Wednesday,
December 31, 2003
Ken Raynor-
The AFTE family has suffered a huge loss this
week. On December 28, 2003 AFTE technical advisor
Ken Raynor passed away after a brief illness.
Ken will always be remembered by AFTE members manning the
Brownell's booth at the annual training seminars.
Ken's friendly face will definitely be missed by all and our
condolences go out to his family. Thank you Ken for
your many years of assistance to the organization.
Tuesday,
December 23, 2003
Potpourri
(members
only)-
Additional information has
been obtained on the Aguila IQ ammo. See the original
post for an update.
More
Tuesday,
December 23, 2003
ATF NFEA Moot Court
Assistance
(members
only)-
The ATF National Firearms Examiner Academy
(NFEA) is in the process of recruiting firearms and toolmark
examiners to participate in its Phase IV, “Moot Court
Training and Testimony” program.
More
Potpourri
(members
only)-
View two new additions to the
Potpourri Section of the member's area. Evan Thompson
submits information about AMTECH plastic case cartridges and
Rocky Stone has provided information about the Aguila IQ
line of ammunition.
More
Monday,
December 22, 2003
A
Font
(members
only)-
See the logo
here? You might think that it's an image right?
Well it's not! It is a new TrueType font character
that is just one of
several in the font set that is in the process of being
developed..
More
Thursday,
December 18, 2003
Member of the Year- The Member of the Year award
committee is actively soliciting recommendations from the
membership for this prestigious award. Any member of
the Association may nominate another member for this award...
More
Wednesday,
December 17, 2003
Sickness &
Distress/Family Assistance- The
duties and responsibilities of this AFTE committee have been
updated. They can be viewed by
clicking
here. Also, AFTE members can post feedback to
the committee via their message board forum located in the
Member's Message Board.
Call
for Assistance- Pat Lane of the Louisiana State
Police Lab needs assistance in the identification of a piece
of shotshell wadding.
Click
here to help!
Monday,
December 15, 2003
Call for
Assistance- Katharina Babcock of the
New Mexico DPS Crime Laboratory is needs assistance in
identifying an unusual firing pin impression found on
cartridge cases recovered in a homicide investigation...
click here to
help
Wednesday,
December 10, 2003
AFTE R&D
Suggested Topics-
Intended as a starting point for those
who may desire to do a research project, a list of topic
areas within the firearm/toolmark discipline are now
available online.
For more information click here
Monday,
December 8, 2003
Interactive 3-D AFTE Logo-
Click on the logo in the upper left corner of this page to see
the AFTE logo in 3D! You will get a notice to allow a
browser plug-in to be downloaded if you haven't installed
the Cult-3D plug-in before. Just click "yes".
You will then get to view and "play with" this variation of
the the AFTE logo.
Friday,
December 5, 2003
Job
Announcement-
The Bexar County Criminal Investigation Laboratory in San
Antonio, Texas has an opening for a Forensic Scientist III
position in the Firearms/Toolmark section.
For more information.. Click
here
Wednesday,
December 3, 2003
ATF 2004 NFEA
Announcement- The
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,
National Firearms Examiner Academy (NFEA), announces the
Class 2004 student application process....
[more]
Monday,
December 1, 2003
AFTE 2004
Training Seminar-
The event registration
website is now online. If you plan to attend the
seminar in Vancouver you can register for your hotel room
and for the seminar online...
For more information click here
Tuesday,
November 25, 2003
Job
Announcement-
The closing date for the firearm
and toolmark examiner opening at the Army CID lab in
Forest Park, Georgia is December 5, 2003. Yesterday's
announcement referred to an "internal" job announcement.
To view a new "external" announcement...
click here
Monday,
November 24, 2003
Job
Announcement-
The Army CID lab in Forest Park,
Georgia is looking for a firearm and toolmark examiner.
Don Mikko requests interested parties contact him as soon as
possible as the closing date for the announcement is
November 26, 2003...
for more
information click here
Tuesday,
November 18, 2003
Committee
Announcements- We are
pleased to announce that Michael T. Neel (BATF/Atlanta) has
accepted chairmanship of the Scholarship Committee. David
Santora has resigned his position as chairman due to a new
job commitment, but plans to remain on the committee.
Please join the AFTE Board in thanking David for his service
to the organization.
