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GUN CALIBER
| Data Element: | GUN CALIBER |
| Definition: | The size of the cartridge a gun is designated to fire. |
| Standard of Verification: | Not Applicable |
| Data Type: | AN |
| Field Size: | 6 |
| Field Format: | 6AN |
| Originating Teams: | Law Enforcement |
| User Teams: | Corrections, Courts and Law Enforcement |
| Tables / Codes: | None |
| Comments: | The caliber is most often expressed in decimals of an inch or millimeters. The Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Gun Tracing System transmits 6 characters for Gun Caliber. Currently, NCIC and NYSPIN support 4 characters. Therefore, Gun Calibers greater than 4 characters will be truncated when transmitting in those systems. |
| Page Info: | DATE STANDARD ESTABLISHED: 9/95 DATE REVISED: 9/97 |