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Strazzari, Francesco and Francesca Zampagni. 2018 ‘Record Keeping - Italy.’ Between Organised Crime and Terrorism: Illicit Firearms Actors and Market Dynamics In Italy, p. 252. Brussels: Flemish Peace Institute. 1 January

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Information on firearms is also stored in the IBIS database (known as the Archivio Ballistico Nazionale Elettronico), which is checked whenever a firearm is found, but this information is not exhaustive and often it is impossible to ascertain the origin of the firearm.

When firearms are seized, they are generally sent to the RIS (Carabinieri) to check if they have been used previously in other incidents. The authorities in charge check both IBIS and the Interpol Ballistic Information Network (IBIN). Because organised crime groups, especially mafia groups, generally use a weapon only once, IBIS often fails to provide a positive match.

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