We also welcome Laura Fleming of
the Southwest Institute of Forensic Sciences, Dallas, Texas,
and Anthony DeMaria of the San Diego County Sheriff’s
Office, San Diego California, as the new Co-Chairmen of the
Sickness and Distress Committee. Anyone having a report for
the S&D committee, during the transitional stage, should
place a posting on the S&D Message Board, or contact Anthony
or Laura. Please join the Board of Directors in thanking
Dana Kloss for her dedication and assistance to our members
during her tenure as S&D Chairman...
[more]
Thursday,
November 13, 2003
Ethics
Violation- The Board
of Directors has determined that a fellow AFTE member has
violated the Code of Ethics. As authorized by the AFTE
Enforcement of the Code of Ethics under Section II.
Sanctions Imposed for Ethical Violations, the Board has
voted for expulsion and public censure. This member has the
right to appeal the decision of the Board of Directors
before the general membership at the next business meeting,
and has notified President Ann Davis of his intent to do
so... [more]
Wednesday,
November 12, 2003
Knife
Identification Project Update-
Evan Thompson and Rick Wyant of
the Washington State Patrol have submitted their results of
the Knife Identification Project. The error rate will
be of particular interest to AFTE members. You
will find this article located in the Member's Area
Potpourri Section...
click here
Tuesday,
November 11, 2003
Job
Announcement-
A firearm and toolmark examiner
is needed to fill a vacancy at the Kansas City, Missouri
laboratory.
For more information...
click here
Accreditation
Advisory Committee -
AFTE Members can now provide feedback to the ad-hoc
Accreditation Advisory Committee through a newly created
forum in the Member's Message Board...
click here
Tuesday,
November 4, 2003
2004 Training
Seminar-
The registration form for the
2004 training seminar is now available online. Also, the AFTE 2004 Host Committee has extended special
invitations to our local experts in forensic science to begin the general
sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday....
more
Yuma Proving
Ground Forensic Tests- A reminder to all that plan to attend the 2003 Yuma
Proving Ground Forensic Test Session; Dec. 12 is fast
approaching. The test session will be Dec. 12 and 13 this
year, a week later than originally announced. For more
information...
click here
Monday,
October 27, 2003
Job
Announcement-
Dallas County, Texas has an opening for a firearm and toolmark examiner.
For more information...
click here
Friday,
October 24, 2003
Call for
Assistance- Carlo Rosati of the
FBI Lab Firearms/Toolmarks Unit is seeking information about
an improvised cane shotgun that was recovered in a recent
case...
click here to
help
Wednesday,
October 22, 2003
Call for
Assistance- Carla Noziglia,
working with the Tanzania Police Force, needs assistance in
identifying a rifle submitted for examination...
click here to
help
Tuesday,
October 21, 2003
Call for
Nominations-
Nominations are being accepted
for the position of Treasurer-Elect. If you are a
regular member of AFTE and would like to be the next AFTE
Treasurer or if you know of a member who would make a good
candidate...
click here
Monday,
October 20, 2003
Job
Announcement-
The Johnson County Sheriff's
Office has an opening for a firearm and toolmark examiner.
For more information...
click here
Thursday,
October 16, 2003
Job
Announcement-
The Kentucky State Police has
two openings for Firearm & Toolmark Examiners. See the
following position description...
KSPFirearmTm.pdf
Job
Announcement-
The Albuquerque NM Firearms Lab is now officially advertising
for a Firearm & Toolmark Examiner.
View the position description and apply online now by
clicking the following link...
mesa.cabq.gov/jobs
Tuesday,
October 7, 2003
Eastern
Regional Training Seminar-
ATF (Maryland) is hosting the Eastern Regional Training
Seminar on Friday, November 14, 2003 at the National
Laboratory Center in Beltsville, Maryland. For more
information see the updated announcement.. 2003TrainingConferenceInfo.pdf
Job
Announcement-
The Albuquerque NM Firearms Lab may be hiring an additional Firearm and Toolmark Examiner.
Please contact
Michael Haag for
more information.
Gunpowder &
Primer Residue School-
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Crime Laboratory and the FBI
are sponsoring a one week Gunshot Residue School to be held
in West Palm Beach, Florida the week of February 9-13, 2004.
More..
Tuesday,
September 30, 2003
AFTE 2004
Training Seminar Announcements-
A Preliminary Workshop/Armorers
School schedule has been posted...
Click here.
Also, the host committee is
looking for individuals or companies that may be interested
in providing Workshops and Armorers Schools at the 2004
training seminar.
