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Crime Busters Hail 'DNA for Guns' as Australians Solve Killings, Cold Cases A process hailed as DNA for guns has helped to clear up many crimes that would otherwise remain unsolved. The NSW Police Force has lifted the lid on its integrated ballistics identification system (IBIS) which has just scored it 350th "cold hit". IBIS is an electronic database of bullets and cartridge cases collected from crime scenes or seized firearms. Using state-of-the-art lasers... [Sydney Morning Herald, via gunpolicy.org ] Judge Tosses New Zealand Police Reclassification of Assault Weapons A High Court decision has set back efforts by police to impose greater controls on a wider range of firearms. The court has ruled against a move by police to reclassify many "sporting configuration" firearms as military-style semi-automatics (MSSAs). Police spent $60,000 advertising the changes. Owners would have had to undergo more stringent vetting, register each affected weapon... [New Zealand Herald, via gunpolicy.org ]