ATF Firearm Serial Number Restoration Training
The National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms are offering a free course in serial number restoration for those currently working as a firearms/toolmark examiner or trainee in a forensic laboratory. This is an advanced and technical 3-day class offered throughout the country that supports the identification and tracing of firearms recovered in criminal investigations. Also, the course will provide students with hands-on training, utilizing various methods to raise severely damaged or obliterated serial numbers from firearms. (NOTE: Prospective students must provide documentation verifying that they perform restorations for their department.)
Three sessions are scheduled at:
- Scottsdale Police Department, Scottsdale, Ariz., February 26-28, 2013
- Illinois State Police, Chicago, Ill., March 12-14, 2013
- National Laboratory Center, Ammendale, Md., July 16-18, 2013
More information about this course.