IBIS has been adopted as the platform of the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) program, which is run by the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
[1] The integration of technology into about 220 sites across the continental US and its territories [2] facilitates sharing of information between different law enforcement groups.
[1] While some groups have advocated laws requiring all firearms sold be test-fired and registered in such a system, success has been mixed.
[7] IBIS is frequently mentioned in modern television programs, fictional and otherwise, that use forensics to aid in solving crimes.
[8] 1. https://web.archive.org/web/20070711154331/http://www.nibin.gov/ is the official Web site for the NIBIN, the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network.