​A Giant Step Forward In Forensic Science

Drivers are required to have proof of insurance to purchase or operate a motor vehicle. Proof of insurance must be in their possession or in the vehicle, and they must produce that proof of insurance when asked. On that proof of insurance will be in a scannable form, proof of Ballistic Liability Insurance.

When the above box of ammunition with the BIN number 3^W%b7! is at ​checkout, the proof of insurance card of the purchaser is scanned.

If the Ballistic Liability Insurance database confirms that the holder has ballistic liability insurance the bar code and BIN number on the box of bullets is scanned.​

Once the Ballistic Identification System is in place it will run in the background and will add only seconds to a transaction.

If the BIN system database confirms that the BIN number 3^W%b7! is valid; the BIN system links the BIN number on the box and the BLI policy of the purchaser and allows the transaction to go forward.

The bullets with the ballistic identification number 3^W%b7! are now covered by the purchaser’s ballistic liability insurance.

If either the BIN number or BLI policy is rejected the BIN system will not allow the transaction.

As long as the bullets with the BIN number 3^W%b7! remain safely in storage or are safely discharged, no one has any interest in where the bullets are or who owns them.

It is only when a bullet with for example, the BIN number 3^W%b7! is found at a crime scene that any interest in who purchased that round is necessary. Under that circumstance law enforcement would access the Ballistic Identification Number database to see under whose Ballistic Liability policy that round was ​purchased.​

Fig. 8 is a flowchart that puts the Integrated Ballistic Identification System into visual perspective.

The Integrated BIN System