Why a High-Ranking FBI Attorney Is Pushing ‘Unbelievable’ Junk Science on Guns

THEY KNOW IT’S WRONG

Forensic analysts testify at trials as “experts.” But juries don't know that their methods "seriously underestimate the false positive rate.”

Published Feb. 9 2022 3:43AM EST

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Late last year, a forensic firearms analyst in Wisconsin emailed a remarkable document to more than 200 of her colleagues across the country. It was a handout

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Why a High-Ranking FBI Attorney Is Pushing ‘Unbelievable’ Junk Science on Guns

Forensic analysts testify at trials as “experts.” But juries don't know that their methods "seriously underestimate the false positive rate.”

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