| 14. |
Knowledge of how to properly document evidence and analytical results (through notes, sketches, photography, reports, etc.) |
| 15. |
Knowledge of the techniques and procedures used to properly mark evidence (when appropriate) |
| 38. |
Knowledge of how and when to use various vises, clamps, and restraining devices |
| 39. |
Knowledge of how and when to use gunsmithing tools |
| 43. |
Knowledge of how and when to use borescopes |
| 44. |
Knowledge of how and when to use bore lights |
| 70. |
Knowledge of how and when to use spring trigger pull scales |
| 71. |
Knowledge of how and when to use trigger pull weights |
| 76. |
Knowledge of breech-loading firearms designs, including falling breechlocks, bolt actions, lever actions, pump actions, break open, semiautomatics (blowback, gas operated, recoil operated, etc.), revolvers--double and single action |
| 77. |
Knowledge of firearms ignition systems: flintlock, percussion, rimfire, centerfire, caseless
ammunition |
| 80. |
Knowledge of sources of information regarding identification markings
and serial numbering systems in firearms (including locations of serial
numbers, part/assembly numbers, proof marks on firearms and the locations
of hidden numbers) |
| 81. |
Knowledge of the proper operation of the different types of firearms encountered in casework |
| 82. |
Knowledge of the different materials that may be present in the bore of a firearm |
| 19. |
Ability to understand and interpret technical data output from laboratory instruments |
| 21. |
Ability to recognize discrepancies or inconsistencies in analytical findings and determine their cause and significance |
| 22. |
Ability to recognize utility and limitations of reference collection/database programs |
| 23. |
Ability to recognize the limitations of tests and interpretations |
| 24. |
Ability to determine the design of the lockwork (firing system) in firearms |
| 25. |
Ability to locate and identify the type (or types) of safety system(s) incorporated in a particular firearm |
| 26. |
Ability to determine the design type, method of operation, and ignition of a submitted firearm |
| 27. |
Ability to recognize when a firearm has been altered from its original design |
| 32. |
Ability to examine, either directly or through the use of casts, the interior surface of a gun barrel to determine the method of rifling |
| 35. |
Ability to evaluate the operability of each safety system, chambering method, and lockwork, recognize and explain any defects or failures in each of these systems and the consequences of any such defect or failure |
| 36. |
Ability to compare firearm mechanisms with standards |
| 37. |
Ability to recognize which parts of a firearm leave tool marks of forensic interest |
