NIBIN stands for which phrase?

• A. National Integrated Ballistics Information Network
• B. National Institute for Ballistics Information Network
• C. North American Ballistics Information Network
• D. National Information on Ballistic Identification Network

Answer: (A)

NIBIN stands for National Integrated Ballistics Information Network. The key is that the term combines nationwide scope (National), combines data from bullets and cartridge cases into one system (Integrated Ballistics), and describes the digital database and network (Information Network) used to store and compare ballistic evidence. This program, run by law enforcement agencies, links ballistic imaging to help connect crimes and identify firearms. The other phrases alter important words—Institute instead of Integrated, North American instead of National, or rearrange/alter the wording—so they don’t reflect the established name of the system.