According to the active ASTM E1588-20 Standard Practice for Gunshot Residue (GSR) Analysis, particles from lead-based primers classified as "characteristic of GSR" will have the chemical composition lead/antimony/barium. Further elements allowed to be incorporated into GSR are explicitly listed in the ASTM guideline. Fluorine is not considered a possible additional element as no common sources of F in shooting related activities have ever been documented. Moreover, presence of fluorine was demonstrated in GSR-similar particles produced by airbag deployments and the possibility to use F as a chemical marker to exclude any discharging of a firearm was consequently suggested. In authors' case work experience, fluorine containing particles were found on stubs collected from victims' clothes, discharged firearms and shooters' hands. Adopting a "case by case" approach, a firearm-related fluorine origin was then sought. Fluorine-based protective lubricants, used both for guns and ammunition components, were experimentally confirmed as a possible source of F in GSR.
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