Forensic scientists could soon be pulling fingerprints from fired bullet casings...Am I reading this right? It took a British scientist to discover you can leave fingerprints on brass casings?
Fingerprinting dust clings to organic compounds like amino acids and urea from skin to reveal prints. But any of those residues on a bullet are likely to be burned away when it is fired...
Now John Bond, a scientist with the Northamptonshire Police and fellow at the University of Leicester, both in the UK, has discovered that fired bullet casings can reveal fingerprints. And it is the high temperatures they reach that make it possible.
That's why I always advise loading magazines on carry guns with gloves. You just never know when discretion will be the better part of valor.