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Sniper Politics: Does the Technology Exist to Find the DC Sniper? The Bush Administration and the Nra Are Opposing Ballistic Fingerprinting Legislation That Would Trace the Bullet to the Gun

The search for the serial sniper in the Washington, D.C. area has renewed calls for a national ballistic fingerprint system that supporters say could quickly link bullets found at shooting scenes to a suspect.


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