Click here for info!
Tuesday,
September 23, 2003
Member's
Roster Information- The
AFTE Roster is an important database of information that
allows the organization to communicate with members and
members to communicate with each other. The roster
also allows for journals and other mailed materials to reach
the membership. A new printed version of the AFTE
roster is in the planning stages and a new journal will be
in the mail soon..
More..
Friday,
September 19, 2003
Call For
Assistance- AFTE
member Michelle Kuehner has received a Ruger
P94 pistol with rifling parameters outside of the normal
range. She would like to know if anyone has seen a
similar pistol and seeks your comments.
Click
here to help!
VIRUS
WARNING!- This
morning several e-mails were received that appeared to be
from Microsoft. My Norton's Anti-Virus detected virus
infected attachments. These e-mails
(see
screenshot) seem
legitimate but are not. Microsoft never distributes
updates via email. Some may have already received
these but I felt it very important to warn everyone since
these e-mails look so official. DO NOT OPEN THE
ATTACHMENTS if you receive one of these e-mails.
More information about this can be found on the Microsoft
web site by clicking
here.
Friday,
September 12, 2003
Call For
Assistance- AFTE
member James Krylo is seeking help in
identifying a possible triple projectile load.
Click
here to help!
Wednesday,
September 10, 2003
AFTE 2004
Training Seminar Announcements-
The gracious donation to
the 2003 Philadelphia Training Seminar by
Mr. Tom Deeb, owner of Hi-Point Firearms, has carried over to the Vancouver
meeting. Full meeting registration will be complimentary for a limited
number of first-time attendees.
More..
Details of the annual Garry
Rathman Memorial Golf Outing have been announced. The
golf outing will be held
Sunday, May 23rd, 2004, at the award winning Westwood Plateau
Golf & Country Club.
More..
Tuesday,
September 9, 2003
Assistant
Webmaster Needed-
The AFTE Webmaster is looking for an assistant who can help
with the day-to-day operations of the web site. This
is a volunteer position on the AFTE Web Site Committee open
to members of the Association of Firearm & Tool Mark
Examiners.
More..
Call For
Assistance- AFTE
member Evan Thompson is looking for assistance
in identifying a 9mm firearm that would leave a combination
of a rough breech face, firing pin drag and what appears to
be a firing pin bounce at 3 o'clock just to the end of the
firing pin drag. For more
information.. Click
here
Monday,
September 8, 2003
Committee
Chairperson Needed-
The AFTE Sickness & Distress
Chairperson, Dana Kloss, has requested to step down from the
committee. Members interested in assuming her duties
as Chairperson, should contact Ann Davis.
Email
Ann
Eastern
Regional Training Seminar-
ATF (Maryland) is hosting the Eastern Regional Training
Seminar on Friday, November 14, 2003 at the National
Laboratory Center in Beltsville, Maryland. For more
information.. Eastern
Regional.pdf
Thursday,
September 4, 2003
Job
Announcement-
The Bexar County Criminal Investigation Laboratory in San
Antonio, Texas has an opening for a Forensic Scientist II
position in the Firearms/Toolmark section.
For more information.. Click
here
Wednesday,
September 3, 2003
Job
Announcement-
The Albuquerque NM Firearms Lab just found out that they have
an opening for a Firearm and Toolmark Examiner but the
applications can only be accepted through Friday of this
week. You can look up job info by going to
www.apdonline.com/index.html.
Web Site
Outage Update-
The AFTE web site is back online after being down most of
Tuesday. A number of sections/features are not working
properly right now and it will take some time to straighten
things out. If you find something that's not working
be sure to send an e-mail to the webmaster. Thanks,
Scott
Friday,
August 29, 2003
Web Site
Outage-
The AFTE web site may go off-line today or this weekend as our
server host reconfigures their systems. I don't expect
the outage to last much more than a couple hours (if that
long) but Murphy's Law may kick in so I thought it best to
just let everyone know what's up.
