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Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Academy
A Nationally Accredited Law Enforcement Training Academy
Firearms Investigations
Course length
8
About the course
This comprehensive one-day course will provide an introduction and basic techniques to conduct an effective firearms investigation. Topics covered include:
• Current firearms trends
• Investigating firearms trafficking organizations
• Firearms recognition and nomenclature
• Privately Made Firearms/"Ghost Gun investigations
• Firearms laws
• Straw purchases
• Use of social media and cell phone data in firearms investigations
• Obtaining search warrants
• Tracing and evidence collection
The course will instruct students in basic investigative techniques as well as detail in depth case studies.
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