistance is requested in the
identification of a cartridge.
[More]
Job Announcement -
The Forensic Science Division of
Forensic Analytical Specialties, Inc. is seeking
individuals to fill a Laboratory Director position and a
Senior Forensic Scientist position.
[Click Here]
3/8/02
Call for
Assistance -
Assistance is requested in the
identification of a rather unusual bullet.
[Click
Here]
Buddy Can You Spare
A Dime? -
We solicit ammunition
from our user (police) agencies and 99% of the time
it is normal run-of-the-mill ammunition. But once in
a while there comes along something quite unique.
The following photographs are of a rather unique
reloaded shotshell, which first got my attention by
the deformation in the crimp. Cutting the shotshell
open revealed fourteen stacked dimes in place of the
lead shot. -
Evan Thompson,
Washington State Patrol Crime Lab
3/5/02
Training Seminar
Registration -
Just a reminder, early
registration for the 2002 Training Seminar ends
March 15. Registrations received after the
deadline will cost you an extra $30 dollars!
Let's see... what can 30 bucks get ya these days?
[More]
3/4/02
AFTE Glossary 4th
Edition Released
-
Congratulations to Chairman Bill Conrad and all the
members of the Board of Directors Glossary
Subcommittee. The 4th Edition of the AFTE
Glossary is now finished. AFTE members can download
the new glossary from the AFTE Member's Area by
clicking the following link.....
[Click
Here]
Job Announcement
- The
Ventura County Sheriff
Department is seeking an exceptional individual to
join their expanding Forensic Science Laboratory
as a Forensic
Scientist I/II/III (Trace/Firearms).
[Click
Here]
2/27/02
BBQ Dinner -
Kick off your week in
true Texas style…a BBQ to welcome you to AFTE 2002
San Antonio. We’ll feed you, entertain you, and even
get you there. You provide the appetite and maybe
even Western wear!! [More]
2/20/02
Training Seminar
Update
- The
2002 AFTE Training Seminar Host Committee is busy
signing up Exhibitors for this May's seminar.
Check out the Exhibitor Preview page from time to
time to see who will be attending. Several
Exhibitors have just recently made the commitment to
come to San Antonio! [More]
2/12/02
AFTE Glossary 4th Edition -
If you haven't heard by now,
the AFTE Training
and Standardization Committee has been working hard on an update to the AFTE Glossary.
Because of their hard work the new and greatly expanded 4th
edition of the AFTE Glossary will soon be finished.
While you anxiously await its release, test your skills by
taking the AFTE Glossary Quiz.
[Click
Here]
2/9/02
Call for
Assistance -
Assistance is requested in the
identification of what appear to be laboratory or case numbers
scribed on a firearm.
[Click
Here]
2/7/02
Shot
Show News -
Tuesday was the Shot Show's
last day. The day was spent going back over previously visited
areas. A few new products were found scattered around
the convention center.
[More]
2/4/02
Shot Show
News -
Sunday and Monday were two
extremely busy days here at the Shot Show. There is more
here to do and to see than a Firearm Examiner can shake a
stick at.
[More]
2/2/02
Shot Show News
-
The 2002 Shot Show got off to a
"ROARING" start around 9:00 AM this morning! AFTE
members were found to be well represented as both attendees
and as safety officers.
[More]
1/30/02
Call for
Assistance -
Two new additions to the Call for
Assistance page. Help is needed in the
identification of a "Colt Commemorative" pistol and a Pen Gun
smuggled into Japan from the Philippines.
[Click
Here]
1/21/02
Call for
Assistance -
Help is needed in the
identification of a copper alloy bullet. Check out the latest addition to the
Call for Assistance page.
[Click
Here]
1/15/02
Call for
Assistance -
Help is needed in the
identification of an EAA Witness serial number. Check out the latest addition to the
Call for Assistance page.
[Click
Here]
1/11/02
ATF NFEA
-
The ATF is currently
seeking qualified applicants for the 2002 National
Firearms Examiner Academy. Applications must be
received by February 1, 2002. The following
states have not been represented in the NFEA and
Laboratories from these states are especially
encouraged to submit applications.
AK, AR, CT, DE, IL, IN,
IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MA, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NC, ND,
OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI, WY.
[More]
01/09/02
AFTE
Informal Get-Together -
Come
to an
informal get-together to share your knowledge of
firearms, ammunition
and forensics with fellow AFTE members and
their spouses at the 2002 SHOT SHOW.
[More]
01/07/02
Training
Seminar News -
View the list of Workshops and
Armorer's Schools scheduled for the annual training seminar.
[Click
Here]
Job Announcements
-
The Tarrant County Medical
Examiner’s Criminalistics Laboratory is seeking qualified
applicants for the position of Senior Criminalist - Firearm /
Toolmark Examiner.
Also, the University of Rhode
Island State Crime Laboratory is seeking applicants for a
Technician I position.
www.afte.org
> AFTE News Archives 2002