Thursday,
August 28, 2003
Job
Announcement-
The Idaho State Police Forensic Services is recruiting a
firearms/toolmarks examiner for their Coeur d’Alene
laboratory to provide statewide service. For information
regarding the job and instructions about applying Click
here
Monday,
August 25, 2003
Forensic
Files on Court TV-
AFTE member Nelson Welch writes that members
should keep an eye on Court TV's Forensic Files program for
an episode titled "Within Arms Reach". The case
involves a muzzle distance determination using a 12 gauge
shotgun with 00 Buck. The show will be broadcast Monday
evenings on Court TV... Click
here for programming info
Wednesday,
August 20, 2003
Meeting
Announcements-
The Northwestern Association of Forensic Scientists
have scheduled a fall meeting October 13-17, 2003 and the
Southern Association of Forensic Scientists will
hold their spring meeting April 19-22, 2004. For more
information... Click
here
Wednesday,
August 13, 2003
Distinguished Member Referral List-
A list of
distinguished AFTE members who assist in private casework is
now available.
A permanent link has been added to the menu on the left. For more information
you can also... Click
here
Tuesday,
August 12, 2003
Training
Announcements-
Two training events have been scheduled that may be of
interest to AFTE members. Savage is offering a firearm
familiarization course and the 12th Annual Yuma Proving
Ground Forensic Firearms Test Session has been scheduled.
For more information... Click
here
Saturday,
August 9, 2003
Job
Announcement-
The Oklahoma City Police Department is seeking a qualified applicant to
serve as a Firearm/Toolmark examiner. For more information... Click
here
AFTE
Journal Index Update-
Rocky Stone has updated his AFTE Journal keyword index through
the Spring 2003 edition. Get it now... Click
here
Thursday,
August 7, 2003
Job
Announcement-
The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services’ Division
of Forensic Science is seeking a qualified applicant to
serve as a Firearm/Toolmark examiner in the Eastern
Laboratory, located in Norfolk Virginia. For more information... Click
here
Tuesday,
August 5, 2003
Golf Benefit-
The Scott County Sheriff's Office, Cape County Sheriff's
Office, Cape Girardeau Police Department, and the Sikeston
Department of Public Safety are sponsoring a golf tournament in
AFTE member Andy Wagoner's
behalf. For more information... Click
here
Monday,
August 4, 2003
AFTE
2004 Training Seminar "Theme Day"-
Wednesday has been selected as a very special theme day for
presentations. Instead of having a common topic of papers to
be presented, Wednesday will be reserved for the “Ladies of
AFTE”. Read the full announcement.. Click
here
Wednesday,
July 29, 2003
Spring
Journal
(members only)-
Keep an eye on that mailbox! The new AFTE Journal should
be arriving any day now. If you haven't received your
copy yet and just can't wait an electronic version has been
posted in the member's area... Click
here
Thursday,
July 24, 2003
President's
Corner
(members only)-
AFTE members are invited to visit this new forum in the
Member's Message Board. AFTE President Ann Davis has
posted a message that members will find very interesting and
informative... Click
here
Retirement-
Bill Morris of the Arizona Department of Public
Safety-Phoenix and past AFTE President is retiring as of July
30. Bill has served the Law Enforcement community for 38
years with the last 32 years as a Firearm & Toolmark Examiner.
Bill's dedication to AFTE and the discipline of FA/TM Id is
commendable! Congratulations Bill on an outstanding
career and good luck!
Wednesday,
July 23, 2003
Job
Announcement-
The New
Mexico Department of Public Safety Crime Lab has announced
they are hiring a Firearm/Toolmark Associate-IBIS Technician.
For more information... Click
here
Friday,
July 18, 2003
Job
Announcement-
The San
Mateo County Sheriff's Office Forensic Laboratory, located in
San Mateo, California, seeks a Firearms Technical Leader.
For more information... [Click
here]
Thursday,
July 17, 2003
Certification
Survey- The
AFTE Certification Committee is investigating the possibility
of going online with certification testing. With
this in mind, please take the time to complete a short survey
to help the Certification Committee get a better idea of how
the membership views this suggestion...
[Click
Here]
Wednesday,
July 16, 2003
Call
for Assistance- Bruno
Valenti of the NYPD Firearms Analysis Section requests
assistance in identifying some unusual breech marks.
[Click
Here]
Monday,
July 14, 2003
Call
for Assistance- Stephanie
Stewart of the FDLE--Tampa Firearms Section requests
assistance in finding additional information about an unusual
plastic wad.
