# Integrated Ballistics Identification System > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Integrated_Ballistics_Identification_System > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Integrated_Ballistics_Identification_System.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Ballistics_Identification_System > Source revision: 1238405607 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) The '''Integrated Ballistics Identification System''', or '''''IBIS''''', is the brand of the [Automated firearms identification](/source/Automated_firearms_identification) system manufactured by Forensic Technology WAI, Inc., of Montreal, Canada. ==Use== IBIS has been adopted as the platform of the [National Integrated Ballistic Information Network](/source/National_Integrated_Ballistic_Information_Network) (NIBIN) program, which is run by the United States [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives](/source/Bureau_of_Alcohol%2C_Tobacco%2C_Firearms_and_Explosives) (ATF). NIBIN tracks about 100,000 guns used in crimes. The integration of technology into about 220 sites across the continental US and its territories {{Cite web |url=http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/officials-wary-of-federal-ballistics-data-budget-cuts-1.1133928#axzz1M1flvylG |title=Officials wary of federal ballistics data budget cuts - News - Virgin Islands Daily News |access-date=2011-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421030907/http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/officials-wary-of-federal-ballistics-data-budget-cuts-1.1133928#axzz1M1flvylG |archive-date=2011-04-21 |url-status=dead }} facilitates sharing of information between different law enforcement groups. The rapid dissemination of ballistics information, in turn, allows for tracking of gun-specific information and connection of a particular firearm to multiple crimes irrespective of geographic location. A [National Research Council](/source/United_States_National_Research_Council) report has found that with the NIBIN dataset, a bullet retrieved from a crime scene will generate about 10 possible matches, with about a 75-95% chance of a successful match.{{cite news| url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,335180,00.html | work=Fox News | title=Nationwide Firearms Database Shot Down by Government-Sponsored Study | date=6 December 2011}} While some groups have advocated laws requiring all firearms sold be test-fired and registered in such a system, success has been mixed. In 2005, a Maryland State Police report recommended a law requiring all handguns sold in the state be registered in their IBIS system be repealed, as at the cost of $2.5 million the system had not produced "any meaningful hits".{{cite web |url=http://www.wbaltv.com/r/4089085/detail.html |title=State Police Report Recommends Suspending Ballistics ID System - Baltimore News Story - WBAL Baltimore |accessdate=2011-05-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315222943/http://www.wbaltv.com/r/4089085/detail.html |archivedate=2012-03-15 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/oig/reports/ATF/a0530/intro.htm|title = OIG Audit Report 05-30}} The Maryland system was shut down in 2015 due to its ineffectiveness. Integrated Ballistics Identification System By 2008, the New York COBIS system, which costs $4 million per year, had not produced any hits leading to prosecutions in 7 years of operation.{{cite web |title=N.Y. gun database has yet to lead to prosecutions |website=[NBC News](/source/NBC_News) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410222935/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/26931172/ |archive-date=2017-04-10 |url-status=live |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna26931172}} The system has been more successful when used to track guns used by and found on criminals.{{cite news|work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=8 August 1999|page=10A|title=Bullet-tracing technology hits bull's-eye}} ==In Television== IBIS is frequently mentioned in modern television programs, fictional and otherwise, that use forensics to aid in solving crimes. These television shows include [CSI: Crime Scene Investigation](/source/CSI%3A_Crime_Scene_Investigation) and its spinoffs, amongst others. Forensic Technology helped develop an interactive exhibit, 'CSI: The Experience' that showcased the company's technology.{{cite news|url=http://torontosun.com/News/2007/05/18/4191281.html|title=Real-life CSI|author=Ian Robertson|date=20 May 2007|publisher=Sun Media|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017013943/http://torontosun.com/News/2007/05/18/4191281.html|archivedate=17 October 2007}} [http://www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=5154&pst=790294 Alt URL] ==See also== * [National Ballistics Intelligence Service](/source/National_Ballistics_Intelligence_Service), a similar body in the United Kingdom ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== 1. https://web.archive.org/web/20070711154331/http://www.nibin.gov/ is the official Web site for the NIBIN, the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network.
2. http://www.fti-ibis.com is the Web site for the developer and supporter of IBIS technology, Forensic Technology Incorporated.
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