| ATF |
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives |
| BOP |
Bureau of Prisons |
| COBIS |
Combined Ballistic Identification System |
| DEA |
Drug Enforcement Administration |
| FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| GAO |
Government Accountability Office |
| Gun Center |
Southern California Regional Crime Gun Center |
| IBIS |
Integrated Ballistic Information System |
| KBI |
Kansas Bureau of Investigation |
| MD-IBIS |
Maryland-Integrated Ballistic Identification System |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MSP |
Maryland State Police |
| NIBIN |
National Integrated Ballistic Information Network |
| NYSP |
New York State Police |
| OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
| ORI |
Originating Agency Reporting Identifier |
| PD |
Police Department |
| RBI |
Rapid Brass Identification |
| RDAS |
Remote Data Acquisition Station |
| SO |
Sheriff’s Office |
| The Act |
Firearm Owners’ Protection Act of 1986 |
| UCR |
FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports |
| USMS |
United States Marshals Service |