[Click
Here]
Wednesday, July
9, 2003
New Gun Imaging Database-
Reference materials related to the subject of New Gun Imaging
Databases have been compiled and are being provided as a
resource for accurate reports, articles and issues on the
subject. [Click
here]
Tuesday,
July 8, 2003
Training
Announcement-
The Metro-Nashville Police Department's Forensics and Firearms
Unit is sponsoring a Shooting Scene Reconstruction /
Officer Involved Shootings course September 22
through the 26, 2003. View the course outline, syllabus,
instructor CV and registration form by clicking the following
link.
[Reconstruction
Class.pdf]
Wednesday,
July 2, 2003
Member
Drop-list
(members only)-
It's that time of year again! A list of about 15 members
who have not paid their dues by July 1st. is provided by AFTE
Treasurer Jamie Becker. [Click
here]
Monday,
June 30, 2003
Job
Announcement-
The Pasadena Police Department Crime Lab is accepting
applications for a Firearms/Toolmark Examiner. [Click
here]
Call for
Papers-
The Host Committee is now accepting
abstracts for papers at the AFTE 2004 Training Seminar. [Click
here]
Sunday,
June 22, 2003
AFTE
2004- The 35th Anniversary
AFTE Training Seminar will take place at the Westin Bayshore Resort and Marina
in Vancouver, British Columbia. We would like to invite you to participate and
recognize our association’s international status by celebrating our 35th
Anniversary in beautiful British Columbia, Canada.
[Official
Announcement]
Monday,
June 16, 2003
Death of AFTE
Member- The
Association is sorry to report that Regular Member C. R.
"Rocky" Lane passed away on June 10th, 2003 as the result of a
heart attack. He was 63. Rocky worked at the West Virginia
State Police Lab as the supervisor of the Firearms Unit.
[Obituary] [Obituary
Guestbook]
Thursday,
June 12, 2003
Call
for Assistance- Two
requests for assistance from the Lake County PD have been
posted.
[Click
Here]
Thursday,
June 5, 2003
Distinguished
Membership Application
(members only)- AFTE
Secretary Terry Eaton has developed a new
application form for members who would like to apply for
distinguished membership status.
[Click
Here]
Treasurer's Reports
(members only)-
Read the AFTE financial status reports provided by AFTE
Treasurer Jamie Becker.
[Click
here]
Wednesday,
June 4, 200AFTE
Distinguished Member Application Forms3
Philadelphia Slideshow- To
view a slideshow recap of last week's training seminar...
[Click
Here] (Internet Explorer users only)
Conference Announcement- The
Southern NIBIN Users Group will be holding their
first annual conference July 31-August 2, 2003 in Nashville,
TN. For more information see the following two
PDF files.
Conference
Announcement
/
Conference Agenda
Tuesday,
June 3, 2003
Call
for Assistance- Andy
Smith of the FDLE--Orlando Firearms Section requests
assistance in finding additional information about a Pen Gun.
[Click
Here]
Job
Announcement-
The Vermont Forensic Laboratory is currently recruiting
individuals for an opening in the firearms section of the
laboratory. There is one open position and currently they are
recruiting for an individual with experience. [Click
here]
Monday,
June 2, 2003
AFTE
Banquet- The
34th Annual AFTE Training Seminar Banquet was held Thursday
night, May 29, 2003. The evening brought to a close
another successful training seminar. Check out the
awards, pictures, and read the speech given by incoming AFTE
President Ann Davis.
[Click
Here]
Friday,
May 30, 2003
Philadelphia,
PA-
Thursday brought another full day of presentations and a close
to the technical program. The banquet held Thursday
night was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Abstracts for
Thursday's program are now posted. Banquet information
will be forth coming....
[Click
Here]
Thursday,
May 29, 2003
Philadelphia,
PA-
Wednesday was another great day for the examiners! All of the presentations provided useful
information that those in attendance will be able to take home
and utilize in their case work. A number of
presentations today dealt with shooting scene reconstruction.
To see the abstracts of today's presentations....
[Click
Here]
Wednesday,
May 28, 2003
Philadelphia,
PA-
Abstracts from Tuesday's program are now available. Very
good presentations were given on a variety of topics ranging
from Filed Toolmarks to NANO VIA's new Ballistic ID Tagging
technology. Vendor's page has also been updated.
[Click
Here]
Tuesday,
May 27, 2003
Philadelphia,
PA-
Monday got underway with several good papers being presented.
The business meeting took place in the afternoon with the
election of board members. A number of bylaws changes
were also voted on. For more information...
