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Rhode Island state crime lab taking back more firearms cases

States Newsroom · October 7, 2026

The Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory is sending fewer firearms cases to outside reviewers while accepting more gun evidence from local police departments thanks to progress rebuilding its in-house testing staff, its director said. Three forensic firearms examiners left the lab after 2024 testing error upended its…

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Rhode Island state crime lab taking back more firearms cases

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