| Partner Agency Surveyed |
Response |
Explanation |
| Oakland (CA) Police Department |
Rarely |
National searches are done only if the investigative information suggests such a search. |
| Metropolitan Police Department – Nashville |
Rarely |
National searches should not be done as a matter of course. |
| Michigan State Police – East Lansing |
Rarely |
The need for national searches never arises. |
| Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation |
Rarely |
National searches are performed if requested by the submitting agency. |
| Montgomery County (TX) Sheriff’s Office |
Rarely |
National searches are not performed because the agency does not have a firearms examiner. |
| Indiana State Police – Lowell |
Rarely |
National searches are done only as warranted. |
| Santa Ana (CA) Police Department |
Rarely |
Normally, there needs to be a reason to conduct a national search. |
| Kern County/Bakersfield (CA) District Attorney’s Office |
Rarely |
The laboratory routinely checks regions 1A, 1B, and 8. Historically, guns are used locally or in adjoining regions. |
| San Francisco Police Department |
Rarely |
There has never been a need to perform national searches. |
| Broward County (FL) Sheriff’s Office |
Rarely |
National searches are only done when there is a request. |
| Miami-Dade Police Department |
Rarely |
Searches are usually not needed beyond the Southeast region. |
| Virginia Division of Forensic Science – Eastern Laboratory – Norfolk |
Rarely |
National searches are not necessary. |
| Baltimore County Police Department |
Rarely |
Searches outside the area are by request only. |
| Wisconsin Department of Justice – Milwaukee |
Rarely |
Searches are done in the local and surrounding areas. Usually, another agency requests searches outside the local region. |
| Washington State Police – Spokane |
Rarely |
National searches are performed if case information warrants. |
| Miami Valley (OH) Regional Crime Laboratory |
Rarely |
National searches are done when the case synopsis indicates the possibility of travel outside the region. |
| Kansas Bureau of Investigation – Topeka |
Rarely |
National searches are too slow and cumbersome. |
| St. Louis County Police Department |
Rarely |
National searches are not performed, because most crimes occur regionally. |
| Knoxville Police Department |
Rarely |
National searches are performed when investigators request them. |
| Massachusetts State Police – Sturbridge |
Rarely |
National searches are not performed because of the amount of time they take. |
| Maine State Police |
Rarely |
National searches are done only when a case should be searched with good reason. |
| Newark (NJ) Police Department |
Rarely |
National searches are done only when the department is asked to do so. |
| California Department of Justice – Riverside |
Rarely |
No explanation provided. |
| New Jersey State Police |
Rarely |
No explanation provided. |
| Mesa Police Department Crime Laboratory |
Rarely |
No explanation provided. |
| South Carolina Law Enforcement Division – Columbia |
Never |
National searches have never been requested. |
| Lake County (IN) Crime Laboratory |
Never |
National searches are too difficult because of the lengthy steps involved. |
| Fresno County (CA) Sheriff’s Department |
Never |
National searches would be performed upon request, or if the case circumstances dictated them. However, national searches have never been requested. |
| Florida Department of Law Enforcement – Tallahassee |
Never |
A national search request has never been received or determined to be needed. |
| Suffolk County (NY) Laboratory |
Never |
National searches are not viewed as a viable use of resources. |
| Oakland County (MI) Sheriff’s Office |
Never |
A request to perform a national search has never been received. |
| West Virginia State Police – Charleston |
Never |
There is very little time for this type of search. |
| Johnson County (KS) Sheriff’s Office |
Never |
Searches are done at the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. |
| St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department |
Never |
A request to perform a national search has never been received. |
| Alabama Department of Forensic Science – Mobile |
Never |
National searches are performed only upon request. |
| Louisiana State Police – Baton Rouge |
Never |
A request for national searches has never been received. |
| Honolulu Police Department |
Never |
The opportunity to do national searches is rare because there are not many open cases. |
| Idaho State Police |
Never |
National searches are not performed because of a lack of training. |
| Virgin Islands Police Department |
Never |
National searches are not performed because the system is in the process of coming online. |
| Texas Department of Public Safety – Tyler |
Never |
No explanation provided. |