[Click
Here]
Sunday,
May 25, 2003
Philadelphia,
PA-
Members have been arriving at the Adam's Mark Hotel in rainy
Philly. Keep an eye on the AFTE News section for daily
updates. Links to each days activities can be found on
the right. Hopefully, depending on how late they work
me, these summary pages will be updated each night-webmaster.
[Click
Here]
Thursday,
May 22, 2003
Call
for Assistance-
David Wright of the Kansas Bureau of
Investigation, Firearm & Toolmark Section, requests assistance
in identifying a "Little Devil" of a cartridge case.
[Click
Here]
Potpourri
(members only)-
Members are invited to read
Ron Nichols
response to Steve Bunch's essay entitled "Some Thoughts on Line
Counting." [Click
here]
Monday,
May 19, 2003
Call
for Assistance-
Leopoldo
Gonzalez requests
assistance in the identification of breech marks on a 9mm
Luger cartridge case. [Click
Here]
Thursday,
May 15, 2003
Journal OCR
Committee
(members only)-
Well the OCR committee is at it again! Close to 100
articles have been added to the Journal Search section of the
website over the last few days. Be sure to check them
out! [More]
Friday,
May 9, 2003
Call
for Assistance-
Tim Counce of the Texas DPS Crime Lab-Austin ran
into an interesting problem while processing a piece of carpet
for lead residue. [Click
here to help]
Job Announcement-
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Scientific Analysis
Section, in Phoenix, Arizona is looking for a Crime Lab
Analyst II/Firearms Examiner.
[Click
Here]
Wednesday,
May 7, 2003
Potpourri
(members only)-
Steve Bunch has submitted an essay that might
capture your interest. It's entitled "Some Thoughts on Line
Counting," and it may initiate some lively discussion. [Click
here]
SWGGUN-
Read a summary of the recent SWGGUN meeting from chairman
Todd Reynolds.
[Click
Here]
Monday,
May 5, 2003
Potpourri
(members only)-
Bob Shem has submitted an interesting article
that describes a recent clothing examination for gunshot
residue where a blood-soaked garment is processed using the
"Haag-soak" Haemo-sol extraction technique. [More]
Friday,
May 2, 2003
Call
for Assistance-
Allen Greenspan of the Broward Co. Sheriff's
Office Crime Lab requests assistance in the identification of
a .41 caliber pinfire pistol. [More]
Tuesday,
April 29, 2003
Job Announcement-
The South Dakota Office of Attorney General is seeking a
Criminalist/Firearm & Toolmark Examiner for their Pierre
laboratory.
[Click
Here]
Employment
Wanted- If you or
anyone you know is looking for a job in the Forensic Science
field be sure to post your qualifications to the "Employment
Wanted" forum of the AFTE Public Message Forum.
[Click
Here]
Monday, April 28, 2003
What is
this!?-
A missile launcher? A snow blower? A mosquito trap? Nope, not
even close. If you are attending the AFTE Training
Seminar next month you just might find one of these on your
doorstep when you get home. Click on the picture to find
out what it is, who makes it and how you can have one of your
very own!
Atlantic City
Trip-
The registration form for the Atlantic City trip, May 28, 2003
is now available on the Activities page. [More]
Monday, April 21, 2003
Seminar
Announcement-
The American Board of Forensic Document Examiners (ABFDE) is
sponsoring a seminar June 27-29, 2003 titled, "Comparative
Science in the Daubert World". For more
information click the following link... [ABFDE
Announcement.PDF] (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)
Saturday, April
19, 2003
AFTE's Youngest
Member -
AFTE member Chris Bartocci and his wife Heather are the proud
parents of a beautiful baby girl, Sophia Laurel-Ruth Bartocci,
born April 15, 2003 at 7:13 PM.
[More]
[Read a message from the
webmaster]
Call for
Assistance- Dick Klocko
of the Oregon State Police Crime Lab requests assistance in
the identification of a fired cartridge case.
[More]
Wednesday,
April 16, 2003
Job Announcement-
The Fort Worth Police Department, Forensics Division, is
looking for a Forensics Division Manager.
[More]
Job Announcement-
The Kentucky State Police Forensic Laboratory is looking for a
Firearm & Toolmark Examiner for the Central Laboratory in
Frankfort, KY.
[More]
Tuesday,
April 15, 2003
Journal/Nominating Committee Discussions
(members only)-
The Board of Director's
Member Feedback Forum contains new posts which AFTE members
should review. Additional comments are encouraged.
