Ballistics testing is done in every instance where firearms and ammunition are recovered or used in the commission of a crime and according to Crime Chief Leslie James during last year there were two instances where such tests revealed that the same weapon was used at different crime scenes.
Recently, there has been an upsurge in gun related crimes particularly armed robbery resulting is growing concerns that the same firearms are being used in the commission of these crimes.
Asked recently about ballistics testing, James said that in keeping with the Guyana Police Force’s Standard Operating Proce-dures (SOPs) as it relates to the use of a firearm, checks are done. He explained that the force has a data base where information as it relates to firearm and ammunition are entered.
