Hire an independent auditor to examine all work performed by firearms and toolmark analysts. The work of a few analysts and those who reviewed their examinations suggest significant problems.
Forbid analysts from testifying to an absolute certainty. The National Academy of Sciences urges firearms analysts to be more conservative with their analysis because the discipline is not an exact science founded on a set database.
Purchase cameras for its comparison microscopes so analysts can record their evidence for inspection by others. Laboratory officials have chosen not to purchase cameras, thus precluding a permanent record of evidence.