[More]
Monday,
April 14, 2003
Panel
Discussion-
This year, as part of the 2003 AFTE Training Seminar, we will
be conducting a panel discussion entitled "The Forensic
Aspects of a Ballistic Imaging Database for all New Firearm
Sales". [More]
Abstracts-
Several new abstracts have been added over the last week.
Make it a point to check these out. [More]
Thursday,
April 10, 2003
AFTE's Newest
Member -
AFTE President Bob Shem and his wife Wendy are the proud
parents of a beautiful baby girl, Emily Marie Shem, born April
8, 2003 at 5:26PM. [More]
AFTE Training
Seminar 2003-
A deadline has been announced for those members who would like
to play in the Garry Rathman Annual Golf Outing this
year. [More]
Wednesday,
April 9, 2003
AFTE Bylaws
Changes
(members only)- In accordance with the
provisions of Article IX, Section 2, paragraph (A) the By-Laws
Committee submits, for consideration by the general
membership, proposed changes to the
association's By-Laws. [More]
Tuesday,
April 8, 2003
Safety
Bulletin
(members only)-
Jason Flater of the
Georgia Bureau of Investigation has submitted information
describing possible safety issues with some imported Austrian
ammunition. [More]
Friday,
April 4, 2003
Call
for Assistance-
Lawrence Pilcher of the Rhode
Island Crime Lab has requested assistance in the
identification of some unusual shot-filled bullets. [More]
Monday,
March 31, 2003
Donation from
Hi-Point-
Thanks to Tom Deeb, owner of Hi-Point
Firearms, 20 lucky AFTE members will not have to pay
the $250 dollar registration fee for the 2003 Training
Seminar!! What's the catch? Only
members who have never attended an AFTE Training Seminar are
eligible. Some other restrictions apply so get that registration
in NOW!!
Thanks Tom! [More
Info]
Late Journal
Issues
(members only)-
Read a letter from
Mickey French to the AFTE Board of Directors that discusses
the late publication of the next AFTE Journal. [Click
Here]
Friday, March 28, 2003
FREE !!-
Now that I have your attention... be sure to check the AFTE
website Monday, March 31st. for a major
announcement. You may be one of the twenty
lucky AFTE members that get their $250.00 AFTE 2003 Training
Seminar registration paid for!!
Thursday,
March 27, 2003
5 Days!!-
Just a reminder to all
AFTE Provisional and Regular members. To receive a $25
dollar discount on your annual dues you must pay your dues by
midnight March 31! You have just 5 days remaining
to take advantage of this great deal! [Pay
Now]
Wednesday,
March 26, 2003
Misc.
Announcements- The
Washington D.C. Police
Department Firearm Examination Section is looking for
a contractual
Firearm Examiner. [More]
The SWAFS Training Conference will
be held November 3-6, 2003 [.pdf
announcement]
and a Tire Impression and Tire
Track Evidence training course is being held May 19-23, 2003. [.pdf
announcement]
Tuesday,
March 25, 2003
Call
for Assistance-
Susan Lee of the Kansas Bureau of
Investigation has submitted some interesting pictures of what
we will call the "Kansas Grenade Launcher".
If anyone has seen one of these before your feedback would be
appreciated! [More]
Potpourri:
Dardick Firearms
(members only)-
Lawrence Pilcher of the Rhode Island State Crime
Lab has submitted information on an unconventional firearm that may
be of interest to members. [More]
Saturday,
March 22, 2003
Membership
Assistance-
Having trouble getting letters
of recommendation? If you live
in an area where few AFTE members live or if you simply don't
know too many AFTE members yet, all is not lost! You may still be able to upgrade your Provisional Membership
to Regular Membership status. [More]
Friday,
March 21, 2003
AFTE Training
Seminar 2005- We
are so pleased to announce that the AFTE Board of Directors
has voted to accept the proposal by Jim Hamby and Dave
Brundage to host the 2005 AFTE Training Seminar in
Indianapolis, Indiana. Thanks Jim and Dave! If
anyone is interested in hosting the 2006 event please contact
your Board of Directors.
Monday,
March 17, 2003
Call
for Assistance-
Bob Shem has submitted a request for assistance
in identifying the breech marks found on several 45 ACP
cartridge cases. [More]
Thursday,
March 13, 2003
Call
for Assistance-
Assistance is needed in the identification of an unusual
bullet. [More]
Tuesday, March 11, 2003
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