Services
Firearms
LGC Forensics firearms services offer a new
dimension in forensic capability in this specialist area. As
part of the National Firearms Centre within the Royal Armouries at
Leeds, our scientists have immediate access to the Armouries’ vast
collections of weapons and ammunition (and associated expertise)
for reference and test firing purposes to assist with specific
cases.
Our firearms services include standard
packages – for fast, cost-effective treatment of routine work such
as:
- weapon identification and classification
- ammunition identification and
classification
- historical weapons classification and
determination of origin
- comparison of ammunition with weapon and
damage
- uploading of identifications and
classifications to national databases.
Bespoke services cover all aspects of firearms
examinations including detailed comparisons and scene
reconstructions.
As a full service forensic provider, firearms
services can be linked seamlessly with other kinds of forensic
expertise to ensure that all avenues can be properly explored,
prioritised and exploited to answer questions in specific
cases. To assist with this, our Leeds facility is equipped to
deal directly with two of the most common types of associated
evidence – fingerprints and DNA.
LGC Forensics gunshot residues analysis is
carried out at our separate, purpose built, state-of-the-art unit
at Tamworth to avoid the risk of cross contamination and resultant
compromise to evidence.
